Bayelsa Community Threatens to Shutdown Shell’s Facilities over Oil Theft

Anglo-Dutch oil and gas major, Shell, is locked in a bitter dispute with the Nembe people of Nembe Local Government Area in Bayelsa State. Well-informed local sources said on Wednesday that the community is bracing to shut down Shell’s facilities over an alleged crude oil theft owned by Aiteo Eastern E&P. The obviously angry Nembe […]

Ex-Bayelsa Governor’s Aide, Two Others, Arraigned for Alleged N864m Procurement Fraud

A former Senior Special Assistant on Millennium Development Goals to the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Embelekpo Apere, was on Thursday arraigned by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Apere, was arraigned alongside Rollins Allison Amacree, Clever Loveday and a company: Oriazy Global Link […]

Bayelsa Communities Lock Horns With American Big Oil Over Spill

American oil giant’s subsidiary, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) is currently locked in a bitter dispute with some of its host communities in Bayelsa State. They holding divergent views on leaks reported at Funiwa Oil Fields operated by the big oil off the shoreline of the state.Fishermen operating near the Atlantic Ocean coastline had on Sunday […]

Bayelsa: Following Wave of Violence, Diri Suspends Chief, Community Leaders Recognition in Peremabiri 

Bayelsa State Government under the watch of Governor Douye Diri has suspended the recognition of any chief or leader in Peremabiri community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area pending the conclusion of a probe into the violence that has been rocking the community. In recent weeks, the community has been a hot battleground for gunmen. On Christmas Day, unknown armed […]

Cult War Claims 5 Lives in Bayelsa

Rival cult war in Bayelsa State has claimed the lives of four members, and an innocent child who was hit by a stray bullet. Sources say they met their waterloo during a shootout in the early hours of Monday. Their tragic end is coming as Police Commissioner, Enugu State Command, Ahmad Abdurrahman, has ordered an […]

Bayelsa: Fresh Uprising as Protesting Ikebiri Women Demand Accountability from Monarch

State, a predominantly Ijaw area in the Niger Delta, Nigeria’s polluted oil and gas region, is currently locked in a bitter accountability war. Ikebiri women are demanding that their monarch should render accounts of his stewardship as paramount ruler of the community for the past 12 years as stipulated in the community’s written constitution, which […]

Seriake Dickson, 3 others sworn in as Senators

Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson was today sworn in as Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District. Also, Professor Nora Ladi Daduu’t representing Plateau South Senatorial District was sworn in. Daduu’t, a Professor of French at the University of Jos replaced the late Ignatius Longjan who died in February this year. Similarly, Cleopas Moses of […]

In 100 Days Of Gov. Diri, Workers, Retirees Are Smiling – Alabrah

Daniel Alabrah is the acting Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Diri Douye of Bayelsa State. Diri, a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was sworn in as the governor of Bayelsa State on February 14, 2020, after he got a favourable judgement at the Supreme Court, against the original winner of the last Bayelsa […]

PHED Braces For Tariff Increase In Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers

Electricity tariff in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers states will be going up from April 1. To this end, the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) is hosting public consultation for the proposed tariff review. According to the PHED, the coming tariff review was directed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). PHED’s […]

Bayelsa residents eagerly await release of governorship poll result

Residents of Bayelsa are eagerly awaiting the release of Saturday’s governorship election result by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bayelsa people defied flooding and other challenges to exercise their franchise in the election. While the voting process took place amidst tight security in some areas, eligible voters […]