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…
Matters arising in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Off-Cycle Polls, By Tunde Rahman
Former President Goodluck Jonathan last weekend opened the debate on the propriety or otherwise of off-season elections. Speaking in an interview with journalists after voting at his Ward 13 Otuoke,…
Oborevwori hails Diri’s re-election as Bayelsans celebrate
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated his Bayelsa counterpart, Senator Douye Diri whose re-election in Saturday’s governorship election has elicited jubilation across the state. In a statement…
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…
Guber Election: Don’t engage in Violence, General Ndiomu Tells Ex-Agitators
Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has called on ex-agitators in states holding off cycle elections this weekend, to resist the temptation of being…
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)….
How FG will spend N2.1trn supplementary budget; INEC gets N18bn for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa poll
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a 2023 supplementary budget of N2.1 trillion while also giving a breakdown of how the money will be used. Minister of Budget and…
NDDC Fast-Tracks Key Bayelsa, Rivers Link Road for Commissioning
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Commission is fast-tracking the construction work on the Oruma rigid pavement Road, in…
All Nigerians must obey the law – Diri; lauds Bayelsa judiciary
One of Nigeria’s major problems is lawlessness, Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa, said in Yenagoa on Friday; stressing that all Nigerians must obey the law, both the rich and the…
NCDMB targets Q4 for completion of NOGaPS Emeyal 1 Park in Bayelsa
The Chief Engineer of the Consulting firm handling the construction of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme (NOGaPS) at Emeyal 1 Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa…