LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zonal Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 16, has arrested and detained four personnel involved in the alleged abduction and extortion of N20 million from two suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, in Bayelsa State. DAILY POST gathered that the arrested police personnel confessed that two civilian accomplices, […]
May 31 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Reptiles and unwanted plants have taken over the moribund Bayelsa State Government-owned Creek Motel, Yenagoa, which has shockingly turned into a safe haven for criminals. The 90-room lodging, once the preferred hotel by businessmen, oil companies’ workers, top military personnel, politicians, among other clients, is a shadow of its old self at […]
Feb 1 2022 | Posted in
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.LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Five buildings and other property in Obogoro Town in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have submerged into the Ikoli River following a landslide arising from Coastal Erosion The incident which took place late Saturday night to the early hours of Sunday has displaced several persons as scores of Residents were […]
Aug 3 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have again abducted the 80-year-old mother of the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Madam Betinah Benson. The PUNCH learnt that Konbowei Benson’s mother was kidnapped for the second time in eight years on Tuesday night at her residence in the Old Assembly Quarters, Yenagoa. Her abductors were said to have […]
Jul 21 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said that approval has been given for a Nigeria Law School campus to be sited in Port Harcourt, the State capital. A Government House press statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the governor’s Special Assistance on Media, Kevin Ebiri, said that the governor made the […]
Jun 23 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Monday, foiled an armed robbery attempt on a bank customer, rescuing the victim and recovering N10 million in cash. It was learnt that the armed robbers, who operated in a black SUV, trailed the victim from Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB), Amarata branch, where […]
Mar 16 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Women from the Epie/Atissa communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest against the menace of herdsmen. The women waving leaves at the Tombia Roundabout, Etegwe axis of Yenagoa, also barricaded the ever busy Mbiama – Yenagoa road, which is the major road leading into […]
Feb 3 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have intercepted a local passenger boat and recovered 200 cartridges of live ammunition and a bag containing a large quantity of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mike Okoli, said three suspects were also arrested in connection with […]
Dec 16 2020 | Posted in
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By Amos Odeh The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to pay special allowances to frontline health workers combating the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Governor Douye Diri gave the indication on Tuesday at a meeting with representatives of labour unions including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Association of Resident Doctors in […]
Jul 22 2020 | Posted in
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By Amos Odeh LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state has ordered the reinstatement of four lecturers demoted by the Federal University of Otuoke, located in Otuoke, Ogbia local council area. Recall in 2018 the institution downgraded Professor Steve Nwabuzor from the rank of Professor to Lecturer I; […]
Jun 29 2020 | Posted in
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