Yenagoa is the capital of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It is the traditional home of the Ijaw people, Nigeria's fourth largest ethnic group after the Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. The Ijaw form the majority of the town. English is the official language, but Izon, one of the Ijo languages, is the major local language spoken in Yenagoa.[citation needed] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. ... The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups Ijo or Izon) are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. ... The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. ... The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in Africa; the majority of them speak the Yoruba language (ede Yorùbá). The Yoruba constitute approximately 21 percent of Nigerias total population,[1] and around 30 million individuals throughout the region of... The Igbo, sometimes (especially formerly) referred to as Ibo, are one of the largest single ethnicities in Africa. ... Ijo is a group of languages spoken in southern Nigeria, by the Ijo people. ...
Since attaining the status of state capital in 1996, construction and other activities have accelerated appreciably. Yenagoa's population is estimated at about 150,000 people.[citation needed] It is the home of the Bayelsa United FC, a premier league football club. Bayelsa United FC is a soccer club based in Yenagoa, Nigeria. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
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Maps and aerial photosCoordinates: 4.924722° 6.264166°
According to him, the state executive council has not only adopted the Yenagoa master- plan as an official working document for the development of the state capital, but has also made provision for the acquisition of more landmass for individual and civil servants.
According to him, when the governor and deputy governor lodges are commissioned and occupied early next year, the present office and residential houses of the number one and two citizens of the state would serve as offices for other top government functionaries.
He enjoined property developers to adhere strictly to the Yenagoa master plan, because as he put it: "the state government will not hesitate to pull down any structure not built in line with the plan, no matter the status of the persons involved".
YENAGOA — ONE of the ten Ijaw youths standing trial over their alleged complicity in killing of twelve policemen sometime in November 1999 at Odi in the Kolokuma -Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State is dead.
Timi Epengule Vanguard learnt at the resumed hearing of the trial at the Onopa high court in Yenagoa died at the Port Harcourt prison where he had been in custody with nine others following their transfer from the Ahoada prison.
It was reliably gathered that the suspect died of complicated ailment arising from tuberculosis infection as a result of the poor prison condition.
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