Tag: Bayelsa State

  • Pirates attack in Nigeria

    Suspected pirates attack troops. Breaking: Six feared dead in sea pirates attack Six security operatives on an escort mission were feared dead Friday nigh in Bayelsa State.The security operatives were […]

  • Navy promises oil theft crackdown

    Navy issues its regular, monthly promise to do its job. Navy promises to intensify crackdown on oil theft in Niger Delta The Nigerian Navy on Saturday restated its resolve to […]

  • Navy destroys 100 illegal refineries in Bayelsa

    Oil theft, piracy plaguing Delta. Navy destroys 100 illegal refineries in Bayelsa Ebikabowei Ikuli The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Apochi Ogabu Suleiman, has said […]

  • Nigerian Navy Destroys 6 Illegal Refineries

    No arrests mentioned in reports. Nigerian Navy Destroys 6 Illegal Refineries Operated By Oil Thieves In S’South Bayelsa The Central Naval Command in Yenagoa has raided six illegal refineries, operated […]

  • Nigeria: monarch seeks piracy help

    New President needs to crack down on piracy. Bayelsa monarch seeks help over sea piracy By Wille Etim THE Amanayabo of Okpoama Kingdom in Brass Local Council of Bayelsa State, […]

  • Marine Police repel pirate attack

    Armed robberies in creeks remain commonplace. Bayelsa Police repel pirates’ attack on passenger boat, recovers arms The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday said its Marine Division in Southern Ijaw Local […]

  • Nigerian pirates kill naval officer

    Routine patrol attacked by pirates. Pirates kill naval officer in Bayelsa State Dare-devil pirates operating along the rivers and creeks of the Niger Delta over the weekend shot dead a […]

  • JFT nabs pirates in Nigeria

    Blames men for all the local maritime crime… JTF arrests four pirates, seizes arms, ammunition The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested four suspected sea pirates at […]

  • Sea pirates abduct five PDP leaders in Bayelsa

    Kidnap by pirates still a major issue.  Sea pirates abduct five PDP leaders in Bayelsa SIMON UTEBOR Suspected sea pirates struck on Friday in Bayelsa State, a day preceding the […]

  • Strangers Responsible for Oil Theft

    Oil theft a major national issue. Strangers Responsible for Oil Theft in Bayelsa – Traditional Ruler By Chris Eze Yenagoa — Chairman of Bayelsa State Council of traditional rulers, King […]