Tag: Bayelsa
APC victory in Bayelsa sparks wild jubilation, seen as new dawn
The people of Bayelsa have been jubilating as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of last Saturday…
Senator Barigha-Amange dumps PDP for APC
A former member of the Nigerian senate, Sen. Nimi Barigha-Amange has announced his intention to abandon the Peoples Democratic party…
Observer groups: INEC sets deadline for Kogi, Bayelsa elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Aug. 30, as the deadline for submission of applications by observer groups…
Gunmen kill DPO, 3 other cops in Yenagoa
Four policemen, including the DPO, were killed early today by unidentified gunmen, who attacked the Agudama Ekpetiama Police Station, Yenagoa,…
Body of 78-year-old kidnap victim found in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command has confirmed the death of a 78-year-old woman, Mrs Ayoko Owoko, in the custody of kidnappers…
Breaking: Kogi, Bayelsa governorship polls hold Nov. 2 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday fixed November 2, 2019, to conduct governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa…
Landslide destroys 10 houses in Bayelsa
A major landslide has destroyed 10 houses in Odi community, Kolokuma-Opokuma Area Council of Bayelsa
INEC puts supplementary election on hold in Bayelsa constituency
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put on hold, the supplementary elections in Brass Constituency 1 following a court…
Police vow to apprehend killers of Sergeant in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa, said on Saturday that it was on the trail of those who killed a police…
Oil Thieves, Illegal Refineries Owners In Trouble
The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Bayelsa have…
Video: Watch as civilians arrest Bayelsa deputy commissioner of police for ballot snatching
Watch the video of the Deputy Commissioner of Police arrested by civilians, for snatching collated results on the order of…
1 dead, 2 injured as thugs attack APC rally in Bayelsa
One person died while two others were injured when thugs attacked members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a…
Father poisons his 3 children with sniper in Bayelsa
Mr. Aminu Saleh, Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, says that a father of three, Mr Samuel Sunday, has been arrested…
APC faults N80bn Bayelsa International Cargo Airport
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said that borrowing by the State Government to fund the N80…
Flood: God is still kind to Bayelsa people – Dickson
Gov. Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has said that despite the current flood disaster experienced across the state, God is…
Army begins ‘Crocodile Smile III’ in Bayelsa
The 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Friday commenced `Operation Crocodile Smile III’ exercise across some states of the…
3 gunmen arrested in bank premises
Security operatives on Tuesday nabbed three gunmen at the premises of a new generation bank in Amarata, a suburb of…
Police launch manhunt for killers of cop
The Police Command in Bayelsa has intensified efforts to fish out the killers of a police officer in the state…
Nigerian Content Board donates relief materials to Bayelsa flood victims
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Sunday urged oil firms operating in the Niger Delta to assist…
4,000 flood victims benefit from Air Force medical outreach
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has begun a five-day medical outreach for nearly 4,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
Flood: Air Force embarks on free medical outreach for IDPs
The Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Bayelsa has embarked on a five-day free medical outreach for…
4 kidnapped oil workers regain freedom
Abducted four members of a Joint Investigation Team probing the cause of an oil spill at Agip’s facility in Azuzuama,…
Flood: Over 500 rice farms submerged in Bayelsa
No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have…
Gov. Dickson laments recall of N24bn Paris Club refund
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Wednesday lamented the recall of the N24 billion Paris Club debt refund earlier released…
APC presidential primary: Bayelsa adopts option A4
The Returning Officer, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in Bayelsa, Sen.Heineken Lokpobiri said the party leaders in the…
Paris Club refund: Bayelsa to offset outstanding salaries, pensions
The Bayelsa Government on Tuesday announced plans to offset two months outstanding salary and pension with N8 billion from the…
Air Force trains 33 officers on response operations
The Mobility Command of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in Bayelsa on Monday commenced the training of 33 officers on…
Bayelsa: Flood victims groan, appeal for assistance
Residents along the Epie creek in Yenagoa on Wednesday bemoaned the impact of the flooding caused by the overflow of…
Flood renders many homeless in Bayelsa
Some coastal communities in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa have been flooded, with many residents rendered homeless.
APC will dislodge PDP in Bayelsa , House of Assembly aspirant boasts
Rumson Baribote, an All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly aspirant in Bayelsa, has boasted that the party would dislodge…