Baby girl aged 5 abducted in Akemfa 1 community, Yenagoa Bayelsa capital

A five year old baby girl was on Thursday abducted by an acquaintance to the parents simply identified as Ahmed and bolted away with the baby to an unknown destination.

The parents of the baby Mr William and Margaret Koroye reside at Akemfa 1, area Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital.

Narrating her ordeal to our correspondent on Thursday, mother to the baby, Margaret said that she left the five year old with her siblings at home to attend a church service on Wednesday evening and returned to find her missing.

We spent N23 bn in 13 yrs on development of our host communities in Bayelsa- Shell

L-R: Government Relations Advisor, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Owei Bubuo; Secretary, Nigerian Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State, Ogio Ipigansi; SPDC’s Corporate Lands Manager, Trevor Akpomughe; Production Unit Manager, Bayo Balogun; and Community Interface Coordinator, Wakeel Olayiwola, at the presentation of the 2019 edition of the Shell in Nigeria Briefing Notes to the media in Yenogoa. 10//7/20019

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Wednesday said it has spent over N23 bn in development of its host communities in Bayelsa in the past 13 years.

Power outage in Bayelsa traced to fault on 132 KV Owerri-Yanagoa line –PHED

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) says the blackout in Bayelsa was caused by transmission constraints outside its control.

The poor power supply being experienced across Bayelsa was worsened by a total system collapse that threw the entire state in total darkness without public power supply since Thursday.

Reacting to the development, Mr John Onyi, Manager, Corporate Communications, PHED who regretted the incident said that efforts were underway by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to clear the fault.

Radio Bayelsa Fire: Workers Unions want GM to step down for investigation

SOME OFFICE FUNITURE SALVAGED BY STAFF DURING A FIRE INCIDENT AT RADIO BAYELSA,, EKEKI, YENAGOA ON JULY  2, 2019

Staff of Bayelsa Broadcasting Corporation on Friday urged the state government to compel the General Manager (GM) to step down to pave way for investigation of a fire incident at the station.

An early morning infernor gutted the FM station, Glory FM destroying broadcast equipment while staff on duty escaped unhurt.

Dr John Idumange, GM of the radio station had in a reaction after the fire incident attributed the fire incident to sabotage by some staff.

We remain committed to supporting the citizenry says 16 Brigade Commander

BRIG-GEN VALENTINE OKORO, COMMANDER,16 BRIGADE,NIGERIAN ARMY, YENAGOA (IN WHITE T -SHIRT LEADS OFFICERS AND MEN UNDER HIM IN SANITATION EXERCISE AT A MARKET IN YENAGOA AS PART OF BUILD UP ACTIVITIES TO MARK THE NIGERIAN ARMY DAY CELEBRATIONS 2019

The 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday restated its commitment to a cordial Civil-Military relationship and support to the Nigerian citizens in its operational area in Bayelsa.

Brig-Gen Valentine Okoro, Commander, 16 Brigade stated this during build up activities to the Nigeria Army Day slated for July 6 nationwide.

Okoro said that officers and men of the Brigade had volunteered to clean up the markets in Yenagoa as a show of support and friendship to the civilian population.

Speaking shortly after the exercise, Brig. Okoro said the exercise was part of the social responsibility of the Nigerian Army to the host communities in line with the directive of the Chief of Army Staff.

Chevron provides 41,000 doses of drugs to de-worm priary school pupils in Bayelsa

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on Wednesday provided some 41,000 doses of anti-worm drugs in support of ongoing massive de-worming of children in Bayelsa Primary Schools.

Speaking at the event, Mr Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager in charge of Government and Public Affairs at CNL stated that the progamme is aimed at ridding children of worms

Brikinn, who was represented by Mr Kayode Adeboye, Communications Coordinator CNL said the de-worming exercise was targeted at children between ages six and 12.

He noted that the campaign was part of Chevron’s commitment to support to health care in its operational areas and recalled that the oil firm recently concluded a progamme to prevent HIV transmission.

N/Delta group urges Buhari to Ignore critics, confirm Brambaifa as NDDC MD

Advocates for Good Governance, a Niger Delta youth grup has urged President Muhamma Buhari to confirm Prof Nelson Brambaifa as substantive MD of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

Mr Briggs Lokpobiri, Coordinator of the group who made the call in a statement issued in Yenagoa on Monday noted that disgruntled elements were behing the campaign to diminish Brambaifa’s sterling performance at NDDC.

“No doubt, the ultimate aim of this sinister plot is to rob Bayelsa State its rightful opportunity to produce the next Managing Director of the Commission. 

“It is consequent on this, that we call on President Muhammadu Buhari to do the needful by confirming Brambaifa as the substantive Managing Director of the Commission without further delay.