The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, the Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva concluded their defence on Wednesday in respect of the petition by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last governorship election in the…
A delegation of the NPC Bayelsa State staff visited the Census Committee members in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The purpose of the visit was to formally inform the committee members that the 2023 Population and Housing Census has only been postponed and not cancelled. The preparations for the census are still ongoing….
While I fully appreciate that the ship of state waits for no man, this agonizing decision — entailing a pause of my functions as the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President; Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen — was taken after significant consultations with my family over the past several days as a vexatious medical situation has worsened at home.
A support group of Labour Party, LP and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi has accused the chairman of the party in Lagos state, Kayode Salako of working against the party in the state. The Obi support group made the allegation in a statement via its Twitter handle on Saturday. The group, which identifies as Peter…
“The Governor Diri Scrabble Championship was the focus for scrabble players across the world as it was going on in the Bayelsa capital. We succeeded in introducing technology to positively showcase Bayelsa and the governor’s contribution to human capacity development”
By referencing the “concerns” of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Sylva was trying to be smart by half. To be sure, there were no conflicts or inconsistencies in the judgement of the Appeal Court as the verdict was clear as crystal and consistent with the earlier judgement delivered by of the state election tribunal.
The National Population Commission (NPC) in Akwa Ibom State held a successful breakfast meeting with media executives on June 6, 2023, to discuss the preparations for the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The meeting was presided over by the Honourable Federal Commissioner, NPC, Akwa Ibom State, Chief Engr. Benedict Ukpong – FNSE, Okete Okete Oro….
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri’s second term bid has the backing of prominent Ijaw leaders of thought, including the Bayelsa Elders Council among others. The leaders spoke at a well-attended interactive session organised by a socio-political group, Friends of Senator Douye Diri (FSDD), at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa on Monday night….
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, will commence his annual leave from today, Monday, November 25. A statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, disclosed that during the period of the governor’s absence, the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, will take charge of all state functions. Kindly share
The Member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency in Bayelsa State, and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Nigeria–Switzerland Parliamentary Friendship Group, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei, has led a high-level delegation to the Swiss Embassy in Nigeria in a move to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries. The visit, which was at the…
