Yenagoa
11 Nov 2020
There was a mild drama in the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday, over the suit seeking to disqualify former Governor Seriake Henry Dickson from contesting the Bayelsa West Senatorial District by-election. Eneoriekumoh Owoupele, who hails from Sagbama Council Area as Dickson filed the suit at the Abuja division, but was transferred to the…
18 Oct 2020
Following the flooding of the most part of the state, a Catholic priest, Fr. Francis Ighorurhie, aged 38, reportedly drowned on Thursday night at Kaiama Community in Kolokuma-Opokuma Council of Bayelsa State. Two Primary school pupils also drowned along Goodnews street in Azikoro Town in Yenagoa Council of the state. It was gathered on Friday…
7 Aug 2020
A Pregnant woman, her husband and two others were yesterday shot dead by gunmen in an early morning reprisal at Azikoro town in Yenagoa Council Area of Bayelsa State.
21 Jun 2020
Bayelsa has recorded 27 new cases of COVID-19, which increased the total number of confirmed cases to 155.
17 Jun 2020
Three persons were, on Monday night, killed in renewed cult clashes which left many others injured after they were attacked at a drinking bar in Yenagoa
11 Jun 2020
A 17-year-old-boy, popularly known as Kim, and four other persons have been consumed by the renewed violent clash between two rival cult groups, Iceland and Bobos
4 Jun 2020
On 14 of April 2020 at about 10:25 pm I got a call from Government House, Yenagoa stating that I should try and verify the veracity of the story and pictures circulating on social media
27 Feb 2020
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has begun moves to upgrade its facilities and safety standard with a view to sanitising water transportation on the nation’s waterways.
3 Feb 2020
A COALITION of no fewer than 16 Niger Delta groups have written a protest letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the Interim Management Committee (IMC’s) continued to stay
14 Dec 2019
As part of its transition programme, the Restoration Government of Governor Seriake Dickson has said it has concluded plans to render account of its eight years sojourn at Creek Haven
8 Nov 2019
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State to render account for over N100 billion spent on the Yenagoa airport.
23 Sep 2019
There was uproar in Agbura village, a suburb of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State yesterday after a 19-year-old boy hacked his 52-year-old mother, Mrs. Airen Ofongo, to death with a machete.