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  • Herdsmen Attack Bayelsa State Community, Kill Traditional Chief

    . Herdsmen Attack Bayelsa State Community, Kill Traditional Chief

     Suspected herdsmen have caused serious chaos in Bayelsa State. The herdsmen attacked Okordia Akumoni community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, killing one of the leaders, Chief Bob Wilson and injuring a few other persons. The invasion on Monday night was over a fishing settlement popularly known as “Lake Sam” in the area
  • Man Celebrates As His Aunt That Contested For Bayelsa HOA Seat Lost

    . Man Celebrates As His Aunt That Contested For Bayelsa HOA Seat Lost

     A Nigerian man, simply known as Okara has taken to social media to celebrate after his aunt who was vying for a legislative seat in Bayelsa lost to her opponent. He said the woman was contesting for House of Assembly seat to represent Bayelsa LEA under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but it was won by the candidate of the All Progressives Grand
  • Guber Poll Turns Violent in Bayelsa as Thugs Hijack, Burn Election Materials

    . Guber Poll Turns Violent in Bayelsa as Thugs Hijack, Burn Election Materials

     Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has escaped through the waterway to Yanegoa, the Bayelsa state capital after there was attack by thugs at Ogbia Constituency 2 during the ongoing state assembly poll in the state.According to Daily Trust the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives C
  • CCTV Captures Moment a Man Stole a Nurse's Phone at a Hospital in Bayelsa

    . CCTV Captures Moment a Man Stole a Nurse's Phone at a Hospital in Bayelsa

     A CCTV camera planted at a hospital recently exposed a Nigerian man who stole a nurse's mobile phone in a hospital located in Bayelsa, the young man stole the nurse's phone from her table while looking around to confirm that nobody was watching The video has sparked so many reactions from netizens who noted that the CCTV camera was not m
  • Youths Stage Protest As Suspected Herdsmen Hack Man To Death In Bayelsa Community

    . Youths Stage Protest As Suspected Herdsmen Hack Man To Death In Bayelsa Community

     Aggrieved youths in Bayelsa state staged a protest to lament the gruesome murder of a 49-year-old man identified as Chief Alexander Diri, by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the state. The incident was said to have occurred on Monday, March 13, 2023, around the Zarama-Yambiri community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The lifeless bo
  • Bayelsa Resident Protests Over Rejection Of Old N500, N1000 Notes Despite Supreme Court Ruling

    . Bayelsa Resident Protests Over Rejection Of Old N500, N1000 Notes Despite Supreme Court Ruling

     According to a report by SaharaReporters, the residents of Akenfa Community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have staged a protest.They protested against the rejection of the old N500 and N1000 notes after the judgment of the Supreme Court extending the validity of the Naira notes to December 31, 2023.The residents on Friday t
  • Women in Bayelsa Storm The Street En-Masse to Protest Rejection of Old Naira Notes by Traders

    . Women in Bayelsa Storm The Street En-Masse to Protest Rejection of Old Naira Notes by Traders

     Women in Yenogoa, the capital city of Bayelsa state came out in their numbers this morning to stage a protest over the refusal of traders and transporters to accept the old naira notes.The women blocked the major Melford Okilo road while chanting various slogans stating how they have been frustrated and going through hell over the refusal by trade
  • How 43Yr Old Pregnant Woman Died After Being Punched During Argument Over N350 Debt In Bayelsa

    . How 43Yr Old Pregnant Woman Died After Being Punched During Argument Over N350 Debt In Bayelsa

     A 43-year-old woman, identified as Mrs Akumere Aregbare has reportedly died after she was punched by a 38-year-old woman, identified as Eniekeduo Atabala during an argument over the delayed payment of a N350 debt owed her.The deceased, an indigene of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, sustained a cut on the
  • Youth President's Aide, Girlfriend, 1 Other Killed As Suspected Militants Invade Bayelsa

    . Youth President's Aide, Girlfriend, 1 Other Killed As Suspected Militants Invade Bayelsa

     Three people were killed in a supremacy battle between two militant gangs in Opu-Nembe community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.The gunmen, who stormed the community on Wednesday night, February 15, 2023, were said to have engaged in exchange of gunfire. An aide to the youth president of Opu-Nembe community, Baite Nelson-Agala and
  • Bayelsa Gov. Senator Douye Diri Loses Father To The Cold Hand Of Death

    . Bayelsa Gov. Senator Douye Diri Loses Father To The Cold Hand Of Death

     Pa Abraham Diri, the father of the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, is dead.Sources close to the government house in Yenogoa said the octogenarian died on Sunday.A statement signed and by a family member, Mr Jothan Diri, confirmed the death.The statement reads: “With a deep feeling of loss, the Diri Family of Kalama-Owei Wari in Sampo
  • PHOTOS: Peter Obi Meets With Pastor Adeboye, Bishop Oyedepo, Others at PFN Summit in Bayelsa

    . PHOTOS: Peter Obi Meets With Pastor Adeboye, Bishop Oyedepo, Others at PFN Summit in Bayelsa

     Mr Peter Obi Meets Pastor E.A. Adeboye, Bishop David Oyedepo, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Bishop Wale Oke and others At PFN Bayelsa SummitFather's Present: National President,of PFN,-Bishop Francis Wale- Oke, National Vice President- Bishop John Praise, Pastor E.A.Adeboye , Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Apostle Z
  • Man Beat His Girlfriend to Death Over Minor Disagreement in Bayelsa

    . Man Beat His Girlfriend to Death Over Minor Disagreement in Bayelsa

     A man said to be in his 30s identified as Arepamowei Koru in Ogobiri community in Sagbama LGA of Bayelsa State has beaten his 22-year-old girlfriend, Toma Serve-God Angolo, to death.The two lovers were said to be cohabiting in the man’s community before the incident occurred on Tuesday.Residents revealed that the two lovers had been staying toge
  • Reactions As Hunters, Locals Kill Chimpanzees, Use Meat To Make Pepper Soup In Bayelsa (Photos

    .. Reactions As Hunters, Locals Kill Chimpanzees, Use Meat To Make Pepper Soup In Bayelsa (Photos

     Nigerians have condemned residents of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State for killing chimpanzees and using its meet to prepare peppersoup. The animal was killed at the Edumanom Forest Reserve in the state. Photos of hunters boasting of killing and selling chimpanzees to interested locals who eventually used them for pepper soup surfaced
  • University Dean, Dr. Ayasen Kemeakigha Burnt To Death In Auto Crash In Bayelsa

    . University Dean, Dr. Ayasen Kemeakigha Burnt To Death In Auto Crash In Bayelsa

     The Dean of Student Affairs at Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, NDU, Dr. Ayasen Kemeakigha, was burnt to death in a lone car accident that happened along the popular Tombia Amasomma Road while he was on his way from the institution to Yenagoa, the capital of the state on Saturday, January 21.A statement by the Bayelsa State Police Comma
  • Fake Medical Doctor Apprehended In Bayelsa

    . Fake Medical Doctor Apprehended In Bayelsa

     The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Tari Ogede, for impersonating as a medical practitioner in Angiama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.The Permanent Secretary, Bayelsa Ministry of Health, Dr. Oluwatoyin Azebi, who made this known in Yenaoga shortly after her visit to the State Criminal Investigation Departmen
  • TRAGEDY! How Christmas Cow Killed Former Youth President in Bayelsa

    .. TRAGEDY! How Christmas Cow Killed Former Youth President in Bayelsa

     Tragedy struck on Christmas Eve when a cow k!lled a former youth president of Obogoro community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Mr Sobokime Igodo.It was gathered that the deceased and a group of friends had contributed money to buy the cow, k!ll it and share as they normally did every year.  According to reports, at the dec
  • Man, 'Successful' Nabbed For Allegedly Stealing Generator In Bayelsa

    . Man, 'Successful' Nabbed For Allegedly Stealing Generator In Bayelsa

     A young man has been nabbed for allegedly stealing a generator in Okutukutu community, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.  The youth president of the community, Kester Wilcox, disclosed this in a Facebook post on December 12, 2022.  "This young man was caught with a stolen generator at 4am this morning," Wilcox said. A closer look at
  • Four Suspected Yahoo Boys Die After Overdose of Unknown Illicit Drugs in Bayelsa State

    . Four Suspected Yahoo Boys Die After Overdose of Unknown Illicit Drugs in Bayelsa State

     Four alleged internet fraudsters have d!ed after an overdose of unknown illicit drugs in Bayelsa State.The incident happened along the Nasco Egei Road of Biogbolo community in Yenagoa on Thursday, December 1, 2022. The deceased were said to have taken the drugs in celebration of a financial breakthrough.The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, CP
  • “I Bring You Hope, That HIGH PRICES Is Here” -Bola Tinubu Causes Uproar In Bayelsa

    .. “I Bring You Hope, That HIGH PRICES Is Here” -Bola Tinubu Causes Uproar In Bayelsa

     Nigerians often look towards a new campaign outing by  Bola Ahmed Tinubu where he never fails to disappoint.Tinubu who was in Bayelsa today for their campaign showed on stage that he can’t make cognitive statements without mincing words or mumbling it.See video below.[html]BalaBulu singer Is at it again “Let us retiae-recreate Techno-LoLi
  • Residents In Shock As Man Commits Suicide On Bayelsa Flyover

    . Residents In Shock As Man Commits Suicide On Bayelsa Flyover

     The body of an unidentified man was seen, Sunday, hanging at a flyover some distance from the NNPC mega filling station, Ekeki suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.Some believed he might have committed suicide by hanging himself Saturday night. The body of the man said to be in his late thirties, clad in a blue long-sleeves shirt and brown trousers, w
  • Dead Body Of 16Yr Old Girl Found In Bayelsa Hotel’s Wardrobe

    . Dead Body Of 16Yr Old Girl Found In Bayelsa Hotel’s Wardrobe

     Coastal town of Twon Brass in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into confusion on Monday, following the discovery of the corpse of a teenage girl in a hotel wardrobe.The deceased, aged 16, was identified as Miss Nengi Enenimiete, an indigene of the area.It was learnt that the corpse, which had started giving off a foul smell,
  • 10 Family Members Locked In An Iron Cage Over Disputed Land In Bayelsa, Demand Justice

    . 10 Family Members Locked In An Iron Cage Over Disputed Land In Bayelsa, Demand Justice

     Ten members of a family in Toru-Ndoro and Bulou-Ndoro communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, who were reportedly locked up in an iron cell over a dispute on the ownership of creeks and lands, are demanding justice.The family, identified as the Otubo family in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state, in a petition to th
  • Bayelsa Police Burst Deadly Cultists’ Hideout; Arrest Two, Recover Five Locally Made Pistols

    .. Bayelsa Police Burst Deadly Cultists’ Hideout; Arrest Two, Recover Five Locally Made Pistols

     The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested two suspected deadly cultists at Swali Community, of Yenagoa, Local Government Area of the State.The police also recovered five locally made pistols with live cartridges from the suspects.Confirming the arrest of the suspects after a rivalry cult clash, the State’s Police Public Relations Off
  • Bayelsa Gov. Gov. Diri Distances Self From Leaked S3x Tape In South Africa

    . Bayelsa Gov. Gov. Diri Distances Self From Leaked S3x Tape In South Africa

     Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, has distanced himself from the leaked s.e.x tape of the Speaker of the Free State in South Africa, Zanele Sifuba.The governor exonerated himself from the scandal via a statement issued by Dr. Kola Oredipe, the Director of New Media.A s.e.x tape of Sifuba had been leaked and trending on social media in the countr
  • "Bayelsa Gov., Douye Diri Who Is My Lover Leaked My Sex Tape" - Top SA Lawmaker Breaks Silence

    .. "Bayelsa Gov., Douye Diri Who Is My Lover Leaked My Sex Tape" - Top SA Lawmaker Breaks Silence

     Top South African Lawmaker, Zanele Sifuba Accuses Nigerian Governor, Douye Diri Of Leaking Her Sex Tape, Describes Him As Her LoverZanele Sifuba, the Speaker of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) Free State legislature has accused Douye Diri, a Nigerian politician and Governor of Bayelsa State of leaking her sex tape.SaharaReporters
  • Two Suspected Thieves Caught With Stolen Tubers of Yam And ATM Card in Bayelsa (Photos)

    . Two Suspected Thieves Caught With Stolen Tubers of Yam And ATM Card in Bayelsa (Photos)

     Two suspected thieves caught with stolen tubers of yam and ATM card in Okutukutu community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The suspects were caught with stolen tubers of yam, ATM card and other items in the early hours of Thursday, November 10, 2022. According to Okutukutu Youth Movement (OYM) president, Kester Wilcox, one of th
  • NSCDC Denies Allegation That It's Men Killed 3 Youths In Bayelsa

    . NSCDC Denies Allegation That It's Men Killed 3 Youths In Bayelsa

     The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday dismissed allegations that its men killed three youths of Adiegbe community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa.This is contained in a statement isued by Solomon Diri-Ogbere, Spokesman for NSCDC in Bayelsa. ”Preliminary findings indicate that our patrol team on pipeline sur
  • Bayelsa State Police Command Arrest Six Teenagers Over Alleged Sodomy In IDP Camp

    . Bayelsa State Police Command Arrest Six Teenagers Over Alleged Sodomy In IDP Camp

     Operatives of State Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested six teenagers.The teenagers were nabbed at the Bayelsa State Government’s Internally Displaced Camp located at the Ox-Bow Lake in Yenagoa, the state capital. According to reports, the teenagers arrested over alleged involvement in acts of sodomy, are said
  • Flood: Bola Tinubu Visits Bayelsa IDPs, Donates N50m

    . Flood: Bola Tinubu Visits Bayelsa IDPs, Donates N50m

     Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, at the weekend donated N50 million to Bayelsa State flood victims as her own way of amolierating their pains.Tinubu, who was in the company of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva and Hajiya Fatima Nana Shettima, wife of the All Progressives Co
  • Monarch Sleeps In Car, As Flood Sacks Palace In Bayelsa

    . Monarch Sleeps In Car, As Flood Sacks Palace In Bayelsa

     A traditional ruler of Tungbo town in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa, His Highness, Amos Poubinafa has resulted to sleeping in his car after his palace was ravaged by flood. “I have been sleeping in my Toyota Sienna for two weeks since the flood ravaged the palace. “It reached the knee level and made the palace uninhabitable,” t

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