IF Seriake Dickson the Governor of Bayelsa State is expecting a congratulatory message from President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent re-election for a second term of office, he had better forget it. Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s minister of information and culture told journalists in Abuja on Monday that the President would not follow the habit of […]
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BAYELSA State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Chief Timipre Sylva alleged yesterday that the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conspired with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to “rig” him out of the election. According to Nation, Sylva, who vowed to challenge what he described as the procured victory of the […]
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The Transition Monitoring Group on Monday said the Bayelsa governorship poll fell below the global standards for credible elections. The TMG Chairman, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, who presented its final statement on the election to journalists in Abuja, said the election witnessed widespread cases of ballot box snatching that hindered the counting and announcement of results at […]
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The police on Saturday denied claims that over 10 persons suspected to be militants and political thugs were killed during the supplementary elections held in Southern Ijaw local government area and other 101 polling units across Bayelsa State. It was initially reported that some of the victims died in Ekeremor and Nembe local government areas […]
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Security agents arrested a fake official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Famgbe, Yenagoa. Nation report He was reportedly hired to help rig the election in the area. He reportedly made confessional statement indicting some government officials.
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Thugs on Saturday invaded a polling unit at Oguta-Otuopoti in Bayelsa and snatched election materials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in the area. The thugs threw the materials into the river before soldiers shot into the air to scare them away. The materials were later retrieved from the river. 05:10pm Update: […]
Read More There was tension in Bayelsa State, Friday, as voters in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and over 101 polling units across six local councils, prepare to chose between Chief Timipre Sylva and Governor Seriake Dickson on Saturday. Since it started on December 5, the election has been a two-horse race between the former Governor and […]
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