bayelsa state news

The Digest: A 47-year-old man, Emi Sigah, has died after being flogged in the Ekeowe community of Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State, over the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl. The community leadership ordered a penalty of 120 lashes, 10 strokes from each of the village's 12 families, as a...

The Digest: Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has passed away after collapsing suddenly in his office on Thursday. He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, plunging the state into mourning. Key Points...

The Digest: Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been urgently transported to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) after collapsing in his office on Thursday. The incident prompted a swift security response and visits from senior government officials. Key Points: Deputy...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has officially welcomed Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri into the All Progressives Congress, praising his defection as a symbol of unity and progress in a move that significantly alters the political landscape of the Niger Delta region. Key Points...

According to The Nation, “Shadows Wear Badges” became a chilling truth on Saturday when armed men in police combat gear abducted Justice E.G. Umokoro, a Bayelsa State High Court judge, in front of an eatery along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway. He was with his daughters when he was taken...

What began as a routine driver's night shift ended in tragedy in Yenagoa’s Kpansia suburb. On Friday, residents woke to the chilling sight of a Bolt driver's lifeless body, killed at close range in his vehicle. According to Vanguard, the police suspect either a robbery gone wrong or possibly a...

In Swali, Bayelsa, where elders once settled rifts under mango trees, unrest spreads like harmattan fire. This week, Governor Douye Diri took the rare step of suspending a paramount ruler, His Royal Highness Wilcox Seiyefa Job, for failing to stem a tide of cult-related violence in his...