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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Bayelsa, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 212stories have been published about Bayelsa which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Bayelsa, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 212stories have been published about Bayelsa which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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NBA · Bayelsa

Kidnapped Bayelsa Judge Released

Coverage: 2 sources

Abducted serving judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, has regained his freedom after spending 12 days in captivity. It wasSee the Story

CDC · Bayelsa

Oil Thieves Kill Community Leader in Bayelsa – Daily Trust

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Gunmen suspected to be militants involved in illegal crude oil bunkering, on Sunday night, ambushed and killed Goodnews Manash, the Community Development Committee (CDC) chairman of Igbomotoru 1 community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Community sources told newsmen on Monday that the slain CDC chairman was ambushed behind the community’s school compound around 10:30 pm on Sunday, while he was on his way to his brother’…See the Story

Scotland, United Kingdom · Scotland

A vote of no confidence in Labour council is now a real possibility

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Most of us will have suffered buyer’s remorse at one time or another, from a bad choice in a holiday restaurant to an awful car. The electric…See the Story

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Group Calls on Governor Diri to Dump PDP for APC

Rumors of Bayelsa State Governor Sen. Douye Diri's potential defection from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have resurfaced, with a group urging him to make the move. This development comes as other South-South governors have already joined the APC. A group led by Wisdom Ikuli, the governor's Technical Adviser on Media and Convener of the Concerned Bayelsa Stakeholders Forum (CBSF), has called on…Bayelsa · BayelsaRead Article

NDDC Disowns Unauthorised Skill Acquisition Programme - Swift Reporters

…..Urges Public to Beware of Fraudulent Claims The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has strongly distanced itself from a purported skill acquisition programme allegedly organised by a religious group, Victorious Prayer Network, warning the public to disregard the false claims and exercise caution. According to a statement issued by the Commission, the training—which reportedly held in Bayelsa and Rivers States—was never approved, sponso…Bayelsa · BayelsaRead Article

Contractors Accuse Bayelsa Education Ministry of Illegal Deductions

Contractors Accuse Bayelsa Education Ministry of Illegal Deductions, Deductions disguised as “logistics” and “supervision” feesBayelsa · BayelsaRead Article

Monarch files multibillion-dollar lawsuit against oil giant Shell over allegedly harmful practices: 'Cannot be a sacrificial zone'

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A Nigerian monarch has taken to the Federal High Court of Nigeria to demand reparations from oil and gas giant Shell before the company fully divests from its assets in the country. Several civil rights and environmental groups have formed a coalition to back King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV of the Ekpetiama Kingdom, in this lawsuit, according to Business Day Nigeria. After almost nine decades of operating business in Nigeria — including pumping o…Shell · BayelsaRead Article

Renaissance Energy, Bayelsa host communities to conserve Apoi Creek Forest Reserves - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

Renaissance Africa Energy Company and hosts to its South Swamp Gas Gathering Solution (SSGGS) project have commenced plans to conserve the Apoi Creek Forest Reserves in Bayelsa State. The polluted Apoi Creek Renaissance, a consortium of indigenous firms in March acquired the onshore and shallow waters assets hitherto operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) in the Niger Delta. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement in Y…Climate Change · BayelsaRead Article

Elepa Oil Fields Dispute: Host Communities Embrace Bayelsa Govt’s Peace Initiative

July 11, (THEWILL) — Bayelsa communities currently locked in legal battles over ownership of the disputed Elepa 1 and 2 Oil wells have accepted the decision reached by the State government to ensure peace and security in the area. The communities claiming ownership of the Elepa Oilfields being operated by the Renaissance Africa Energy CompanyBayelsa · BayelsaRead Article

Channel Your Energy Into Sports Rather Than Crime, Sir Wodi Urges Youths - Swift Reporters

Director of Sports, Bayelsa State Sports Council, Sir Braveman Wodi has called on youths of the state to channel their energies into sports rather than criminality. Sir Wodi made the call at the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Bayelsa State Command Capacity Building Training Programme on Security at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. He noted that sport plays a positive role in advancing natio…Sports · BayelsaRead Article

Bayelsa court sentences four men to d3ath for m8rder of taxi driver - Newsy People

A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced four men to d3ath for the m8rder of a taxi driver, Mr. Olarenwaju Ajayi during a trip to Onne, Rivers State.   In a judgment delivered on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at the Bayelsa State High Court 11 in Onopa, Yenagoa, the presiding judge, Hon. Justice Patience Ama Zuofa Diri in the suit number YHC/21C/2021: The State v. Sunday Imoh Essien, Opena Akpabio, Odogha Ebi, and Clifford Michael f…Cab Drivers · BayelsaRead Article

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