A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, Prince Preye Aganaba on Sunday berated the stagnant growth of Bayelsa under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying the state must join the APC at the centre to speed up development. Aganaba, who spoke in Yenagoa said the... Read more
The people of Peremabiri community in Bayelsa on Friday regretted the insensitivity, neglect by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) over an oil spill that occurred since two weeks News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repots that the Chiefs, elders, youths and women groups in the coastal settlement... Read more
Rivers State chapters of The Asiwaju Group, (TAG), and the Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability, (PRIFGLA) on Tuesday pledged to ensure victory for Bola Tinubu as President and Tonye Cole as the Governor of Rivers alongside other APC candidates in entries south-south zone. The support groups... Read more
Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Wednesday said that it was imperative for Local Government Chairmen to reside within their domains and urged host communities to ensure that their communities are hospital and habitable. Diri stated this at Ekeremor Local Government Secretariat where he inaugurated projects undertaken by the... Read more
The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers Council and ruler of Ekpetiama Kingdom, King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV, on Sunday advocated greater participation of host communities in oil and gas value chain as a panacea to peace. He said that until host communities benefits and... Read more
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has confirmed an oil wellhead leak at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18, operated by an indigenous operator, Eroton Exploration and Production Limited. OML 18, which produces and export crude through the 97 kilometer Nembe Creek Trunkline (NCTL) is... Read more
The Presidential Amnesty Scholarship Alumni (PASA) has disowned the self-acclaimed President of the National Association for Presidential Amnesty Students Worldwide (NAPASW), Lucky Ukueku, for his failed attempts to undermine the achievements of the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd). PASA, who described Ukaeku’s... Read more
Indigenous Oil firm, First E & P donates Solar-Powered Water Project To Bayelsa Host Communities
Uncategorized June 26, 2022
An indigenous oil firm, First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E & P) on Thursday donated a solar powered water project to indigenes of Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The Project is expected to provide indigenes of the benefiting community and... Read more
Niger Delta Leaders Applaud Dikio For Honouring Departed Activist, Tony Uranta
Uncategorized June 17, 2022
Leaders and stakeholders in the Niger Delta have applauded the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd) for honouring the late activist, Tony Uranta. The leaders under the auspices of the Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) made their position known in a statement issued on... Read more
Court Grants Bail To Bayelsa Blogger Arraigned By DSS For Alleged Cyberstalking
Uncategorized June 17, 2022
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Friday admitted to bail, a Bayelsa based blogger, Bara Ogidi facing trial for alleged Cyberstalking for five million and a surety. The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned Ogidi, over an alleged false report targeted at the Executive... Read more
