Bayelsa

Bayelsa, NCDMB sign power supply agreement

The Bayelsa State Government and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday entered into a purchase agreement to ensure regular power supply to the Government House complex in Yenagoa and environs. NCDMB operates a 10-megawatt gas-powered independent…

Oil spill: Agip shuts down Idu Well 11 in Bayelsa

The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area in Bayelsa, resulting in its shutdown. The cause of the leakage, according to the…

Bayelsa: Woman stabs 14-year-old student to death

A middle-aged woman at Okaka area of Yenagoa on Wednesday morning stabbed a 14-year-old boy to death. Confirming the incident, police spokesman in Bayelsa, SP Asinim Butswat, said the police had to rescue the assailant from residents who mobbed her…

Shell confirms oil spill in Bayelsa community

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the state capital. The company’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists in Yenagoa on Friday.…

Bayelsa backs INEC on deregistration of political parties

The Bayelsa Government has expressed support for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its deregistration of political parties that fail to fulfill provisions of the Electoral Act and the Constitution. The state’s Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made this…