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Bayelsa High Court headed by Justice Nayai Aganaba has sentenced 30 year old Victoria Gagariga, to death by hanging for killing her husband, Henry Gagariga, on February 4th 2015, at their residence along Ebisam Road in Akenfa, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, LIB reports.

Fresh reports suggest that some defiant sea pirates have gunned down at least three people in an ambush against policemen in Bayelsa. 

 Bayelsa State Vigilante Network has arrested a man in Yenagoa for allegedly cooking and selling vultures disguised as chicken to the general public. 

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned houses seized during the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan in 2013 to Timipre Sylva, the former governor of Bayelsa State.

Just like his fellow colleagues, Dino Melaye and Saraki. Bayelsa constituents, which are students, from the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, have threatened to begin a process of recalling the Senator representing them in the National Assembly, Mr. Ben Bruce.

 Nigeria's immediate passed President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has another wife, aside from the First Lady, Dame Patience Ibifaka (née Oba).

Crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Bayelsa State took a messy dimension at the weekend, which resulted in the takeover of the State Secretariat by the Security operatives from the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services took over the State secretariat.

The Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson, in his recent interview lamented how the six years administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan wasted opportunity for the Ijaws.

The nation’s apex court, Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the election of Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State.

Widow of the First Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alameisegha,  Magareth Alameiseigha, yesterday alleged that the treatment meted on her husband by his political party, PDP led to his sudden death in October last year. Speaking at his 1 year memorial service in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state, Mrs Alameiseigha said the killing of her husband started with his removal from office, arrest, trial and confiscation of his properties under the leadership of the PDP. Leadership quotes her as saying her husband's death was not in anyway caused by APC.

The Nigerian Army says that its troops in Bayelsa have destroyed 72 “illegal refineries” within the past 48 hours in the state.

Suspected earth tremor in parts of Bayelsa and Rivers States, has caused palpable apprehension among residents of the affected communities in the two oil-rich states.