Order presidential probe into violence recorded in Kogi, Bayelsa elections – PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the issue of violence during elections in the country. It advised the President to end all attempts…
INEC Fixes Nov. 30 for supplementary, rerun elections for Kogi West, Ajaokuta
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed the 30th of November for the conduct of the supplementary election in Kogi West Senatorial District. INEC says it came to the…
PDP calls for cancellation of gov’ship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa States, says Nigeria’s democracy under threat
Leader of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Uche Secondus, has said that the nation’s democracy is under threat, following the manner in which the November 16 elections in…
Bayelsa Poll: INEC presents certificate of return to Lyon, Deputy
Governor-elect, Mr David Lyon The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, presented Certificate of Return to Bayelsa Governor-elect, Mr David Lyon and his deputy Sen. Degi Eremienyo. INEC…
Senate passes Finance Bill proposing VAT increase, others
Members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly have passed the finance Bill. The Bill which was passed during Thursday’s plenary after it scaled through the third reading on…
Kogi West Senatorial Election:Â I won the election with a wide margin, nobody will take my seat in the National Assembly – Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye Senator Dino Melaye, on Wednesday, stormed the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, presenting several video evidence upon which he is demanding the…
Poor performance by the Bayelsa gov’t gave APC an easy win – Minister
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipreye Sylva The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipreye Sylva has `thanked’ Gov. Serike Dickson of Bayelsa for making it much easier…
Bayelsa Election: Soldiers ‘chased away’ key PDP stakeholders, PDP’s Diri alleges
PDP governorship candidate, Duoye Diri The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Duoye Diri, has faulted the outcome of the governorship election in Bayelsa State. Diri, who addressed a news…
Buhari congratulates Bayelsa gov-elect Lyon, commends APC supporters
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Nov. 16 election in Bayelsa, David Lyon, on his victory. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in…
APC projected to win Kogi, Bayelsa states; INEC regrets electoral violence
Preliminary results are projecting victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in both Kogi and Bayelsa states in the elections conducted on Saturday. APC is showing strength in almost all…