Tag Archives: Bayelsa

Some residents have posted photos of a huge crocodile that was about to be butchered for meat in Swali Market, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.  A Facebook user, Fievie Wonkoya shared photos of the dead reptile on Monday, March 25, 2024.     The post Residents spotted with huge crocodile in Bayelsa market appeared first on …

A young man named Moses Akanda was killed on Wednesday, March 20, at the Yenizue-Epie community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa state.   The victim was said to have been shot dead amid a chaotic situation triggered by the presence of armed operatives of the National Drug …

A man simply identified as Tony allegedly beheaded his girlfriend in Kabeama community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.    It was gathered that the deceased lady identified as Maxuel Ebibraladei, and Tony had a child together.    Ebibraladei was allegedly killed by her lover around 3am on …

The youth president of the Polako community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State identified as Raphael, has reportedly committed suicide.      Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report but it was gathered that the deceased was found with a noose …

The youth leaders of Okutukutu community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have stopped the ongoing construction of a brothel in their area.      The youth president, Kester Wilcox, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Saturday, January 27, 2024, said if the brothel is built …

The Abia State Police Command has confirmed that four children have been stolen in Umuahia by a new female tenant who just moved into a compound at Ubakala Street, by Ossah Road.   The children belonging to three different tenants were abducted last Saturday evening, Dec. 16 in Umuahia, Abia …

Suspected thugs have killed a man identified as George Sibo in Twon-Brass, headquarters of the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.    It was gathered that Sibo, a supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was attacked at the governorship election collation centre at the council area headquarters when …

Some of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC officials have been held hostage in the Brass Local government area of the state.    The electoral body raised the alarm on its X handle this afternoon and called on the security agents to facilitate their release.  

The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that one of its Supervisory Presiding Officers, who was abducted at the Amassoma jetty in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been released.   The supervisory presiding officer was kidnapped on the eve of the governorship election last night.   …

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 (Fourteen) suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa State and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi States.   A statement from the antigraft agency says they were arrested on Saturday, November 11, 2023 …