Tag: Bayelsa
Police probe abduction of Bayelsa SSG’s mother second time in eight...
Police in Bayelsa have begun investigating the abduction of Betinah Benson, mother of the Secretary to Bayelsa State Government (SSG).
The 80-year-old woman was taken...
Governor Diri SSG’s mother abducted
Betinah Benson, mother of the secretary to the Bayelsa State Government Konbowei Benson, has been abducted, police said on Wednesday.
Mrs Benson was taken into...
Atala Field: 12 facts and issues surrounding revocation, re-award of OML...
The Nigerian oil and gas ecosystem has been, largely, the exclusive preserve of the international oil companies (IOCs) since Shell-BP struck oil in commercial...
Bayelsa police probe ‘killing’ of undergraduate by soldier boyfriend
Bayelsa State Police Command on Wednesday began a ”discreet” investigation into the alleged killing of a student of the Niger Delta University (NDU) by...
Shell confirms oil spill in Bayelsa community
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed an oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the state capital.
The company’s media...
Bayelsa denies issuing 14 days ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen
Bayelsa State Government has denied giving Fulani cattle breeders 14 days notice to vacate the state.
Commissioner for agriculture and natural resources David Alagoa said...
Peter Obi tasks Bayelsa on budgeting, planning
Former vice-presidential candidate Peter Obi has encouraged Bayelsa State Government to remain focused as it has been over the years by continued delivery of...
Nengi congratulates new face of Bayelsa girl child Ebizi Eradiri
Big Brother Naija star Nengi Hampson has congratulated the first female first-class graduate from the Faculty of Law of Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University...
Policeman shoots teenage girl, two women in Bayelsa
Police in Bayelsa have arrested a policeman who shot two women and a teenage girl in Edepie-Etegwe area of Yenagoa the state capital.
A statement...
Policeman killed as gunmen attack Dickson’s residence in Bayelsa
Gunmen raided the residence of former governor of Bayelsa State Seriake Dickson in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state in an early morning...