The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has said that a former Governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, is still owing him N500,000 judgment debt since 2012. Dickson, who revealed this in a statement on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said that Sylva, who allegedly held the Supreme Court […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State since its loss of the December 5, 2015 governorship election has deepened. A faction of the party headed by its state chairman, Mr. Tiwei Orunimighe, on Saturday, suspended the leader of the party and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva. The Orunimighe’s faction also suspended four […]
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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 […]
Read More 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 […]
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 […]
Read More A group, the Buhari Support Group (BSG), has accused the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, of using President Muhammadu Buhari’s name to intimidate the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to sway victory in his favour in the inconclusive governorship election in the state. […]
Read More A governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Chief Timipre Sylva, has urged Bayelsa people and Nigerians to see the New Year as a new start in their individual and collective quests for development. He made the call in a New Year message issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Doifie Buokoribo, in Yenagoa on Friday. The candidate, who […]
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