Contrary to the misleading information being circulated on social media platforms, that armed thugs dressed in Police Uniforms invaded Nembe Bassambiri community, on 12 August 2023. The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to state categorically that a detachment of Mobile Policemen (PMF) and SWAT operatives from Force Headquarters, Abuja carried out a sting operation in…
Aggrieved women in Opu-Nembe community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have staged a protest against the continued siege by policemen and armed thugs on their community. They also alleged that the invasion was sponsored by the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. The protesting women, dressed in…
A recent incident involving the interception of an ocean-going vessel, MT PRAISEL, by the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) in Delta State has brought to light the internal friction among security agencies tasked with protecting oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Conflicts between various security agencies over operational procedures had been ongoing prior to…
Congratulations Amb. Godknows Boladei Igali on your recent appointment as the FIRST VICE PRESIDENT of the prestigious Academy of International Affairs of Nigeria. Your intellectual prowess and dedication to serving your country have earned you this well-deserved honour. We wish you all the best as you work alongside former Foreign Affairs Minister, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi,…
In a Facebook post, one Chuks Akunna has accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of bias in the upcoming Bayelsa election. Akunna questioned why Egbetokun has flooded certain areas with police while allowing the chief thug of Timipre Sylva, Kojo Sam, to roam free. Akunna believes that Sylva’s actions are threatening the peace…
The attention of the Bayelsa State Government has been called to the Saturday 12th August, 2023 unfortunate security situation in Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri), creating a serious sense of insecurity, panic and fear among the people of the community. There is the suspicion that the attack on the community is not unconnected with the upcoming November, 11…
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has announced his bid to run for Governor in the upcoming November 11, 2023 elections. In an interview with journalists, Sylva outlined a six-point agenda he intends to pursue if elected. First on the list is human capital development, including education. Sylva emphasized the need to develop the…
Operatives of the joint military task force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Saturday night, arrested some youths with guns at a checkpoint at Otakeme community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The armed youths were in two Hilux vehicles. A security source disclosed that the gunmen were thugs of one Kojo Sam, who…
Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu has said that he will need information on the accurate data of youths and women in the state to enable him plan for their well-being. Otu said this when he received the federal commissioner representing Cross River State in the board of the National Population Commission (NPC), Navy…
An MP has warned “Putin’s war dogs” Wagner are running a “network in the shadows” stripping African gold and natural resources to directly fund the war in Ukraine. Alicia Kearns is chair of the 11-strong Foreign Affairs Committee that became the first under a UK Parliament to commission a report into the operations of a…
