Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL) a US firm on Monday announced the appointment of Mr. Adesola Adebawo as General Manager, Government, Joint Venture and External Relations. According to a statement by Chief Executive Officer of HEOSL, Mr. Naeem-Atiq Sadiq,of HEOSL a subsidiary of US based Heritage Oil... Read more
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Sunday said that the Nov. 5 oil spill reported at an oil well within Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 was yet to abate, 10 days afterwards. It was learnt that officials of NOSDRA deployed to ascertain the cause and... Read more
The Ijaw Diaspora Council, (IDC) on Friday called on the Federal government and international community’ to halt ongoing oil leak at an oilfield at Nembe in Bayelsa. It will be recalled that Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Exploration Company on Nov 5 reported a major leak from its Oil Mining... Read more
The National Oil Spills Detection and Respose Agency (NOSDRA) on Thursday said the oil spill reported from an oil well within Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 is yet to abate., according to feedback from officials deployed to the site. Mr Idris Musa, Director-General of NOSDRA who reacted to the... Read more
Mr Foubai Pereyi a legal Counsel to six suspended members of KEFFES Rural Development Foundation (KRDF) has apologised for his role in the leadership crisis in the organisation. KRDF is composed of eight communities in Southern Ijaw and Brass Local Government Areas in Bayelsa hosting the operations of Chevron... Read more
FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, died on Thursday aged 85, his foundation announced. De Klerk and South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the “miracle” transition from white rule in the country. He died after a battle... Read more
Fourteen persons have been arrested in connection with the siege on Justice Mary Odili’s apartment in Abuja, the police said on Thursday. Some of the suspects include a fake Chief Superintendent of Police, Lawrence Ajodo; a journalist with one of the national dailies, and an Islamic scholar. The Force... Read more
Bruce Fein, the American lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to drag Nigeria to the International Criminal Court over alleged gross violation of his client’s rights. Fein was in court on Wednesday to monitor the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, but was denied access... Read more
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of Oil Mining Lease (OML 29) on Wednesday said the volume of oil leakage in Friday from its operations in Bayelsa was yet to be determined. The management of AEEPCO in a statement by its Spokesperson, Mr Mathew Ndianabasi, confirmed... Read more
A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Tuesday declined to admit a computer print out of WhatsApp communication between a retired Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa and his alleged blackmailerjudge The Department of State Services (DSS) had on Oct. 18 arraigned a teenage gir before the court on a... Read more
