Unidentified gunmen have abducted 84 year- old father of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief George Agbabou Week and carted away his electronic gadgets, jewelries in Southern Ijaw Council Area of the state. His abduction is coming four days after Beauty Siasia, the 80 -year – old mother of former Super Eagles ’ Coach, Samson … Read more
Unidentified gunmen have abducted 84 year- old father of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief George Agbabou Week and carted away his electronic gadgets, jewelries in Southern Ijaw Council Area of the state. His abduction is coming four days after Beauty Siasia, the 80 -year – old mother of former Super Eagles ’ Coach, Samson … Read more
– INEC said that it has no reason to extend deadline for collection of PVC – We held market outreaches, we called some of the card owners on phone and we also sent out SMS to some of them – As at today, there is no reason whatsoever for extending the deadline for the collection … Read more
– Speaker of Bayelsa house of Assembly, Tonye Isenah said that he remained the speaker – I did not resign, neither was I impeached – I challenge anyone canvassing that position to come up with a proof Following the plenary on Monday which witnessed gunshots at the Bayelsa House of Assembly by some youths … Read more
– Emmanuel Isenah, the embattled speaker of the Bayelsa Assembly has been controversially impeached – Monday Obolo, lawmaker representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 2, replaced Isenah – mace was taken away so any activity done without the mace is illegal The embattled Speaker of the Bayelsa Assembly, Emmanuel Isenah, has been controversially impeached … Read more
– Gunshot in Bayelsa Assembly as Speaker make away with Mace – Isenah is expected to resign today following pressure mounted on him by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders to quit his position – The Speaker’s resignation has heightened more tension since on Friday leading to invasion of hoodlums There was panic and … Read more
– The INEC has denied its disqualification of parties and candidates ahead of the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states – The commission’s spokesman, Festus Okoye, said INEC deals with political parties and not their candidates or individuals – According to him, the commission has a responsibility to enforce provisions of the constitution Ahead … Read more
Bayelsa Speaker Emmanuel Tonye Isenah may resign on Monday following pressure mounted on him by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders to quit his position ahead of the November 16th governorship election. A source, who spoke on the development, said Isenah decided to resign so that he won’t be blamed in case the PDP fails … Read more
Chairman of Bayelsa State Butchers’ Association Chairman, Chibuzor Nwachukwu, has been assassinated by gunmen in Yenagoa, the state capital. Details later…
– The chairman of Bayelsa Butcher,Mr.Nwachukwu, shot dead by Gunmen – Nwachukwu, was said to be returning home about 8 pm on Sunday when he was attacked and killed – The deceased, 42 years old who hailed from Nkanun Community in Enugu State was married with four children The Chairman of Bayelsa State Butchers … Read more
– The PDP has denied reports which claimed that Governor Dickson and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva held a meeting together – The part urged Bayelsans to ignore the unfounded rumour which he described as a product of mischief – According to the party, the surreptitious design to … Read more
Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Preye Aganaba, has asked the High Court in Yenagoa to void the primaries that produced Chief David Lyon as the party’s candidate for the November 16 governorship election. Aganaba sued APC, Lyon and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the court as defendants … Read more
INEC to publish names of candidates and their particulars for Bayelsa and Kogi governorship polls on Friday 13th September 2019. 52 parties submitted names of candidates for Bayelsa State while 49 parties submitted in Kogi. INEC monitored Sixty-four political party primaries in Bayelsa and 59 in Kogi . Details later…..
– Samson Siasia has disclosed that his mother Madam Beauty Ogere, she is still in kidnappers’ captivity – Siasia said he has payed N1.5 million to the kidnappers in Bayelsa – Former Super Eagles’ coach said the situation is pathetic Former Super Eagles’ coach, Samson Siasia has cried out that his mother … Read more
-APC national working committee names three member appeal committees for the just concluded primaries. The All Progressive congress(APC)National Working Committee (NWC) has named three member Appeal Committees for the recently conducted primaries for the Kogi and Bayelsa Governorship elections. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu issued this statement on Thursday, saying … Read more
– Direct primaries mode have adopted by the APC to select the candidate to fly its flag in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Bayelsa – Returning Officer for the Bayelsa APC Primaries, Gov. Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe made this on Tuesday, September 4 – Buni said the process would be concluded within the time frame … Read more
– The venue of PDP governorship primary election in Bayelsa has turned into a pandemonium – Thugs wearing campaign vests of an aspirant have engaged security operatives in a shootout at the accreditation venue – They detonated an explosive close to the venue and shot continually at the Ijaw House Thugs … Read more
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of its governorship primaries in Kogi and Bayelsa States. APC also announced the commencement of the sale of nomination forms for the primaries. The party fixed the cost of the nomination form at N22.5m and said … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will resume distribution of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsa and Kogi, ahead of the states’ November 16 governorship elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on … Read more
Governors in the Niger Delta region have come under fire over the decay of infrastructure and underdevelopment in their States. Chairman of Nigerian Young Professionals Forum, NYP, Moses Siloko Siasia blamed the Governors for not fully tapping into what he called the economic potentials of the region. He noted that the Governors were creating an … Read more