The absence of a co-defendant’s counsel on Monday stalled the hearing on a N5.99 billion oil spill compensation suit filed by members of Aghoro 1 community in Bayelsa.   The people of Aghoro 1 in Ekeremor Local Government Area (LGA) in Bayelsa sued Shell Petroleum Development Company over a... Read more

The Amayanabo of Opu-Nembe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Biobelemoye Josiah, Ogbodo VIII, has express appreciation to the Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa for empathy over the Nembe oil spillage.   Josiah gave the commendation in a letter addressed to the Governor of Bayelsa and made available to newsmen... Read more

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has dismissed claims from several parties on the volume and cause of ongoing leak from Aiteo’s oilfield at Nembe, Bayelsa, as guesswork.   The Bayelsa government attributes the incident to equipment failure while the oil firm claims the leak was... Read more

The National Population Commision (NPC) has concluded the training of field functionaries for the 2nd Pre-test exercise in designated EAs in four Local Government Areas (LGA) in Bayelsa   The exercise which is a trial of the census questionnaire will take place from 3 Dec  to 10 Dec 2021.... Read more

The Bayelsa State Action Committee on Aids (BYSACA) has advocated a consolidated approach involving health insurance  to care for people living with HIV/AIDS.   Dr Oluwatoyin Azebi, Permanent Secretary, BYSACA made the call on Thursday as part of ongoing weeklong activities to commemorate the 2021 World Aids  Day which... Read more

The Police in Bayelsa on Wednesday arraigned 12 women from Agobiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of the Bayelsa before a Magistrates Court for allegedly using charms to disrupt an ongoing road project.   The women were arraigned over their alleged involvement in an unlawful assembly... Read more

Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates, in the early hours of Sunday attacked two oil installations killing three and abducting seven oil workers in Bayelsa?   Our correspondent learnt that the pirates ambushed their unsuspecting victims in Okoroma and Ogbokiri=Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass Local Government areas of... Read more

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have agreed to tackle pipeline ine vandalism, unemployment and other challenges in the Niger Delta region. The agreement was reached when PAP’s Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) led a delegation to visit the Group Managing... Read more

Artisanal fishermen in the Niger Delta region on Saturday commended President Muhamadu Buhari for his response and concern on the ongoing oil leak from an oil well at Nembe in Bayelsa. An oil spill was reported from Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production... Read more