The serene community of Ogbogbene in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into mourning as five-month-old child, Karina Anthony (male) and another seven-year-old, Ebiowei Rachael (Female) drowned in flood water. A community source told Daily Trust that…
Stay at home, Bayelsa Gov tells civil servants
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed all civil servants in the state, except those on essential duties, to stay at home for one week to mitigate the effects of flooding in communities. Diri, who gave the directive during…
Bayelsa Gov’t approves N450m for flood victims
As a measure to assuage the suffering of persons displaced by flood in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri has approved the sum of N450 million for the relocation of victims across the state to higher grounds and for the provision…
Flood kills boy, 16, in Bayelsa (Nation)
Flood at Igbogene community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has swept away a 16-year-old boy, Temedi Yerimene. The boy was reportedly swept off by surging waters into a deep canal in the community. The Nation learnt that…
Nigeria’s insecurity, indebtedness painful — Anglican Bishop
ANGLICAN Bishop of Western Izon Diocese of Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel, Rt Rev Victor Okporu, has lamented the current state of insecurity in the country, describing it as painful and crushing. He also decried the country’s huge debt burden. Speaking…
Naval rating dies in boat accident
An unnamed personnel of the Nigerian Navy has died in a boat accident along the Onitsha river channel of Anambra State. The accident reportedly involved a barge belonging to a ship repair and building company, Southern Engineering Company Limited (SECO)…
Suspected ritualists behead man in Bayelsa church
Suspected ritualists have beheaded 37-year-old Anthony Egbo, inside the Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Egbo was a security man attached to the church. It was gathered that the…
Osun gov poll: Diri gets rousing welcome to Yenagoa
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, who doubled as the Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the just concluded Osun State governorship election arrived Yenagoa, the state capital to a rousing welcome from…
Bayelsa NNPP demands justice for assassinated member
The New Nigeria People’s Party on Sunday has condemned the rising spate of killings across Nigeria and the assassination of its member in Bayelsa State, Sunday Frank Oputu. While describing killings in the country as a threat to the country’s…
Bayelsa Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers
Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command, on Saturday, arrested three suspected kidnappers. They also recovered one .9mm ammunition, a red Toyota Camry car with a mutilated number plate and N1million cash from the suspects. This was contained in a…