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Court Orders AGF To Remove NDDC From Niger Delta Ministry

Court of Law
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice to stop placing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)Read More

Diri Promises More Roads In Bayelsa

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has promised that his administration will construct more roads to link communities in the state. Governor Diri spoke on Thursday as his Oyo StateRead More

Aiteo Mobilises Massive Equipment To Halt Bayelsa Gas Leak

Aiteo
After days of waiting, Aiteo Eastern Exploration Company (AEEPCO) yesterday succeeded in mobilising heavy equipment to the site of the Santa Barbara wellhead leak in Nembe, Bayelsa state, in whatRead More

FG: Cause Of Nembe Oil Spill Yet To Be Determined

National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
Warns against speculation Denies loss of 200,000 barrels of oil, Sylva-led delegation visits communities •Halliburton confirms engagement by Aiteo Three weeks after a pipeline explosion in Nembe, Bayelsa State, whichRead More

Buhari Asks Petroleum Minister, Sylva To Visit Bayelsa Community Over Oil Spillage

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to visit the Bayelsa community affected by a recent oil spillage and to probe the degreeRead More

Aiteo: We’re Working With Experts To Curb Bayelsa Oil Spill

Aiteo
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Aiteo Joint Venture (JV), Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 yesterday disclosed that it was working with bothRead More

Diri Calls For Action On Insecurity In Niger Delta

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri, has highlighted the need to address the root causes of crime and insecurity in the Niger Delta designing a pan-regional response to theRead More

NCAA Approves Commercial Flight Operations At Bayelsa Airport

Bayelsa airport
It’s a dream come true, says Governor Diri After months of expectation, the Bayelsa State Government-owned airport finally received the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on SaturdayRead More

Pandemonium As Gunmen Attack Bayelsa Community, Raze Buildings

Gunmen
Pandemonium broke out yesterday when some unidentified gunmen struck at Ogila-ama community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The gunmen, who came in three speed boats,Read More

How Jealous Lover Killed Bayelsa Pastor, Church Member Over Girlfriend

Pastor Chimaobi Henry Ofor
The Igbogene community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State penultimate week woke up to the tragic murder of Apostle Chimaobi Henry Ofor and a yet-to-be identified female worshipper,Read More