Tag: Bayelsa State
Fire destroys 8 vehicles, 10 shops at Bayelsa Mechanic Village
An early morning inferno on Sunday at the Bayelsa Mechanic Village destroyed eight parked vehicles and 10 shops,…
Bye-election: Ex-Gov Dickson emerges PDP candidate for Bayelsa West
The immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Seriake Dickson, has clinched automatic nomination of the Peoples Democratic…
Suspected cultists set rival group leader’s car ablaze in Bayelsa
Vehicle of a yet-to-be identified man believed to be the leader of a rival group has been set…
Gov Diri rejects categorisation of Bayelsa among states that are insolvent
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State declared on Wednesday that the categorisation of the state as insolvent also…
Court orders IGP to produce Bayelsa gov candidate detained since Aug 15
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police, to produce Vijah Opuama,…
Gunmen kill councillor in Bayelsa
Karma Agagowei, Councillor representing Ward 6 Sagbama Council Area of Bayelsa State, has died from gunshots he sustained…
Heavy flood may hit FCT, Bayelsa, Rivers, others from Sept 6, NIHSA predicts
Heavy flood may hit the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers state, Bayelsa and others beginning from September, the Nigeria…
Governor Buni reconciles Amaechi and Sylva
The caretaker/extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CENCPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni…
Seven feared killed as militant groups clash in Bayelsa
A bloody clash between two militant groups has reportedly led to the dead of seven persons in Isia-Ama…
Tribunal annuls Bayelsa governorship election
The election of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri has been annulled by the Bayelsa state governorship election tribunal sitting…
Gang leader who killed pregnant woman and three others inside church arrested in Bayelsa
The ring leader of a cult group who attacked the Lion of Judah Deliverance Church, Azikoro, Yenagoa Local…
Police smash notorious kidnapping syndicate in Bayelsa, arrest 6 suspects
Operatives of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in collaboration with the Bayelsa State Police Command, with the…