Tragic boat accident claims 20 lives in Bayelsa
A wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, laden with cargo and over 64 passengers and crew exploded, leaving 20…
Agitation for resource control imminent as Diri says FG can’t continue to use Bayelsa’s money to develop other states
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said the country’s “lopsided” federalism practice has hindered the development of states, calling…
VIDEO: Diri of PDP wins Bayelsa gubernatorial election
INEC has declared Governor Douye Diri as the winner of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election, defeating his closest rival…
Police arrest businesswoman in Bayelsa for trafficking two underage girls to Ghana
Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged businesswoman, Madam Florence Emeka at Twon-Brass in Brass Council…
Suspected Yahoo boy attempts to behead his girlfriend for money rituals in Bayelsa (photos)
A man suspected to be a ‘Yahoo boy’ has been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State over alleged failed…
Gunmen kill chairman of waterways security in Bayelsa
Gunmen have killed the chairman of Bayelsa State Waterway Security (West District) Gen. Frank Seide. It was gathered that the…
Bayelsa bans open grazing, orders arrest of armed herdsmen
Bayelsa State Government has signed the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 into law, prohibiting open grazing of…
Bayelsa assembly passes bill against open grazing
A bill seeking to regulate the breeding, rearing, grazing and marketing of livestock in Bayelsa has been passed by the…
Rapists to get life imprisonment in Bayelsa: VAPP Bill
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly (BSHA), has passed a Bill for the Prohibition of all Forms of Violence Against…
Appeal Court overturns nullification of Diri’s election as Bayelsa Governor
A five-man panel of the Appellate Court has overturned a ruling which nullified the election of Douye Diri as governor…