Tag: Bayelsa
Police nab man for allegedly hacking wife to death in Bayelsa
Police in Bayelsa have arrested a 24- year-old man ,Edwin Vincent, for allegedly hacking his 21-year old wife, Joy Micheal, to death with a...
Gov. Dickson gives financial reward to 3 corps members
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday gave three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) N250, 000 each for their exemplary service...
Cameroonian dies in Nigerian lover’s home
A 37-year-old Cameroonian national has died in his lover’s home in Ogboinbiri community of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The death...
Monkeypox victim commits suicide
There was pandemonium at the Niger Delta University, Okolobiri, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Monday after a victim of the...
Seriake Dickson appoints new CPS, others
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has approved the appointment of Francis Ottah Agbo as chief press secretary (CPS).
It follows the recent nomination, screening and...
Soyinka becomes honorary education ambassador for Bayelsa
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has appointed Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, honorary education ambassador.
The decision was to attract goodwill and support...
Journalist assassinated in Bayelsa
Suspected gunmen on Sunday shot and killed an employee of the Bayelsa State-owned radio station, Glory FM 97.1, Famous Giobaro.
Mr Giobaro, who worked as...
Why I beat four Radio Bayelsa workers – General Manager
General Manager, Radio Bayelsa, John Idumange, on Friday confirmed that he beat four union leaders of the station in self-defence.
Mr Idumange told the News...
Supreme Court upholds Dickson’s election as Bayelsa governor
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the election of Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson.
The seven-man panel of the court gave the ruling following an...
Policeman kills colleague over N20,000 largesse
A policeman (name withheld) with the Bayelsa Police Command has shot dead his colleague (name also withheld) over N20,000 largesse.
The incident occurred early Tuesday...