Tag: Bayelsa
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INEC Issues Fresh Update Ahead of Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday vowed to upload polling unit results on its INEC Result Viewing portal. The commission also noted that it has made arrangements for land and maritime transportation to ensure that electoral materials are made available to ensure that voting commences on time. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Kogi…
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Atiku Issues Fresh Directive to Supporters in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi states
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election has called on supporters to vote for PDP candidates in the upcoming off-cycle elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Atiku acknowledged the widespread dissatisfaction with the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) handling of the…
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Bayelsa women protest at NDDC office Over Neglect By the Commission
Many women from oil-producing communities in Bayelsa State on Friday protested at the state office of the Niger Delta Development Commission in Yenagoa, against alleged neglect and underdevelopment of their oil impacted communities by the commission. The protesters, who came mainly from the hinterland communities, stormed the state liaison office of the commission on Mbiama-Yenagoa…
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Just In: Burglars Attack Bayelsa Government house, Cart Away N3.5million
The sum of N3.5million on Tuesday went missing after some burglars attacked Bayelsa State Government House in Yenagoa the state capital. The money was carted away by the burglars who broke into the office of Mrs Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the governor. Ndiomu-Brown told Channels Television in a phone conversation that…
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Burglars Cart Away N3.5million From Bayelsa Government House
The sum of N3.5million on Tuesday went missing after some burglars attacked Bayelsa State Government House in Yenagoa the state capital. The money was carted away by the burglars who broke into the office of Mrs Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the governor. Ndiomu-Brown told Channels Television in a phone conversation that…
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Jonathan kinsmen, others dump PDP for APC
Grassroots politicians and kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Robert Enogha and Chief Claudius Enegesi have dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Prior to his defection, Enogha was the Chairman, Bayelsa Environmental Sanitation Authority and former two-time member…
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APC Planning to Deploy ‘Federal Might’, Alleges Diri, PDP Guber Candidate
Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 election in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to deploy what he termed ‘federal might’ to intimidate members of his party in the build-up to the poll. Speaking when…
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Ex-Bayelsa PDP senator joins APC
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Nimi Amange, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amange, who represented Bayelsa East in the Senate, said he joined APC because Governor Seriake Dickson arrogated PDP to himself. His intention was contained in a letter he sent to the Chairman of Ward…
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Alaibe asks court to void Bayelsa PDP primary poll
A former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, has asked the court to invalidate the primary election that produced Senator Douye Diri as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November governorship election I Bayelsa State. Alaibe, who participated as an aspirant in the primary poll, complained that…
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INEC to publish names, particulars of candidates for Kogi, Bayelsa polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to publish names of candidates and their particulars for Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections today, The Nation gathered on Thursday. Fifty-two parties submitted lists of nominated candidates for Bayelsa State, while 49 parties submitted for Kogi. INEC monitored 64 primaries in Bayelsa and 59 in Kogi. The publication…