Tag: Bayelsa

The governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has directed a probe into the palliative care distribution process in order to prosecute those responsible for the diversion of food supplies. At…

  Timipre Sylva, the APC candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has managed to avoid losing a second legal battle. Friday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal in Abuja gave…

Babatunji Wusu – In the governorship elections scheduled for November 11 in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it does…

Babatunji Wusu – Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has charged Governor Douye Diri with inciting violence and amassing weapons ahead of the…

Babatunji Wusu – Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress candidate, has been added to the list of candidates who will be competing at the vote this Saturday by the Independent…

Babatunji Wusu – The Appeal Court in Abuja has reinstated Timipre Sylva as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the governorship election in Bayelsa State on November 11. On…

Babatunji Wusu – The Bayelsa State Police Command has said that it will send 40,000 officers to the state’s governorship election on November 11. The police had originally intended to…

  Babatunji Wusu – Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman, is currently in a meeting with the leaders of all political parties that will be contesting the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections…

  Charles Kurobo, a senior special assistant to the governor of Bayelsa State and the chairman of the first phase of the Niger Delta Ex-agitators’ Leadership Forum in Bayelsa State,…

 By Babatunji Wusu The inspector general of police (IGP) and other security services have been tasked by the Network of Bayelsa Professionals (NBP) to guarantee a peaceful electoral process throughout…