Yenagoa – Shipping World News Magazine

A Federal High Court, sitting in Yenagoa Judicial Division, Yenagoa, yesterday, granted an application brought by HRH Bubaye Dakolo, Agada 1V, Ibenanowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, Bayelsa in a three billion dollars suit against international oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), seeking leave to serve the defendants by substituted means. Justice Ayo Emmanuel adjourned the matter for hearing to 22nd July. Joined in the suit marked FHC/ YEN/ CS/81/2025 are seven defendants, including 1st defendant Shell Petroleum Development Company, 2nd Shell NV, 3rd Shell Plc, 4th Attorney General of the Federation,5th Nigeria Upstream Regulatory Agency, 6th Minister of Petroleum Resources and 7th Renaissance African Energy Ltd. Among the plaintiff’s claims in a writ of summons: a dec...

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the flooding in the state was overwhelming and beyond what the government alone can handle. The governor has, consequently, appealed for assistance from the federal government, local and international organisations as well as public-spirited individuals. He made the appeal in a statewide radio and television broadcast on Tuesday. According to him, the current flood has severely impacted lives and livelihoods, with nearly a million people in over 300 communities displaced and some deaths reported. He stated that he had toured several of the ravaged communities and seen first hand the extent of the destruction. He said: “Over the last few days, floods have overwhelmed our communities and severely impacted the lives and livelih...

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Bayelsa Floods Overwhelming, We Need Help, Says Gov Diri *Directs One-Week Stay-At-Home For Civil Servants