Tag: Bayelsa State
Bayelsa Polls: PDP beating war drums to intimidate voters, INEC – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of beating war drums ahead of Saturday’s…
Bayelsa boat mishap kills one
A boat mishap on Sunday claimed the life of a 27-year-old man in Yenagoa, NAN reports. The man died after…
I’ll punish those who carried out election violence – Gov Dickson
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state has vowed that the full weight of the law would be…
Breaking News: Sister of Governor Dickson kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nancy Keme Dickson, the younger sister to the Bayelsa State’s Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson has been kidnapped.…
Bayelsa Polls: Traditional rulers sue INEC, AGF over alleged disenfranchisement
Twelve traditional rulers in Southern Ijaw Area of Bayelsa State have dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court…
I have no issues with Buhari, says Sylva
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has dissociated himself from…
Bayelsa Polls: PDP faults Sylva’s letter to INEC, says he can’t be governor
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Restoration Campaign Organization, an organ of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State has expressed dismay…
Sylva tells INEC to declare winner of Bayelsa poll
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the December 5 Bayelsa state gubernatorial election, Chief Timipre Sylva,…
Bayelsa: Dickson sets up judicial commission of inquiry to investigate electoral violence
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the…
Bayelsa APC demands sack of INEC REC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Timipre Sylva, APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State[/captionsylva The Sylva-Igiri Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Some politicians, groups strategizing to destabilize Bayelsa – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa on Wednesday raised the alarm, alleging that some politicians and groups planned to…
Bayelsa: PDP agrees with INEC over election cancellation, APC kicks
Rep. Fred Agbedi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), agent at the collation centre in Yenagoa has said the cancellation of…
BREAKING: INEC declares Bayelsa election inconclusive, cancels Southern Ijaw polls
Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Bayelsa State governorship election as inconclusive. The…
#BayelsaDecides: We will use minimum force to stop protests – AIG Argungu
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of security in the ongoing gubernatorial election in Bayelsa state,…
INEC puts result collation on hold indefinitely #BayelsaDecides
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The Chief Returning Officer of Bayelsa state gubernatorial election, Prof. Zana Akpagu, has put on hold indefinitely, the…