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13 Nov
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, declared the winner of the Saturday, November 11 governorship election.
13 Nov
Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH at Naval Base, Yenagoa in an effort to rid its Area of Operation of criminality, illegalities and illegally possessed weapons has sustained operations and aggressive patrols geared towards curbing the menace of Sea Robbery and piracy as well as Crude Oil Theft (COT) within Nigeria’s Maritime Environment.
12 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the adjournment of the collation of results for the November 11, 2023, Bayelsa State Governorship Election.
12 Nov
There is massive protest ongoing at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged concocted election results from Nembe Bassambiri. Top Bayelsa-based civil society operatives, women groups, youth groups, state and National Assembly members and other concerned citizens gathered at the office of INEC to protest alleged move by the top leadership…
11 Nov
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa State and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi States.
11 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced uploading the election results of the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship election results on its INEC Result Viewing portal.
11 Nov
The Bayelsa Labour Party, LP, Governorship Candidate Engr Udengs Eradiri, has decried the high level of vote buying, stating that the exercise has been a compromise.
11 Nov
The managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr.Samuel Ogbuku, has hailed the electoral process as peaceful.
11 Nov
Here are the latest updates on the Governorship elections taking place in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa.
11 Nov
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri cast his vote at 8.40 a.m. at his Ward 6, Unit 4 Centre at his hometown, Sampou in Opokuma/Kolokuma Local Council.
11 Nov
Nigeria’s crude oil production, which has remained dismal in recent times, may face shutdown as oil communities in the Niger Delta region, yesterday, vowed to halt oil operations within the region over the three per cent benefit transfer fund in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). In a statement signed by community leaders across Bayelsa, including,…
11 Nov
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has assured residents of Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States of security preparedness during the off-cycle elections coming up tomorrow.

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