Suspected pirates have abducted an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC); as well as four contract staff working at the Conoil field in Koluama 1 in Bayelsa. The five victims were kidnapped while on their way to Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. EquallyContinue Reading
A 40 years old man, Patrick Markson, has thrown the residents of Odede Street, off Tombia Amassoma road in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, into a mournful mood after he killed his wife with a sledge hammer and thereafter committed suicide. The incident happened on Thursday morning. The deceased Markson,Continue Reading
A mentally challenged woman has allegedly stabbed a 14-year-old boy to death. The incident occurred in Bayelsa. 1st News gathered that the mentally challenged woman went on a rampage in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital on Tuesday, April 20, stabbing a 14-year-old boy, Joseph Thomas; to death along Genesis Street, offContinue Reading
Daredevil pirates have struck once again in Nigerian waters; kidnapping 10 crew members from a ship in the Gulf of Guinea. The incident reportedly took place approximately 52 nautical miles north west of Brass oil terminal in Bayelsa. Among the crew members kidnapped were four Indian seafarers, reports the Times ofContinue Reading