Stories by Seun Ibiyemi The Bayelsa Marine and Blue Economy Commissioner, Dr Faith Zibs Godwin has led her team to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with a shopping list which includes the establishment of a Bayelsa fish…
After 13 years of seeking the approval of the Federal Government for the upgrade of forest reserves in Bayelsa State to national parks, the President Tinubu led administration has given the approval. The Conservator-General of Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim Musa Goni,…
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has confirmed an oil leak from the Nembe Oilfields operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Limited at Nembe in Bayelsa. Mr Solomon Ukponevi, Head of NOSDRA’s field Office in Yenagoa,…
Four persons have been confirmed dead as a speeding Toyota Sienna left its lane and collided head-on with a tricycle at Famgbe 2 on the Yenagoa-Oporoma road in Bayelsa State. An eyewitness account said the Toyota Sienna was driving in…
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…
