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The deceased was on duty along Glory Land Drive, East–West Road axis of Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital, when the unfortunate incident occured. She was attached to safer highway patrol team. Confirming the incident in his post on the Bayels […]","published":"2026-10-03T14:36:19Z","seen":"2026-10-03T15:14:33Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-dailytrust-com-e75288","name":"dailytrust.com","domain":"dailytrust.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q106181847","name":"Daily Trust","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-dailytrust-com-e75288","topics":["news"],"authors":["Bassey Willie"],"entities":[{"id":"Q123821740","name":"Bayelsa","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_4vn6db6yirgadyso56sa","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.77,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.99,"political":0.27},{"id":"n_lg3mvtxpnkqf52xqca7a","seq":1520627,"kind":"article","title":"Gov Diri: Abacha freed Ijaw people from oppression with creation of Bayelsa","url":"https://www.thepointng.com/gov-diri-abacha-freed-ijaw-people-from-oppression-with-creation-of-bayelsa","summary":"Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has paid glowing tribute to former Head of State, the late General Sani Abacha, for creating Bayelsa State on October 1, 1996, saying the action freed the Ijaw people from oppression and injustice. Governor Diri spoke at the Dinner and Awards Night of the Bayelsa at 30 anniversary celebrations […] The post Gov Diri: Abacha freed Ijaw people from oppression with creation of Bayelsa appeared first on ThePointNG .","published":"2026-10-03T10:36:38Z","seen":"2026-10-03T11:04:33Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thepointng-com-123119","name":"thepointng.com","domain":"thepointng.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q115223617","name":"The Point","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thepointng-com-123119","topics":["news"],"authors":["ThePoint"],"entities":[{"id":"Q34898","name":"Basa-Benue","type":"person"},{"id":"Q1322020","name":"Ijaw","type":"person"},{"id":"Q123821740","name":"Bayelsa","type":"place"}],"story":"st_qabqbgyjmizfe4ihmnda","category":"politics","category_p":0.51,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.39,"political":0.65},{"id":"n_vw2ner5uirut3eutcbfq","seq":1388810,"kind":"article","title":"Jonathan: Bayelsa Will Always Remain Grateful to Abacha","url":"https://dailytrust.com/jonathan-bayelsa-will-always-remain-grateful-to-abacha","summary":"Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said his home state, Bayelsa, will always remain grateful to late former head of state, General Sani Abacha, for creating an homogenous Ijaw state out of the former Rivers State in 1996. Jonathan, while speaking during the 30th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa state and the award ceremony in […]","published":"2026-10-02T15:32:51Z","seen":"2026-10-02T16:47:25Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-dailytrust-com-e75288","name":"dailytrust.com","domain":"dailytrust.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q106181847","name":"Daily Trust","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-dailytrust-com-e75288","topics":["news","abacha","bayelsa","jonathan"],"authors":["Bassey Willie"],"entities":[{"id":"Q108451600","name":"Jonathan","type":"person"},{"id":"Q123821740","name":"Bayelsa","type":"place"},{"id":"Q34898","name":"Basa-Benue","type":"person"}],"story":"st_vw2ner5uirut3eutcbfq","category":"politics","category_p":0.47,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.5,"political":0.41},{"id":"n_4bgdp5bofi7lw56l6ena","seq":1377924,"kind":"article","title":"NWFL:Remo Stars Ladies set for Bayelsa pre-season tournament","url":"https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/02/nwflremo-stars-ladies-set-for-bayelsa-pre-season-tournament","published":"2026-10-02T15:30:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T15:35:43Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"dailypost.ng","name":"dailypost.ng","domain":"dailypost.ng","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q24196073","name":"Daily Post","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["news website","newspaper"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","authors":["Taiwo Adesanya"],"entities":[{"id":"Q131914030","name":"Remo Stars Ladies","type":"org"},{"id":"Q123821740","name":"Bayelsa","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_5wqtvd4dqfhp3n3cwxyq","category":"sport","category_p":0.9,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.67,"political":0.02},{"id":"n_tn55j25syhaltdnwiyja","seq":1349932,"kind":"article","title":"Jonathan celebrates Bayelsa at 30, urges residents to seek more progress","url":"https://punchng.com/jonathan-celebrates-bayelsa-at-30-urges-residents-to-seek-more-progress","summary":"Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Bayelsa State has gained tremendously in its 30 years of existence, urging residents to appreciate the progress recorded while working towards achieving greater development. Jonathan spoke on Thursday night at a dinner and award ceremony organised as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State. 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Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has commended progress on the construction of the Azikel Refinery in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, describing the project as a potential hub of industrialisation in the Niger […]","published":"2026-10-01T03:15:23Z","seen":"2026-10-01T04:30:07Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","name":"thisday.com.ng","domain":"thisday.com.ng"},"via":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","topics":["politics"],"authors":["todaynews"],"entities":[{"id":"Q108451600","name":"Jonathan","type":"person"},{"id":"Q123821740","name":"Bayelsa","type":"place"}],"story":"st_zd6mthlbaqqzivp55hlq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.46,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.67,"political":0.67},{"id":"n_qkr62sorfvby4w3gd56q","seq":797545,"kind":"article","title":"Bayelsa govt assures RAAMP, others of counterpart funding","url":"https://tribuneonlineng.com/bayelsa-govt-assures-raamp-others-of-counterpart-funding","summary":"Bayelsa deputy governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to meeting its counterpart funding obligations for development projects and programmes. 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