The Commissioner for Culture and Ijaw National Affairs in Bayelsa State, Mr Austin Dressman, has said that God endows the Niger Delta region with oil for optimum development of the seven states of Nigeria where the Ijaw are found.
Residents of Ekole Creek in Bayelsa, on Wednesday reported a massive oil leak from an oil field operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in the state.
Bayelsa government on Sunday has said that it will evict victims of the 2012 flood still remaining in the Bishop Dimeari Grammar School, (BDGS) Yenagoa camp, from today.
Public primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa have yet to resume for the 2016/2017 session because of the failure of the state government to settle their seven months salary arrears.
The Nigerian Army killed 23 militants in the operation, tagged “Operation Crocodile Smile” to flush out criminals in Niger Delta.
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has approved the establishment of the University of Africa for Bayelsa, the 43rd state university in the country.
The Central Naval Command, (CNC) Yenagoa, on Saturday said it seized a vessel laden with 600,000 litres of suspected illegally refined automotive gas oil also known as diesel.