Budget Report Shows Lagos Assembly Members Set for N155m Houses Each Budgets N6.2b To Buy 40 Property In Lagos, Abuja Uncertainty whether the initiative to provide houses originated from the executive or the legislature If the information contained in the second quarter 2025 budget performance report of the Lagos State government is anything to go … Read more
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson, praised the Federal Government’s engagement of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) as a commendable initiative. Eko Hot Blog gathered that Dickson emphasized the importance of expanding Tantita’s coverage area to enhance its contributions to the nation during his visit to Oporoza, the headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom … Read more
The PDP said the APC is aware that it has been rejected by Nigerians having failed woefully and that there is no way it can win elections under any condition The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of witch-hunting members of the opposition party and … Read more
Seriake Dickson, winner of Bayelsa West Senatorial Bye-election The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, the winner of Bayelsa West Senatorial Bye-election, Ekohotblog gathered. Read Also: JUST IN: APC Wins Plateau South Senatorial By-Election Dickson, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, polled 115,257 while Peremobowei Ebebi … Read more
A police officer has been shot dead by gunmen in a midnight attack at the Toru-Orua residence of former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The bandits were said to have invaded Dickson’s compound through the Forcados River on Wednesday night. The slain officer was among a … Read more
Governor Dickson said the politicization and over-centralisation of security without an effective funding mechanism and arrangement for professionalism had reduced Nigeria to an un-policed country, therefore, supported the southwest joint security outfit known as Operation Amotekun. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, yesterday, said he was a strong … Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson says he will be leaving behind very big shoes for his successor after eight years of sustained efforts to develop the state. Dickson added that his administration has raised the bar of performance for succeeding governments by making painstaking sacrifices and ambitious investments in the interest of the state. … Read more
The transition committee of the Restoration Government of Governor Seriake Dickson, has expressed readiness to give account of the stewardship of the Governor’s administration ahead of the handing over of the leadership mantle to the newly elected Governor of the state. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson made this known Friday at … Read more
The executive governor of Bayelsa State Seriake Dickson, has condemned the November 16 gubernatorial poll in the state stressing that there was now election in the state. Dickson claimed that the conducted election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is an insult to Bayelsans. He noted that what transpired on that date (November 16) … Read more
The executive governor of Bayelsa State Seriake Dickson, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and security agencies in the country to apologize to the people of the state for the conduct of the November 16 gubernatorial poll. The governor said on Monday that what transpired on that date in the name of an … Read more
Ex-militant leader in Niger Delta Reuben Wilson, has applauded the victory of the All Progressive Congress APC gubernatorial candidate David Lyon in the Saturday governorship poll in Bayelsa. He noted that the victory of Lyon was a symbol of love for the people of the State adding that, Governor Seriake Dickson ruled the state like … Read more
The Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson, has vehemently rejected the result of the Saturday gubernatorial poll in the state. The Governor accused the All Progressive Congress APC for using ex-president Goodluck Jonathan to make illegality legitimate. It could be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC had declared the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, … Read more
The Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, has said that the gubernatorial poll of Saturday was characterized by violence across the state. The Governor in corroborating his claim tendered video evidence of violence recorded during the governorship poll in some local government areas of the state. Dickson also described the Saturday gubernatorial poll as a charade … Read more
The Governor of Bayelsa state Seriake Dickson, has belittled the All Progressive Congress APC in the state noting that APC was no match for the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. This is coming ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial poll in the state. The Governor disclosed this during a live media chat in the state capital, … Read more
The Governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, has responded to the allegations of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC Adams Oshiomhole, that the state airport built by the governor was useless and most expensive in the world. It could be recalled that Ekohotblog.com had earlier reported that Oshiomhole had berated the airport built … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has berated the governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, over the state’s airport he built. Oshiomhole described the state’s airport as useless and most expensive in the world. Adding that, it ought to be in the Guinness Book of World Records. The national chairman disclosed … Read more
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, had called for a free and fair election ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial poll in the state. The Governor also stressed that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, will record a landslide victory in the forthcoming governorship poll in the state. Dickson who urged voters to arm themselves … 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
-Gov. Seriake Dickson warned the leadership of the PDP against unauthorised use of his name as Chairman of the party’s Governors Forum to issue statements -He noted that it was odd for any group of persons to make attributions to him in statements he did not authorize The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, on … Read more
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has announced automatic employment to all Ph.D. holders of the state origin, as well as those from other Ijaw-speaking states in the country. According to the governor, beneficiaries of the offer would citizens of other states such as Ondo, Edo, Delta, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states of Ijaw background. … Read more