Tag: bayelsa
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₦30bn for 10-km road: Gov. Diri, LP’s Eradiri trade tackles over alleged ‘lavish spending’
The ₦30 billion spent on a 10.2-kilometre dual carriageway, recently inuagurated in Yenagoa, has pitched the Labour Party (LP) guber candidate, Udengs Eradiri again Gov. Douye Diri. The LP flagbearer in the Nov. 11 governorship poll, Mr Eradiri,
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Bayelsa Guber: We are working together for Sylva’s landslide victory – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa has told Gov. Douye Diri to prepare his handover note. The APC said the party was working together to ensure a landslide victory of its governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva on Nov. 11.
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Bayelsa poll: Court dismisses APC aspirant’s suit seeking Sylva’s disqualification
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking disqualification of Mr Timipre Sylva from contesting Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship poll. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the plaintiff, Mrs Ogbomade Johnson, failed to prove the case
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INEC to start mock accreditation of voters for Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo guber elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to commence a mock accreditation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. The test run will take place simultaneously in the three States on Saturday 14th October 2023 from 8.30am to 2.30pm,” said a statement by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and…
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Bayelsa PDP youth leader, top aides to Gov. Diri dump PDP
Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa, including the party’s Youth Leader, Nunieh Odede, have dumped the party. Odede and others switched allegiance from Gov. Douye Diri to the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, ahead of the November 11 poll in the state.
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Bayelsa LP candidate faults Diri’s last minutes appointments
Mr Udengs Eradiri, the Bayelsa Labour Party (LP) Candidate for the Nov.11 election has faulted Gov. Douye Diri’s last minutes appointments and hiring of political appointees. Eradiri said this in a statement on Tuesday in Yenagoa.
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PDP chieftain decries use of market square as classrooms
Ekiye Akposeye, Convener of the PDP Alliance for Democracy (PAS), has decried the lack of classrooms at Ogobiri community in Sagbama, Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
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Bayelsa guber poll: INEC assures on deployment of BVAS, improved logistics
INEC on Thursday restated that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would be deployed for voter accreditation and transmission of result on Nov. 11 governorship poll in Bayelsa. This was disclosed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Obo Effanga,
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Bayelsa guber: LP candidate urges INEC provide level playing ground
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Bayelsa State governorship election, Udengs Eradiri, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide a level playing ground for the November 11 polls.
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Oil theft: Navy returns stolen crude-laden vessels to owners in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Navy on Friday returned a merchant tanker vessel, MV TIS IV, and a Barge Podium held for complicity in oil theft to their owners in compliance with a court judgement. The court had convicted the crew and ruled that the stolen crude be forfeited to the federal