Yet-t0-be identified gunmen shot and killed a police sergeant on guard duty in the front of the station even as the slain policeman was left to his fate by his colleagues who ran for cover. Asinim Butswat, a DSP, Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command who... Read more
Federal Medical Centre, (FMC) Yenagoa chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) on Sunday said it would seek legal redress over shooting of its member by a Civil Defence personnel. Spokesman of ARD, Dr Suobite Ephraim said on Sunday the association opted for legal action following unsatisfactory... Read more
Mr Alagoa Morris, an Environmentalist has written a protest letter to the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, deploring the poor response to oil pollution incidents in Bayelsa. The environmental rights activist in the letter availed to newsmen on Sunday lamented the state government’s loud silence on the... Read more
Hundreds of people on Monday held a procession in Yenagoa to seek judicial review of the life sentence on Mr Edmun Ebiware for his involvement in the Oct. 1, 2010 blast in Abuja. Ebiware was convicted of accessory to treason by a Federal High Court presided over Justice... Read more
50 year old man defiles 15 month old baby in Bayelsa
News June 22, 2017
A 50 year old man was on Wednesday arrested over alleged defilement of a 15 month old baby at the Swali area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital. Chairperson of Bayelsa chapter of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Mrs Dise Ogbise said on Wednesday that the arrest followed... Read more
The Bayelsa Board of Internal Revenue, on Wednesday, sealed off a Chinese company, Hilong Oil Services and Engineering Company Limited, over alleged tax default of N109.5m. It was learnt that the company, an oil services firm is providing service at oilfields operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, had... Read more
Bayelsa government has shifted its position admitting receiving additional funds after pressure from Sahara Reporters following Federal Ministry of Finance’s disclosure on the state’s share of the first tranche of the N516.38 billion Paris Club debt refund. At the transparency briefing, Deputy Governor of Bayelsa Rear Admiral John... Read more
The Cross River Government says that no fewer than 750, 000 children would be reached in the 2017 school-based deworming programme across the state. The state’s resolve was stated in an interview with journalists on Sunday in Calabar by Mr Thomas Igbang, the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Coordinator... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong, Port Harcourt Nigeria’s first Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering has taken root at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt through the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture (SPDC JV). A statement by Bamidele Odugbesan, Shell Spokesperson, Nigeria, explained that SPDC JV... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong The Cross River Sports Commission has threatened to withdraw the state contingent from Nestle Milo and Coca-Cola sponsored age-grade competitions if participants’ concerns over sponsorship shortcoming are not addressed. The Chairman of the commission, Orok Duke gave the hint in an interview with sports writers on... Read more
