…Nneka, Godstmine Tarabina, Ukeme David and Gideon Omotola. For the Tarabina family in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the pain of losing a loved one has been compounded by the agonising wait for information. As the family mourns Godstmine, uncertainty over the recovery operation has left them with more questions than answers.…

…Bayelsa State Government has imposed an immediate 24-hour curfew on Biseni community in Yenagoa Local Government Area following a protest during which several buildings belonging to traditional chiefs were reportedly set ablaze.Governor Douye Diri announced the restriction on Friday, October 9, through a statement issu…

…The crackdown, ordered by the Commissioner of Police, has covered Swali, Akenfa, Down Yenagoa, Agudama and other communities that are vulnerable to cult activities. Police boss said several suspected cultists, including some notorious figures, had been arrested, while security operatives were also tracking other suspec…

…cooked rice and stew a roadside trader was selling from a wheelbarrow at Swali Market, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.He said the incident occurred during an enforcement exercise on Wednesday morning, October 7, 2026. He questioned why traders allegedly pay authorities to sell by the roadside, only for their goods to be destro…

…Diri), Paramount Ruler Kolibo Francis Amabelimo, and Samuel Oburo in Kalaba community, Yenagoa Local Government Area. According to prison sources, Nwanlia was reported to have developed strange ailments, including high blood pressure and stroke, while at the Medium Correctional Prison at Okaka. Eyewitnesses at the cour…

…Bethlehem Nwanlia, on Tuesday slumped and died at the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa. Nwanlia was awaiting judgment in a case involving conspiracy, kidnapping and the alleged murder of three persons in Kalaba community. He was standing trial alongside 32-year-old Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo over the alleged murder…

At least five persons are feared killed in a renewed cult clash in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, with the police confirming the arrest of suspects and the restoration of law and order in the affected areas. The renewed violence, which reportedly began at the weekend, involved rival cult groups identified as the B…

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa A middle-aged dry cleaner identified simply as Oke, a native of Delta State, has been found dead inside his rented shop in the Okaka area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, in circumstances residents suspect may be suicide. The incident was discovered on Sunday morning after neighbours reportedly found Ok…

…a police officer, Corporal Blessing Omene, while she was on duty along a major road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa StateOmene was part of the Safer Highway Patrol team and was on assignment along Glory Land Drive on the East–West Road when the incident happenedBayelsa Commissioner of Police Ajao Saka Adewale confirmed the tragedy…

…place at the Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall at Government House in Yenagoa. PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Abacha created Bayelsa on October 1, 1996, together with five other states. Members of his family, including Abba Abacha and Fatima Gumsu Abac…

…areas to get them ready,” he stated. In Bayelsa State, residents of Obogoro community in Yenagoa Local Government Area said more than 200 houses had been lost to the advancing Ekoli River. The residents said the flooding and erosion had displaced families, destroyed property and threatened community infrastructure. The…

…the Ijaw Language Awareness Summit held at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Yenagoa. The summit, organised as part of activities marking Bayelsa State’s 30th anniversary, was themed, “Reviving the Izon Language: Heritage, Our Identity, Our Future.” The governor expressed concern over the declining use of t…

…Meanwhile, four suspects, including 70-year-old Godwoman Gboriye, were arrested at Ovom, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, with 110 bags of cannabis weighing 876kg. The other suspects were identified as Motombo Silver, 44; Pere Andrew, 39; and Keme Andrew, 43. Commending the officers and men involved in the operations, NDLEA Cha…

Bayelsa State government, has urged communities in Biseni clan in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state, to discontinue blocking of access roads to oil facilities as response to unmet demands from oil companies operating in the area. The post Bayelsa govt urges Biseni clan communities to discontinue shutdown of oi…

…of Nigeria, Bayelsa Chapter, held at the Redeemed Glory Family Church, Agudama-Epie, Yenagoa. Represented by his deputy, Dr Peter Akpe, the governor stressed that unity remained a source of strength, noting that a united Christian body could achieve much in the service of God and humanity. According to him, the level o…

…BMU, and the University of Africa, Toru-Orua, UAT, at his office in Government House, Yenagoa. Akpe said the approval followed a resolution recently passed by the state House of Assembly and communicated to Governor Douye Diri for consideration and approval. He explained that the financial implication of implementing t…

…the flag-off of the second tenure bid of President Bola Tinubu at the Oxbow Lake in Yenagoa by a political group, PBAT Door to Door Movement, Diri stated that the charge was against the backdrop of the commencement of campaigns for next year’s elections. The Bayelsa governor urged members of the group to emulate Tinubu…

…its watch. Braveman gave the assurance during PINL’s August stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where he said the group was impressed by the firm’s stakeholder engagement and outreach programmes in its area of operation. He said ex-agitators, who understand the rivers and creeks through which the pipelines…

…two second semester, she advised me not to come home again. That I should pay house at Yenagoa and I did so. "We both moved to Yenagoa from the village and I always visited her every two weeks. We were full of life in the relationship. "In 2015 I finished school & she got a job at federal university Otueke and she star…

…in the South-South, North-East and North-West, including Calabar, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Yenagoa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jalingo, Yola, Farm Centre Kano and Dawakin Kudu Kano. “It is therefore far from the truth to suggest that the Federal Government is attempting to disenfranchise the North or any part of the country through thi…

…the conflict, two Biafran Army units, one stationed in Anyama and another advancing from Yenagoa by river, mistakenly engaged each other in a fierce gun battle after each side believed it was confronting federal troops, adding that the gunfire forced residents to flee into nearby forests for safety. Although casualties…

…Classic. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the sixth edition on Sunday night in Yenagoa, the state capital, an impressed Diri announced that the winner of the Masters category in the next edition would receive N5 million, while the total prize money would increase from N20 million to N40 million. The Bayelsa gove…

…but a freedom fighter. So, we did not visit him. Then, we journeyed from Rivers State to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. In Bayelsa, we had the privilege of meeting with three camp leaders. We ventured into the Bayelsa creeks and met with General Africa, where we conveyed the same message of peace and the need for accepting th…

…in Bayelsa community A man accused of stealing cables was paraded in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The suspect was apprehended in the early hours of Sunday, 26th July, 2026 by a vigilante group at Ompadec, Amarata, while allegedly stealing electrical cables from a home."‹According to residents, cable thef…

…Africa Energy and the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation at the NCDMB Conference Hall in Yenagoa. Jonathan said his experience as a scientist, governor, vice president and president gave him a unique perspective on the challenges facing the region. He recalled that as vice president, he personally led negotiations with milit…