Tag: Bayelsa
Bayelsa declares 3 days mourning for literary icon, Gabriel Okara
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has described the death
of famous poet and novelist, Gabriel Okara, as a great loss to the state and
Nigeria.
Dickson...
Suspected cultists kill two NYSC members, injure one in Bayelsa
Suspected cultists have attacked members of the
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa State, killing two in the
process and injuring one.
The incident occurred on...
Bayelsa Govt House photographer, shot during election, dies
Bayelsa State Government House photographer, Reginald
Dei, who was shot by men in Army uniform in Oweikorogha, Southern Ijaw local
government area of Bayelsa State, has...
Bayelsa APC lawmaker arrested for allegedly masterminding attack on police officer
An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Brass Constituency 1, Bayelsa State, Honourable Israel Sunny-Goli, has been arrested over an attack on a Deputy...
Seriake Dickson’s photographer shot dead
Official photographer of Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Reginald Dei, has been killed at Oweikorogha, Southern Ijaw.
Reports say Mr Dei was allegedly shot...
Seriake Dickson emerges Daily Independent man of the year
Few days
after Daily Asset Newspaper named him Governor of the Year, Bayelsa State
Governor, Seriake Dickson, has now been named Daily Independent Newspaper’s Man
of the...
Niger Delta militants bomb Conoil facility in Bayelsa
A militant group in Niger Delta identified as Koluama Seven Brothers on Sunday said it carried out a “warning” strike on an oil facility...
Father allegedly kills two sons over witchcraft allegation
A man, Samuel Sunday, has been arrested in Bayelsa for allegedly killing his two sons by forcing them to drink deadly substance, sniper, after...
FirstBank introduces agent banking to Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta communities
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has extended the Agent
Banking campaign to 14 major markets and business points across Bayelsa, Cross
River and Delta States.
The...
Man chops off brother’s hand in Bayelsa on Christmas day
A yet-to-be-identified man was said to have cut off his
brother’s hand when the two of them engaged in a fight on Christmas day at
Otatubu,...