Tag: Bayelsa State
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Bayelsa prepares awaiting looming flood
The Bayelsa Government has directed the Directorate for Flood and Erosion Control to identify more higher grounds for flood relief camps across Bayelsa, following the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)’s warnings.
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Bayelsa Govt mulls floating airline
The newly appointed Managing Director, Bayelsa International Airport, AVM Nelson Calmday, rtd, has said that plans were on by the state government to float an airline.
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Residents butcher giant whale in Bayelsa
A giant whale that was washed ashore in the Okpoama community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have butchered. According to reports, the whale measuring about 15 meters long and five meters wide at a height of about three meters, was reportedly dead when residents saw it on the beach on Wednesday morning. The fish…
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Aiteo shuts OML 29 field in Bayelsa
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 on Wednesday announced that the shutting of its Nembe Oilfields following a leak.
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Reps to probe 20 years NDDC contract abandoned in Bayelsa
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the abandoned erosion protection contract in Kolokuma/Opokuma in Bayelsa, awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
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BREAKING: Multiple explosions rock gas plant feeding NLNG export terminal
Multiple explosions were on Tuesday reported at the gas processing plant operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
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Oil companies responsible for environmental degradation in Bayelsa – Diri
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says International Oil Companies (lOCs), particularly Shell Petroleum Development Company, have been responsible for the environmental degradation in the state.
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Cult rivalry claims life of 28-year-old 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.
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No govt will deliberately inflict hardship on citizens – Gov Diri
No government will deliberately inflict hardship on its citizens, says Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State.
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Bayelsa govt calls for calm as man beheads girlfriend
The Bayelsa Government on Tuesday called for calm over report of the beheading of a girl on Saturday in Kabeama Community, Sagbama Local Government Area, by her boyfriend.