Alleged bias: APC, Sylva seek disbandment of Bayelsa Election Petition Tribunal
March 4, 2024 The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate in the Nov. 11, 2023 Bayelsa governorship election, on Monday, sought the disbandment of the state’s…
Bayelsa APC crisis: Stakeholders accuse Ganduje of betraying, abandoning Sylva
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) abandoned and betrayed its candidate in the November 11 governorship election and former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief…
Bayelsa: Sylva in more trouble as INEC voids Nembe-Bassambiri 24,000 ‘voodoo’ votes
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva has suffered a huge set back following the cancellation of the over 24,000…
Bayelsa Poll: I work for APC Deputy candidate, says arrested armed thug
A suspected thug arrested by security agents during Saturday’s off-cycle Governorship election in Bayelsa State with arms and ammunition has confessed to working for the Deputy Governorship candidate…
Alleged N100m funds for endorsement of Gov. Diri tears Bayelsa LP apart
Nov. 10, 2023 Crisis has hit the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa barely 24 hours to the governorship election in the state. Some of the party leaders are said to…
Bayelsa poll: At last, INEC restores Slyva’s name on candidates’ list
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has re-amended its list of candidates for Bayelsa governorship election, this time restoring the name of Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC)….
Appeal Court keeps Sylva waiting 2 weeks to Bayelsa guber poll
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, reserved judgment in the appeals filed by Mr Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in…
Douye Diri: A Different Kind of Governor, by Ken Ugbechie
Genuine democrats are not noisy; never showy. They are tolerant, they respect societal pluralism. When they are in power, they still allow the opposition a space in the ecosystem. Douye…
Why Bayelsans say I deserve a second term – Governor Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, recently hosted some Nigerian Editors as one of the highlights of the Standing Committee Meeting of the Nigerian Guild of Editors which held in…
FG Yet To Make Any Effort On CNG Buses, Cash Transfers, Others – NLC
September 18, 2023 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed frustration over a seeming lack of effort on the part of the Federal Government to meet its demands. NLC President…