Bayelsa State
16 Nov
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has called for legislation to check vote-buying towards safeguarding the country’s electoral system.
11 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bayelsa State, has denied allegations that it replaced trained ad-hoc staff with unknown individuals for the November 11 governorship election.
11 Nov
Voting in the ongoing governorship election has commenced after about three hours delay in Okpoama Ward, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
11 Nov
There was early arrival of election officials and commencement of voting in some Polling Units in Ward 5, Yenegoa Local Government Area in the ongoing governorship election in Bayelsa.
11 Nov
A total of 1,017,613 registered voters are expected to determine who becomes the next governor of Bayelsa as voting opens on Saturday. In the race are 16 political parties and their candidates including the incumbent, Gov. Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Timipre Slyva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Eradiyi Udengmobofa…
10 Nov
These off-cycle elections have not come by way of scheduling. In other words, we have general elections every four years.
8 Nov
The Bayelsa APC Professionals and Stakeholders Group has stated that party members have lost confidence in the governorship candidate of their party APC, Chief Timipre Sylva, and his capacity to win the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The prominent and influential body within the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday announced a significant change…
8 Nov
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has pledged to give maximum support to the programmes and activities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state. Diri stated this on Tuesday at the opening/swearing-in of the 2023 Batch C, Stream I comprising 1301 corps members deployed to the state for one year mandatory national service.…
7 Nov
With a few days to the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi, it is almost certain that insecurity and near loss of confidence in the electoral process may force about 70 per cent of eligible voters out of the election, especially in Imo state.
7 Nov
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, yesterday, warned perpetrators of electoral violence to steer clear of Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State.
1 Nov
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) In Bayelsa State has said Governor Douye Diri cannot escape the wrath of the electorate in next week’s polls.
31 Oct
The Appeal Court in Abuja has reversed the judgment of the Federal High which disqualified the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 Bayelsa State governorship Timipre Sylva. The Federal High Court in Abuja had earlier on October 9, disqualified Mr Sylva as the APC candidate in the forthcoming Governorship election on…
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