Tag: Bayelsa
Corps member dies in Bayelsa orientation camp
A female corps member simply identified as Jumoke has reportedly died at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Bayelsa State. According ...
Former Presidential candidate, Pere Ajuwa is dead
A former Presidential candidate, Chief Pere Ajuwa has died. Ajuwa was the Presidential Candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party of ...
JTF kills 2 kidnappers in Bayelsa
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) codenamed Operation Delta Safe have killed 2 suspected waterways criminals in Bayelsa State. ...
#NYSCAbuse: Time to bid farewell to NYSC death camps
by Usman Alabi True to the NYSC anthem, it was the clarion call they answered to, it was not convenient ...
Another corps member dies in Bayelsa NYSC camp
Elechi Chiyerum, a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been reported dead at the orientation camp ...
Just In: Niger Delta Avengers destroy 3 pipelines in Bayelsa
The Niger Delta Avengers on Tuesday said it has destroyed three truck pipelines in Bayelsa State. In a statement by ...
PROFILE: Why Patience Jonathan’s way is the authentic Nigerian way
Patience Ibifaka Jonathan. Indigene of Oba Ama, Okirika community, Rivers state. Wedded to Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Otuoke, Bayelsa state. ...
Annkio Briggs: Setting the agenda for the meeting between Niger Delta leaders and Pres. Buhari (Pt. 2)
by Annkio Briggs SETTING THE NIGER DELTA AGENDA [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s recently confirmed by Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr. Ibe ...
Introducing ‘Blood Money’, this month’s special citizenship series from YNaija.com
by Isime Esene, managing editor Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and ...
‘Patience Jonathan became Perm Sec without writing promotion examination’ – Civil Servant
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a petition written against the appointment of former first lady, Dame ...
How 14-year-old boy ‘stole 36 penises’ in Bayelsa
In what could only be described as bizarre, a 14-year-old boy has been accused of allegedly stealing the manhood of ...
Navy repel sea robbers in gun duel
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy have successfully repelled attack by suspected sea robbers on Marine Tanker (MT) HANZE KOCHI enrouted ...
Dickson warns against trespassing into govt properties
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Thursday said his government will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who trespasses into government ...
Opinion: How the negotiation with Niger Delta Avengers should go
by Nwokocha Noble After the election of President M. Buhari in 2015, the crisis rocking the nation has persisted even ...
Militants kill 3 soldiers, make way with weapons in Bayelsa
Suspected militants on Monday killed three soldiers when they attacked the location of the newly-activated Joint Task Force, Operation Delta ...
Bayelsa lawmaker’s father kidnapped on his way to bury his late wife
Unknown gunmen on Saturday kidnapped Chief W.G Watson Iti, the father of the lawmaker representing Brass Constituency 2 in the ...
FG’s dialogue with militants ‘will not work’ – Ijaw leaders
Ijaw leaders, on Saturday, called on the federal government to withdraw its troops from all occupied Ijaw land while decrying the destruction of oil ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories to monitor 1. Sheriff-led faction attempts to stop PDP convention The Ali Modu Sheriff-faction ...
Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yunusa gets bail after 4 months
Yunusa ‘Yellow’ Dahiru, the man accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Ese Oruru, has been granted bail and released from custody after ...
Just In: Avengers destroy another pipeline in Bayelsa
Niger Delta Avengers, militant group responsible for several pipeline explosions in the Niger Delta region has claimed responsibility for yet ...
New militant group threatens to blow things up unless…
One of the militant groups that recently emerged, the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) has given a list of ...
Armed Ijaw youths invade Ben Bruce’s radio station in Bayelsa
Some members of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) on Thursday, invaded Rhythm FM radio station in Yenogoa, Bayelsa over ...
Opinion: How Governor Dickson wrecked his state with wire-tapping
by Peresuo D. Fubara For a state governor ever vociferous and self-assured – sometimes thoughtlessly so – in the murky terrain ...
Dele Agekameh: The Niger Delta stand-off
by Dele Agekameh As is well known, even the greatest wars ever fought on earth ended at a conference table. ...
Governor Dickson pays 1 out of 5-month salary arrears
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state has bowed to the pressure from the teachers in his state and approved the ...
Half bread is better than none… but Bayelsa teachers want the full loaf
Contrary to what you may think, Bayelsa teachers aren’t insatiable nor greedy. They are simply protesting against the decision of ...
Military averts oil pipeline attack, 19 militants arrested
Nigerian military, on Friday, announced that it has apprehended 19 suspected oil militants as they tried to blow up an ...
‘I can no longer endure these blackmails’ – Tompolo
Former Niger Delta warlord, Government ‘Tompolo’ Ekpemupolo, on Saturday called on the Niger Delta Avengers to stop destroying oil installation ...
Niger Delta Avengers strike again… blow up Agip pipeline in Bayelsa
Niger Delta Avengers have hit another oil pipeline and this time it is the Obi Obi Brass Trunk line belonging to ...
Nigerian Airforce takes action against Niger Delta Avengers
As the spate of militancy in the Niger Delta region keeps growing, the Nigerian Airforce has deployed more fighter aircrafts ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]