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Fishermen, residents lament use of chemicals to tackle oil spill

Fishermen and residents in Koluama 2 community in Bayelsa State have bemoaned the use of toxic dispersants to contain ongoing oil leak at Conoil’s...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2023

Human Settlement

Bayelsa designates new gateway road as planning area to prevent chaos

The Bayelsa State Government has designated both sides of the Gateway Road as a planning area to prevent disorderly development of structures. Deputy Gov. of...

Michael Simire - January 5, 2023

Business

Rep urges implementation of Senate resolution to restore Atala marginal field to Bayelsa

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Fred Agbedi (PDP-Bayelsa), has urged relevant authorities to ensure the implementation of the resolution of the...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2022

Human Settlement

Bayelsa riverine communities get first roads 26 years after state’s creation

Bayelsa State Government has promised to link its riverine communities by road to enhance economic activities in the coastal areas and give residents a...

Michael Simire - December 21, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Flood washes up corpses at Bayelsa cemetery

The unending flood across Bayelsa State has continued to wreak havoc as it has washed up several corpses at Azikoro Government Cemetery in Yenagoa, raising...

Michael Simire - October 18, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Flood: Reps caucus urges Buhari to declare state of emergency in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State House of Representatives caucus in the National Assembly has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency in...

Michael Simire - October 17, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Three dead, residents displaced as Bayelsa community submerged by flood

The Ayakoro settlement in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been submerged by flood, leaving no fewer than three people dead. The death...

Michael Simire - October 14, 2022

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Flood claims 16-year-old in Bayelsa, victims cry for help

A 16-year-old boy, Temedi Yerimene, has drowned in the ravaging flood at Igbogene Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The flood reportedly...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2022

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