Tag: Yenagoa
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We’re turning Yenagoa into a modern city – Gov Diri
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said his administration’s urban renewal programme will transform Yenagoa, the state capital, into a modern city.
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The journey to Yenagoa, after 19 years – By Azu Ishiekwene
When I was invited to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, in June, I didn’t know what to expect. I had not visited the place since 2005. Even though I had been to nearby Rivers and Delta States several times, Bayelsa didn’t cross my mind.
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NDLEA confiscates tramadol, codeine, others hidden in noodles
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has apprehended three men in Bayelsa State for trafficking in psychoactive substances hidden in noodles. This was made knwn by the spokeman of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi in Abuja on Sunday, adding that two of the three men were arrested at Swali Jetty, Yenagoa, on March 27
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Communal clash in Bayelsa state leaves two injured as hoodlums loot shops, destroy properties
A communal clash between Opolo and Okutukutu communities of Yenagoa Local Government Area, of Bayelsa State has left few persons injured while homes and shops were looted and destroyed.
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Tinubu: S/East, S/South APC youths kick off jogging from Yenagoa to Lagos
All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in South-East and South-South regions on Thursday commenced jogging from Yenagoa to Lagos to drum support for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The youths, under the auspices of South-East/South-South Jogging for Tinubu Campaign Initiative, constituted a team of fitness enthusiasts to embark on the 6-day exercise. Newsmen reports that…
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Thugs invade Bayelsa warehouse, cart away bags of garri
Some alleged hoodlums have carried away bags of garri from the Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency’s warehouse at Igbogene, Yenagoa, that are being distributed as relief materials to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Punch gathered that the boys moved over 150 bags of garri out of the warehouse and carted them away through…
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Police arrest taxi drivers for alleged rape in Yenagoa
The Police Command in Bayelsa says its officers have arrested two taxi drivers for allegedly raping a female dancer. Mr Asinim Butswat, Deputy Superintendent of Police in the command, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in Yenagoa on Monday. He said that the dancer decided to board a taxi on Easter day in Yenagoa after…
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Fire outbreak renders 300 homeless in Yenagoa
More than 300 persons on Saturday were rendered homeless in Yenagoa after fire gutted a neighbourhood in Ekeki suburb of the Bayelsa capital. TheNewsGuru learned that the inferno, which occurred at about 2 am this morning, also destroyed valuables worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. Residents of the…