Tag: Bayelsa
Recession: Bayelsa declares two-day fast
The Bayelsa State Government has declared Monday, October 31, and Tuesday, November 1, 2016 as fast and thanksgiving days to appreciate God for keeping...
Sylva threatens to sue Punch over report on 48 houses
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has threatened to sue The Punch over a report that the he has retrieved 48 houses allegedly...
Governor Dickson’s wife gives birth to quadruplets
Rachael, wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has been delivered of a set of quadruplets - a boy and three girls -...
Timipre Sylva’s loyalist arrested in Bayelsa
Barrister Jonah Okah, loyalist of former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, was Wednesday arrested by police in the state.
Okah’s arrest, according to Sylva,...
5 commonsense things Ben Murray-Bruce did before he became senator
In a classic example of life imitating art, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has gone from promoting entertainers to becoming Nigeria’s entertainer-in-chief.
More active on social media...
Bayelsa assemblyman cautions Kachikwu on pipeline security
A lawmaker in Bayelsa State, Israel Sunny-Goli, has advised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to adopt strategies that would...
Abducted Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, gives birth to baby girl
The rescued 14-year-old girl, Ese Oruru, was on Thursday morning delivered of a baby girl.
Ese was allegedly abducted in Bayelsa State in August 2015...
Gunmen kidnap Lebanese, kill soldier in Bayelsa
Gunmen killed a Nigerian soldier and kidnapped a Lebanese construction worker on Tuesday in a shootout in Bayelsa, police said.
Pipeline attacks and violence have...
My abductors treated me like VIP –Jonathan’s foster father
Uncle and foster father to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Inegite Jonathan, says his abductors treated him well.
The 71-year-old told the News Agency of Nigeria...
Davido, baby mamas and other stories, by Reuben Abati
“What a relief, my friend!”
“What are you relieved about?”
“It is this David Adeleke and Sophia Momodu soap opera”.
“I tell you. It is a perfect...