Navy arrests 2, seizes truck over alleged illegal oil deal in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH (NNS) says it has arrested two persons and seized one tank truck over alleged crude oil theft in Bayelsa. […]
Bayelsa State
One killed as cultists clash in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Wednesday confirmed the death of 28-year-old Victor Namabebe to cult rivalry at Amarata, a suburb in Yenagoa. […]
NDLEA nabs hair stylist, dispatch rider selling drug-laced chin-chin to students
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu and a dispatch rider, Edesemi […]
Navy destroys 3 illegal refinery sites, wooden boat in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed three illegal refinery sites, a wooden boat and a total of 160,000 litres […]
Reps to investigate NDDC over alleged abandoned shoreline project in Bayelsa
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to liaise with the commission to investigate alleged mismanagement and […]
Jonathan urges Nigerians to pray for his mother after losing 8 children
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to pray for his mother, Eunice Jonathan, who have lost eight of her children. He made […]
NSCDC arrests 8 suspected oil thieves in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspects in its fight against oil thieves in Bayelsa State. The State Commandant […]
Man beheads girlfriend in Bayelsa
A middle aged man at Kabeama coastal settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa, simply identified as Tony, has allegedly beheaded his […]
Nigeria Navy destroys 3 illegal refining sites in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FORMOSO, in Bayelsa, destroyed three illegal refining sites between Sunday and Tuesday, Capt. Murtala Rogo, the Commanding Officer, […]
Navy hands over trawler, 13 crew members to fisheries department
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Saturday handed over a fishing trawler, MFV Lady Jessica ll, and 13 crew members to the Federal Department of […]
Bayelsa ‘mystery’ oil spill: NOSDRA stakeholders visit Foropa coastline
Stakeholders led by the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) have visited Foropa, a fishing settlement along the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa […]
Bayelsa: 54-year old man marries 4-year old girl over claims of been married in past life, Child Rights Group kicks
A child rights advocacy group in Bayelsa, DO Foundation, on Thursday, kicked against the Dec. 26, traditional marriage between a 4-year-old ‘bride’ and a 54- […]
NDDC distributes palliatives to Bayelsa communities
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has distributed palliatives to flood-prone communities across the eight local government areas of […]
Nigerian Content Act boosting domestic refining, says NCDMB
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development Board (NCDMB), Mr Simbi Wabote, says the painstaking implementation of the Nigerian Content Act has […]
NOSDRA deploys aircraft, 5 vessels to contain spill at TotalEnergies Egina field
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has deployed an aircraft and five vessels to contain the oil leakage from Egina […]
Bayelsa Oil Communities lament bottlenecks in PIA implementation
Oil bearing communities in Bayelsa have bemoaned prolonged delays in the implementation of the host community fund component of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Representatives […]
Police arrest cultist who killed DPO in Rivers
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested one of the suspected killers of SP Bako Angbashim, former Divisional Police […]
Bayelsa Gubernatorial Election: How the Military saved the day
By GABRIEL OMONHINMIN – It is no longer news that the off-cycle elections in Nigeria have come and gone and winners declared in various States […]
SERAP to INEC: Identify, arrest sponsors of electoral offences in Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral […]
Heavy security at INEC Bayelsa office ahead of governorship election
Security operatives have mounted heavy security presence at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Bayelsa Head office in Yenegoa as the commission rounds off […]