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Yenagoa

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Yenagoa is a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. [1]

69 relations: Abobaku, Africa Movie Academy Awards, Aiteo Cup, Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination, Bassan tribe, Bayelsa State, Bayelsa United F.C., Brass Island, Brass River, Brown Ideye, Charity Ogbenyealu Adule, Chigozie Christopher, Conflict in the Niger Delta, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Eastern Region, Nigeria, Emmanuel Ogoli, Emmanuel Paulker, Emmanuel Ukpai, February 1966, Federal Medical Centres, Femi Odugbemi, Foreign hostages in Nigeria, Fred Jessey, Gabriel Okara, Heineken Lokpobiri, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Iwalewa, John Michael Ogidi, Kali Gwegwe, Khona, Kidnapping of Ese Oruru, List of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies, List of capitals of states of Nigeria, List of cities in Nigeria, List of top-division football clubs in CAF countries, Local government areas of Nigeria, Marcus Garvey, Marshall Stanley Uwom, Melford Okilo, Miss University Africa, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta mangroves, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigerian National Integrated Power Project, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian parliamentary election, 2011, Nigerian presidential election, 2011, Nigerian Television Authority, Nigerian Women Football League, ..., Paul Obi, Port Harcourt, Railway stations in Nigeria, Stephanie Okereke Linus, Telephone numbers in Nigeria, Yenagoa Township Stadium, 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards, 1st Africa Movie Academy Awards, 2005 in Nigeria, 2010 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, 2012 Nigeria floods, 2013 Nigeria Premier League, 2014 Nigeria Professional Football League, 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards, 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards, 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards, 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards, 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards, 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Expand index (19 more) »

Abobaku

Abobaku is a 2010 short film written and produced by Femi Odugbemi and directed by Niji Akanni.

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Africa Movie Academy Awards

The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry.

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Aiteo Cup

The AITEO Cup (formerly Women Challenge Cup and Federations Cup) is a cup competition in Nigeria.

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Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination

The Bakassi Movement for Self-Determination (BAMOSD) is a militant organization that seeks for the independence of Bakassi, a territory of Cameroon and formation of the Democratic Republic of Bakassi.

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Bassan tribe

The Bassan tribe (Basan) of the Ijaw people lives in western Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

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Bayelsa State

Bayelsa is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State.

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Bayelsa United F.C.

Bayelsa United FC is a football club based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria.

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Brass Island

Brass Island is an island in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.

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Brass River

The Brass River is one of the branches of the Nun River, which in turn is a branch of the Niger River, in the Niger Delta in Nigeria.

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Brown Ideye

Aide Brown Ideye (born 10 October 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Málaga, on loan from Chinese club Tianjin Teda, and the Nigeria national team.

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Charity Ogbenyealu Adule

Charity Ogbenyealu Adule (born 7 November 1993 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays for the Nigeria women's national football team.

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Chigozie Christopher

Chigozie Christopher (born 20 April 1992 in Bauchi, Bauchi State) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Bayelsa United of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

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Conflict in the Niger Delta

The current conflict in the Niger Delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw.

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Diepreye Alamieyeseigha

Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha ("DSP") (16 November 1952 – 10 October 2015) was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Bayelsa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 9 December 2005.

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Eastern Region, Nigeria

The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954.

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Emmanuel Ogoli

Emmanuel Ogoli (1989 – 12 December 2010) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a left back.

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Emmanuel Paulker

Emmanuel Paulker (born 15 October 1955) was elected Senator for the Bayelsa Central constituency of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007.

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Emmanuel Ukpai

Emmanuel Ukpai (born 11 October 1987 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer striker, who at the moment is playing at Faroese Premier League side B68 Toftir.

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February 1966

The following events occurred in February 1966.

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Federal Medical Centres

In Nigeria, primary healthcare is to be provided by Local Governments, secondary health care by State Governments and tertiary health care by the Federal Government.

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Femi Odugbemi

Femi Odugbemi (born 1963) is a Nigerian documentary filmmaker, Screenwriter, cinematographer, director, producer and photographer.

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Foreign hostages in Nigeria

Since 2006, militant groups in Nigeria's Niger Delta, especially the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), have resorted to taking foreign employees of oil companies hostage as part of the conflict in the Niger Delta.

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Fred Jessey

Fred Jessey (born September 3, 1977 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa) is a retired amateur Nigerian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category.

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Gabriel Okara

Gabriel Imomotimi Okara (born 24 April 1921) is a Nigerian poet and novelist who was born in Bumoundi in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

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Heineken Lokpobiri

Heineken Lokpobiri (born March 3, 1967) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator in April 2007 on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform in Bayelsa State, for the Bayelsa West constituency.

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Ikechukwu Ezenwa

Ikechukwu Vincent Ezenwa (born 16 October 1988) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Enyimba International F.C.

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Iwalewa

Iwalewa is a 2006 Nigerian film produced by Khabirat Kafidipe and her sister Aishat Kafidipe, directed by Tunde Olaoye.

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John Michael Ogidi

John Michael Ogidi is a retired Nigerian Army major general.

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Kali Gwegwe

Kali Gwegwe (born 2 July, 1969 in Oguta, Imo State, Nigeria) is the former Chairman of Bayelsa United F.C., a Nigerian Premier League outfit based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

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Khona

"Khona" is a song by South African duo Mafikizolo.

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Kidnapping of Ese Oruru

The kidnapping of Ese Rita Oruru, the youngest child of Charles Oruru and Rose Oruru, occurred on 12 August 2015 at her mother's shop in Yenagoa local government area, Bayelsa State.

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List of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies

The following is a list of Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremonies including ceremony date, ceremony host and the Best Picture award winner.

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List of capitals of states of Nigeria

The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals.

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List of cities in Nigeria

This is a list of cities in Nigeria.

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List of top-division football clubs in CAF countries

This is a list of top-division association football clubs in CAF countries.

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Local government areas of Nigeria

Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs).

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Marcus Garvey

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a proponent of Black nationalism in the United States and most importantly Jamaica.

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Marshall Stanley Uwom

Marshall Stanley Uwom, (born 13 December 1965) is a political figure and lawyer from Rivers State, Nigeria.

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Melford Okilo

Melford Obiene Okilo (30 November 1933 – 5 July 2008) had a long and distinguished career as a politician in Nigeria from the start of independence in 1960 until shortly before his death in 2008.

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Miss University Africa

Miss University Africa (MUA) is an annual international beauty pageant organized by Visions, Innovations and Concepts.

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Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is one of the largest militant groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

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Niger Delta mangroves

Nigeria has extensive mangrove forests in the coastal region of the Niger Delta.

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Nigerian Air Force

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is the air arm of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

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Nigerian Armed Forces

The Nigerian Armed Forces are the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Nigerian National Integrated Power Project

The Nigerian National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) was conceived in 2004 when Olusegun Obasanjo was the President of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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Nigerian Navy

The Nigerian Navy (NN) is a branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

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Nigerian parliamentary election, 2011

A parliamentary election was held in Nigeria on 9 April 2011.

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Nigerian presidential election, 2011

A presidential election was held in Nigeria on 16 April 2011, postponed from 9 April 2011.

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Nigerian Television Authority

The Nigerian Television Authority - also known as NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcaster that was inaugurated in 1977. At inauguration it had monopoly on television broadcasting in the country. The NTA runs the biggest television network in Nigeria with stations in several parts of Nigeria. Formerly known as Nigerian Television (NTV), the network began with a takeover of regional television stations in 1976 by the then Nigerian military authorities, and is widely viewed as the authentic voice of the Nigerian government. NTA's monopoly was broken in the 1990s.

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Nigerian Women Football League

The Nigeria Women Premier League is the top flight of women's association football in Nigeria.

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Paul Obi

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Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt (Ikwerre: Ígúọ́cha; Pidgin: Po-ta-kot) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria.

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Railway stations in Nigeria

Railway stations in Nigeria include.

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Stephanie Okereke Linus

Stephanie Linus (born Stephanie Onyekachi Okereke; 2 October 1982) is a Nigerian actress, film director and model.

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Telephone numbers in Nigeria

Area codes in Nigeria are 1 (Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja) or 2 digits long.

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Yenagoa Township Stadium

Yenagoa Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Yenagoa, Nigeria.

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10th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony honouring movies of 2013 was scheduled to take place in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on 26 April 2014, but was shifted to 24 May 2014.

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1st Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 1st Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 30, 2005 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2004.

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2005 in Nigeria

This article is about the particular significance of the year 2005 to Nigeria and its people.

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2010 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2010 CAF Champions League.

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2012 Nigeria floods

The 2012 Nigeria floods began in early July 2012, and killed 363 people and displaced over 2.1 million people as of 5 November 2012.

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2013 Nigeria Premier League

The 2013 Nigeria Professional Football League will be the 42nd season of the competition since its inception, and the 23rd since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".

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2014 Nigeria Professional Football League

The 2014 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 43rd season of the competition since its inception, and the 24th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".

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2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 29, 2006 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2005.

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3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2007 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2006.

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5th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 2009 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2008.

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6th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 10 April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2009.

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7th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 27 March 2011 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2010.

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9th Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony honouring movies of 2012 was held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on 20 April 2013.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yenagoa

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