Bayelsa State

A 38-year-old father, Baridap Needman, has been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State for allegedly impregnating his biological daughter. The suspect was said to have carried out the forbidden act at his residence along PDP road,…

Gunmen have kidnapped the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Trade and Commence, Mr Otokito Federal Oparmiola. According to investigations, Otokito was kidnapped by heavily armed men from his residence at Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government…

Cattle owned by some herders have reportedly destroyed some farms along the Tombia-Amassoma Road around Okutukutu in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Some of the affected farmers have, therefore, called on the state…

Residents of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital yesterday complained of   the shutdown of the beef market following the invasion of the popular abattoir at Swali market by cult groups demanding N1,000 before any cow is slaughtered. It…

The Bayelsa State Police Command said an off-duty police officer identified as Sergeant Akpoboloukeme has stabbed his colleague to death with a dagger knife over a minor misunderstanding. This was contained in a statement issued on…

Some gunmen on Tuesday attacked the Divisional Police Station, Kolo, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, killing one of the policemen on duty. According to SaharaReporters, the other officers escaped with bullet wounds. The…

Angry youths from the Epie and Atissa Kingdoms in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State are currently protesting in Yenagoa, the state capital, over the death of their colleagues from the Biogbolo-Epie community. The male…

Two Policemen and a community vigilante were on Friday stabbed with daggers in Bayelsa State by suspected kidnappers. Saturday Independent gathered that the incident happened in the Adagbabiri community in the Sagbama Local Government…