Tag: Yenagoa
Nurses’ strike: Services disrupted in Bayelsa hospitals
At the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Yenagoa, only a few patients were seen wandering around the wards without receiving…
Police confirm abduction of high court Judge in Yenagoa
The judge had been waiting for his daughter, who had gone into the outlet to make some purchases.
Investigate shooting at pro-Wike group’s rally, Bayelsa urges IG
The government highlighted the troubling nature of the incident, noting that it was not an isolated occurrence, as the rally’s…
Drug war: NDLEA discovers hefty stock in Bayelsa warehouse, arrests 4
Babafemi said that the drugs were intercepted along Major General Isaiah Alllison Street, Opolo, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, adding that four suspects…
Ex-agitators rally for Niger Delta peace, seek increase in funds
The protest ended with a vote of confidence being passed by Mr Dennis Otuaro, the administrator of the Presidential Amnesty…
Bayelsa: Early arrival of election materials, voting in Yenegoa
though few voters turned out early for the election, the atmosphere was calm as officials took charge of the exercise.
Deadly clash: Gov Diri restricts movement of tricycles in Yenagoa
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa Governor Governor Douye Diri, has ordered restriction of movement of tricycle (‘Keke’) in Yenagoa and…
Bayelsa boils, as policeman shoots dead corp member, two others
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State boiled on Monday as a policeman reportedly shot dead three people.
Blood bath in Bayelsa, 3 shot, angry women protest
At least three persons have been shot and stabbed at Opolo Ward 5 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State during Saturday's poll…
Bayelsa LG Polls experience boycott, apathy
The Saturday Local Government elections in Bayelsa State, which had earlier been boycotted by the state's main opposition party, the…
No going back on Bayelsa LG Polls – BYSIEC Chairman
Acting Chairman of the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), Chief Remember Ogbe, has said the electoral body was not…
Revenue Board Seals NDDC’s Office In Yenagoa
The Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenue (BIR), on Friday sealed off the Bayelsa office of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…
Bayelsa Police Confirm killing Of Sergeant In Yenagoa
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a police sergeant at a police station in Yenagoa.
Police confirm death of 2 by bandits in Yenagoa
The police in Bayelsa on Thursday confirmed that two persons were killed on Tuesday by a gang of gunmen at…
400 labour cases pending before Industrial Court in Yenagoa
Justice James Agbadu-Fishim of the Yenegoa Division of National Industrial Court, has expressed worry over the high number of pending…
Cop, youth, robber killed in gun battle
The Police in Bayelsa say a policeman attached to the state Command died of gunshot wounds following a gun duel…
PICTURES: Protest at INEC collation centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Despite police ban on processions and demonstrations in Bayelsa state, hundreds of PDP supporters, men, women…
#BayelsaDecides: PDP supporters protest in Yenagoa
Despite police ban on processions and demonstrations in Bayelsa state, hundreds of PDP supporters , men, women and youths, took…
Bayelsa polls: Police ban use of 200 horse power engine boats
Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has announced that the Command has beefed up security and banned the use…
Why I abandoned the Yenagoa 18-storey hotel project – Sylva
Funsho Arogundade The former Bayelsa State governor and All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the forthcoming December gubernatorial election in…
Fayose tackles Buhari again
Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose on Thursday in Yenagoa, said it is wrong on the part of President Muhammadu…
NGE conference to hold in Yenagoa, Aug. 27
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) says it will hold the 2015 Annual All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) on August…
Court reinstates 22 sacked APC Rivers LGA Chairmen
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A new twist has been added to the tussle of who occupies the 22 local government secretariats…
Pipeline explosion kills 12, injures 3 at Agip’s oil field in Yenagoa
A total of 12 oil workers died in a pipeline explosion which occurred on Thursday afternoon at Agip’s oil fields…
Mechanics fear extinction in Yenagoa
Automobile mechanics in Bayelsa have expressed fears that their trade may go into extinction because of youths lack of interest…
Alison-Madueke’s brother kidnapped
Gunmen kidnapped the younger brother of Nigeria’s oil minister and current OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke in southern Bayelsa state on…
Gunmen assassinate INEC Executive Secretary in Yenagoa
Unknown gunmen on Friday assassinated the Executive Secretary of Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), Mr Simon Akpen, in Yenagoa.…
World Cup: Decoders, TV Dealers Record High Patronage
Some dealers in electronics in Bayelsa capital, Yenagoa, have hailed the increase in demand for decoders, television sets and antennas…
Mike Adenuga: Nigeria Now Africa’s Movie Capital
Funsho Arogundade As the world converge in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State tomorrow Saturday 24 May for the 10th edition of the…
AMAA Comes To Yenagoa
Funsho Arogundade Come Saturday 24 May, the newly refurbished Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State will be agog…