Tag: bayelsa
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Bayelsa poll: I’ll hand over to another PDP governor – Dickson boasts
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday boasted that he would hand over to another Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the November governorship election. The governor said with the support of leaders of the state he would lead the PDP to victory at the coming poll. Dickson spoke at PDP stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa, the…
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LG poll: Bayelsa Electoral Commission chair resigns, alleges threats to life
…as Governor Dickson accepts resignation Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has accepted the resignation of the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) Dr. Perekeme Bertola ahead of the August 10, 2019 local government election in the state. Bertola on Saturday resigned his appointment citing threat to his life and family by opposition political…
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JUST IN: Dickson rejects life pension bill for Bayelsa lawmakers
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has withdrawn his assent on controversial bill passed by state House of Assembly seeking life pension for lawmakers. Commissioner for Information, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, quoted Dickson as conveying the decision to decline assent to the bill in a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly, Kombowei Benson, on Monday. The…
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APC kicks against life pension for Bayelsa lawmakers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has kicked against a bill passed by the House of Assembly awarding life pensions to lawmakers. The party described the bill as unjust, ungodly and self-serving, saying it had set the public pulse racing. Publicity Secretary Doifie Buokoribo said it was unsympathetic for the lawmakers to seek…
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Lover shoots girlfriend dead in Bayelsa
A male lover, Munado Tomworio, has allegedly shot his girlfriend, Victoria Ekalamene, dead in Bayelsa State, South-South Nigeria over infidelity. The incident occurred at Oluasiri, in Nembe Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the 28 years old lover shot his girlfriend in the face, killing her on the spot after accusing…
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Again, DSS arrest Journalist Abiri in Bayelsa
Four armed men suspected to be operatives of Directorate of Security Services (DSS) on Saturday whisked away a journalist, Jones Abiri, to an disclosed location. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abiri, the publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper, who was incaserated for two years on charges of terrorism in the past, was whisked…
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INEC suspends supplementary poll in Bayelsa constituency
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) has put on hold, the supplementary elections in Brass Constituency 1 following a court order to include omitted units in the area. The Federal High Court in Yenagoa had on Friday, ordered the Electoral Commission to include omitted polling units in the supplementary elections in the constituency.…
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Daredevil cultists invade corps members’ residence in Bayelsa, kill two
There was outrage in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Thursday following gruesome murder of corps members by cultists during one of their robbery operations. It was gathered the cult members, in what has become a regular occurrence in the capital city, stormed the corps members’ residence along the School Road in Swali and shot three of…
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Gunmen kill two policemen, injure one in Bayelsa
Unidentified gunmen at the weekend killed two policemen and injured another in separate incidents that occurred in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. It was gathered that the gunmen in one of the incidents attacked a policeman attached to a popular supermarket in Amarata area of the capital city. They were said to have killed the lone…
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Elections: Police nab suspect who led attack on DCP in Bayelsa
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The Police on Friday said that they have arrested Hon. Sunny Adi, the mastermind and ringleader of the irresponsible, unprovoked and unwarranted attack on a Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Kola Okunola in Twon, Brass, Bayelsa State, on Sunday, February 24, 2019. They also said that two other persons arrested in…