Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Security Service have apprehended a suspected cult member, Christopher Izzy popularly called ‘Machanla’, over his alleged involvement robbery and cultism. The suspect, arrested on Monday, is a 26-year-old from Edo State, but resides in…
Navy destroys 10 illegal refining sites in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa State, has destroyed 10 illegal refinery sites with a total capacity of refined 100,000 litres of stolen crude in Nembe Local Government Area of the state. The Commanding Officer, Forward Operating…
Police arrest officer iInvolved in death of electrician in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Police Command has identified and arrested a police officer who allegedly shot a 40-year-old electrician. The electrician, who is identified as Benalayefa Bako Asiaye, was allegedly shot due to a fracas over N200 along the Azikoro Road…
Generator fumes kill 7 undergraduates in Bayelsa
Tragedy struck in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Tuesday as seven young men lost their lives after inhaling the fumes from a power generating set inside a music studio. The deceased persons were said to be to working in…
6 states pray Supreme Court to order review of Presidential, NASS results
Six states of the federation have dragged the federal government before the Supreme Court over the conduct and subsequent collation and announcement of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs in the originating summons marked: SC/CV/354/2023, are…
Stanbic IBTC donates to 100s of families affected by floods in Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of the Standard Bank Group, made donations of non-food relief items worth 20 million naira to 650 families. The donations were made in support of the Nigerian government’s efforts to provide relief to victims of…
*Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital (Punch)*Customs impounds timber, charcoal worth N7b from smugglers in Lagos (Leadership)
Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital (Punch) A leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Kunle Ajibade, has been murdered by suspected hoodlums in Ijeshatedo, in the Surulere area…
Bayelsa monarch laid to rest
The late King George Adumein Lawson, the Obanobhan 1 of Emeyal Kingdom, Bayelsa State, was yesterday laid to rest at a ceremony attended by former President Goodluck Jonathan and other personalities. Kings and queens of kingdoms in Bayelsa State, as…
Senate approves N148bn refund for 5 states
The Senate has approved payment of N148 billion promissory notes to Bayelsa, Cross River, Ondo, Osun and Rivers states as refund for projects executed on behalf of the federal government. This followed the adoption of a report by Committee on…
2019 Annual States Viability Index: Only 6 states economically viable in Nigeria
The Annual States Viability Index (ASVI), released yesterday by Economic Confidential showed that only six states in the federation are economically viable. The states include; Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kwara, Kaduna and Enugu, while also listing the poor and insolvent states…
