Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Police Command has paraded a 27-year-old suspect before newsmen in Yenagoa on Monday for allegedly killing his 25-year-old female friend. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Asmin Butswat, said the suspect…

The Federal Government on Tuesday directed AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (AEEPCo), to stop operation of oilfield in Bayelsa State. A statement by Mr Saghir el Mohammed, Press Director, Ministry of Environment,…

The Bayelsa Government has expressed worry over Aiteo Production Company’s failure to plug the leaks at its oil field in Nembe, two weeks after the incident was reported. The government’s reaction is contained in a statement issued on…

The people of Nembe Basamri in Bayelsa on Thursday expressed concerns over the air toxicity following prolonged exposure to gas and crude oil leaks from a nearby oil well operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration Company. The oil firm had…

The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr. Ben Okolo, on Friday in Yenagoa confirmed the stabbing to death of a police officer by his colleague. Okolo said he had ordered the detention of the suspect and an investigation of the incident.…

As part of measures to curtail sea piracy, kidnappings and other criminal activities, the Bayelsa government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on its waterways. Gov. Duoye Diri, who announced the measure on Monday evening, at the end of…

The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the release of Chief Gbalipre Turner by his abductors. The 70-year-old father of the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Mr Marvin Turner, was abducted on Sept. 5, at Kpansia,…

Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Saturday in Yenagoa rejoiced with a prospective corps member delivered of a baby boy in Bayelsa. The new mother, Ramatu Yunusa, was delivered of her…

Indications have emerged that the Bayelsa Government has not given up on its Oil Mining Lease (OML 46) licence which was revoked by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). Bayelsa Oil Company reapplied for the licence during the…

Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has expressed worry over dwindling revenue allocations to the state from the Federation Accounts despite rising oil prices at the international market. Ewhrudjakpo spoke in Yenagoa, on…

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has offered a scholarship to Kingdom Kroseide, the winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 6. The governor said that the state government would now be responsible for the 24-year-old singer's education at…

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will in 2023 bring about the desired change Nigerians are yearning for. Diri also advocated the strengthening of the party at all levels in order to wrest power…

The Bayelsa Livestock Management Committee (BSLMC) on Tuesday said it impounded 34 cows in Yenagoa for alleged violation of the state’s anti-open grazing law. It was learnt that the cows were impounded around the Bayelsa Palm Estate in…

The Rivers State Government has committed five billion naira to development of facilities at the Yenagoa campus of the Nigerian Law School. The state Gov. Nyesom Wike made the disclosure at the flag-off of construction of two hostel…

The Bayelsa Government on Tuesday dissociated Gov Douye Diri from alleged inciting comments by one Bodmas Kemepadei, a social media aide to the governor saying the views expressed were his personal opinion. Mr. Kola Oredipe, Director,…

The Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truckline operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has discharged some 213 barrels of crude oil into Ikarama community in Bayelsa. SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan,…

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa, has ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of a youth on Thursday, in Ovom community, Yenagoa Local Government Area (LGA), of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), gathered…

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, says the state has been "cheated over the years" in placements at the federal level. He urged the Federal Character Commission (FCC) to investigate and correct the imbalance for the sake…

The Bayelsa State Government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state. Gov. Douye Diri assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 on Wednesday at the Executive Chamber of…

Unknown gunmen suspected to be oil thieves have killed a soldier and made away with his weapon in Apoi Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. A similar fate befell a team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps…

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has held divergent views with members of its host communities in Bayelsa on leakages reported at Funiwa Oil Fields operated by the oil firm off Bayelsa Coast. The CNL’s host communities include Koluama,…

The Bayelsa Government has directed the Commissioner for Health to settle the medical bills of the victims of a shooting by police personnel in the Etegwe/Edepie area of the state capital, Yenagoa. Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the…

Five states in Southern Nigeria will soon get the N148.14 billion refunds promised them by the Federal Government as both chambers of the National Assembly have signed off on the refund. The House of Representatives approved the refund…

The Supreme Court has affirmed Duoye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo as duly-elected Bayelsa Governor and Deputy Governor respectively. According to Channels Television, a seven-man panel of the apex court in a unanimous decision affirmed…