Bayelsa
21 LGAs in 10 states, Federal Capital Territory submerged in flood — FG
ABUJA – THE Federal Government said yesterday no fewer than 21 local government areas in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rainfall in the past few days. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utserv, who disclosed this, along the Minister […]
Four jailed 160 years for abducting Bayelsa ex-commissioner
A Bayelsa High Court sitting in Ogbia Town, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state has sentenced four kidnappers to 40 years each, amounting to 160 years. The four men had kidnapped the former Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito, on January 20, 2022, and demanded ransom payment. Delivering judgment in Suit No OHC/4C/2022 […]
Seven found dead in Bayelsa music studio, by generator fumes
Residents of Ebi’s Mechanic Road in the Amarata area of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, were plunged into mourning on Tuesday after the decomposing bodies of seven friends were discovered in a music studio apartment. The tragic incident is believed to have been caused by generator fumes in the studio, owned by one of […]
Man Electrocuted While Attempting Electrical Connection in Yenagoa
A father of two, known as Amas, tragically lost his life on Friday after being electrocuted while working on a high-tension pole near Ekeki Police Station on Azikoro Road in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State. Amas, not employed by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), lived in the neighborhood and was attempting to […]
PDP wins eight Bayelsa LG seats, 105 wards
The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged victorious in the local government election conducted by the State Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday. According to the commission’s announcement in Yenagoa on Sunday, the PDP secured the chairmanship positions in all eight local government areas and won the councillorship positions in all 105 […]
‘Certificate forgery’: Court remands Bayelsa senator in prison
The federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Apo, Abuja, has remanded Benson Konbowei, senator representing Bayelsa central, in prison. In the suit marked CR/028/2023 preferred by the inspector-general of police (IGP), the lawmaker is facing a three-count charge bordering on forgery of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate, among others. Konbowei is […]
Navy Destroys 3 Illegal Refineries In Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FORMOSO, in Bayelsa, destroyed three illegal refining sites between Sunday and Tuesday, Capt. Murtala Rogo, the Commanding Officer, stated on Wednesday in Brass. He stated that 50,000 litres of products suspected to have been produced from stolen crude oil were recovered from the sites. Rogo added that the operation […]