Community

Women of Agudama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area in the early hours on Thursday 7th of August 2025, blocked the Agudama axis of the Mbiama-Yenagoa road in protest. The women, dressed in black, said they were demonstrating against alleged land encroachment and repeated attacks on their farmers by youths from the neighboring Akenfa community. Speaking to newsmen, Chief Mrs. Lovester Ogon, a Woman Chief in the community alleged that […]

  An air of palpable fear is hovering over Communities on Cape Formosa Island of Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State after the body of a woman, who went missing, was found dismembered. The 47-years-old Ayebaesin Amazige of both Egweama and Liama sister Communities was said to have gone fishing on Saturday, 2 August, 2025 at about 10am but did not return until nightfall, prompting apprehension among family members […]

Authorities of the Bayelsa State Police Command has announced the dismissal of Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede over his alleged involvement in the recent abduction of a State High Court Judge, Justice Ebieyerin Omukoro. Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede is an Indigene of Foutorugbene community in Ekeremor Local Government area of the State. The Police Command, through the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu also declared Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede a deserter […]

Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested six persons over their involvement in the alleged cases of vandalism and theft of Solar powered street lights in some parts of the State. The suspects, according to the Police, were arrested with stolen solar panels and iron cutting equipment’s and are assisting the police in its investigation to unravel that involvement in buying the stolen items from them. Mr. Francis […]

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a shift in the online recruitment exercise for paramilitary job seekers, moving the start date to July 21, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the Board’s Secretary, retired Major-General Abdulmalik Jubril, who explained that the delay was necessary to improve the performance of the recruitment portal — https://recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng. He said the upgrade will help […]