As the Bayelsa State governorship election, scheduled for November 11, 2023, gets closer, panic has hit the camp of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, as his support base is being depleted daily with supporters ditching him for the camp of the incumbent, Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic…
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s election victory has been upheld by the Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision by a panel of Justices, the court dismissed an appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Uche Nnaji, challenging the outcome of the gubernatorial contest. The court held that the appellants did not provide…
By Surv. Furoebi F.S. Akene Surprise in this context is the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. The unexpected is both positive and negative depending on the impact and what it portends. The surprises I am deeply worried about are the ways construction activities are been carried out in the State…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that the major challenge of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state ahead of the November 11 governorship election is that it picked an unsellable candidate that has been rejected by his party members and the people. Governor Diri made the statement during a meeting with…
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC ) in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, appears to be playing the ostrich in the Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri) community crisis. Governor Douye Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, while reacting to a statement credited to the former Bayelsa governor, in which he…
Kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan from the Ogbia Kingdom have applauded the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for his purposeful leadership of the state. The Ogbia people led by their paramount ruler, the Obanobhan III, King Dumaro Charles Owaba, gave the commendation during a Thank-You-Visit to Government House, Yenagoa, on Tuesday. In an…
Former legislators in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly have endorsed Governor Douye Diri’s bid for a second term in office. According to a press statement released by Daniel Alabrah, Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, the ex-lawmakers under the aegis of the Bayelsa Former Legislators Forum passed a vote of confidence in…
The Hon. Member Representatives Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei has congratulated the member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 1 at the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Felix Bonny Ayah and shared joyful moments on the occasion of Ayah’s birthday. In his message of felicitation, Hon. Ambaiowei described Hon….
Yesterday, the Chairman of National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, and his delegation met with the Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, and his team to discuss collaboration for the upcoming Nigeria Population and Housing Census. The discussions focused on generating reliable housing data for policy design and planning….
Ghandi Laoye, a former pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God who was recently installed as the new Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, has commenced his traditional rites. He arrived in Ogbomoso early Friday morning in a private chopper and will spend seven days in seclusion before being bestowed with the staff of…
