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Bayelsa gov. election: Suit seeking to disqualify Diri stalled
The suit was filed less than nine days before the Nov. 11 governorship election by a Bayelsan woman, Blessing Clement…
Bayelsa election: Rowdy session at collation centre as Sylva wins Brass LG
The confusion was set off after the agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP complained that he was not aware…
Sylva votes, alleges ‘security operatives playing on side of PDP’
Sylva alleges that the Army is “playing on the side of the PDP” noting that a member of APC was…
Bayelsa governorship: Appeal Court dismisses suit seeking to kick out Sylva
The Court agreed with MrJames Ogwu Onoja, SAN, that the allegations of taking of oath of governorship office twice being…
Bayelsa woman asks court to kick Diri out of governorship election
In the suit filed at Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, Azibanagbal sought an order of mandatory injunction, directing the Independent…
Appeal Court restores Sylva, APC to Bayelsa gov. election ballot
Justice Okorowo had disqualified Sylva as candidate in the Nov. 11 election while delivering judgment in a suit filed by…
Ribadu: Tinubu wants free, fair governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu- led government…
APC reacts to exclusion of Slyva from list of Bayelsa governorship candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday published the list of candidates for the election without the name of…
Slyva: Diri monitoring my movements with spies
Sylva, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources had in a statement on Sunday accused Diri of deploying spies…
I was only elected once as Bayelsa governor, Sylva tells court
The former minister had, in 2006, joined the PDP governorship primaries challenging ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who at that time, was…
INEC unveils 51 candidates for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship elections
INEC said the publication of the list of the governorship candidates for Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo November governorship 2023 elections…
Silva, Lyon, 4 others battle for APC governorship ticket in Bayelsa
Lyon was the governorship candidate of APC the election in 2019.
Court verdict: Atiku congratulates Sen. Diri
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen. Douye Diri and his…
Bayelsa/Kogi: INEC assures voters of credible conclusion
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern about some reported cases of violence in the Saturday governorship elections…
Bayelsa, Kogi governorship elections: Situation reports impressive
The response of security agents and the electorate on the situation reports of the conduct of the ongoing Bayelsa and…
Election: INEC urged on priority-voting for deaf, dumb voters
Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has called for priority-voting for those with non-visible disabilities such as the deaf and…
PDP Mega rally: Jonathan, Wike, others absent
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Deputy Gov. Rear Admiral Gboribiogha, retired John-Jonah, Gov. Nyeso Wike of Rivers and Mr Timi Alaibe,…
Bayelsa Polls: APC, PDP spar over upcoming elections
Ahead of the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and opposition All Progressives Congress…
INEC shifts Kogi, Bayelsa guber polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the date for the Kogi and Bayelsa States governorship election earlier scheduled…
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Bayelsa election: Dickson tells Sylva he’s uncatchable
You can no longer play catch up with me, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state told his All Progressives Congress…