Shell is currently probing reports of smoke and explosions observed early Tuesday near its Gbaran Ubie oil and gas installation in Nigeria’s Bayelsa state, according to a report by Reuters. The fire incident, reported in the early morning of Tuesday,…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has squarely pointed fingers at International Oil Companies (IOCs), particularly Shell Petroleum Development Company, for the environmental degradation in the state. Diri made these assertions during the Annual Convention and Fundraising of the Ijaw National…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) over the abandoned 252MW Power Plant at Gbarain, Bayelsa. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Oboku Aforji (PDP-Bayelsa) during…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHD) over the abandoned 252MW Power Plant at Gbarain, Bayelsa. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Oboku Aforji (PDP-Bayelsa) during …
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Wednesday confirmed the death of 28-year-old Victor Namabebe to cult rivalry atAmarata, a suburb in Yenagoa. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Musa Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa that the cult…
By Bassey Williams, Yenagoa The Commissioner of Police Bayelsa State Command, CP Alonyenu Farancis Idu, has ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of a 14-year-old girl in a hotel in Yenagoa. According to a statement…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate in the Nov. 11, 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, on Monday, seek the disbandment of the state’s election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja over alleged undue bias. The APC and…
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to liaise with NDDC to investigate alleged mismanagement and abandonment of Amassoma Community Shoreline Protection Project in Bayelsa. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a middle aged man for allegedly beheading his girlfriend. The incident took place in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Saturday. The man, identified as Tony, reportedly…
The Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH, has intensified the Operation Cordon and Search within its area of responsibilities in Bayelsa. The troops discovered and destroyed illegally refined products in the patrols between Jan. 22 and 29. Commodore Olushina Ojebode, the Commander,…
