David Lyon
15 May
Going by the outcome of the last general elections in Bayelsa State, one could conclude that the November 11 governorship election in the state will be a walk over for the incumbent Governor Douye Diri and his Peoples Democratic Party...
16 Apr
Former Governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister for State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, yesterday, emerged as the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for November 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
18 Feb
Ahead of the Bayelsa State governorship poll, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief David Lyon has joined the race for the exalted seat in the state.
11 Mar 2020
Ex President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted social media reports that he received N300 million and bulletproof cars from Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa.
9 Mar 2020
Elections in Nigeria are characterised by several infractions that many an electorate has lost faith in the power of the ballot in deciding who gets into office or not.
8 Mar 2020
Section 232 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), as well as the Supreme Court Act of 2004, Section 3, Sub-Section 1, stipulate that the number of justices of the Supreme Court shall not exceed 21
7 Mar 2020
Nigeria’s electoral system could be the greatest beneficiary from the recent rulings of the Supreme Court on the applications for the review of its earlier judgments on Bayelsa and Imo state governorship tussles if the National Assembly...
5 Mar 2020
Coalition for Transparency and Democratic Leadership has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the alleged $30million used by the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2019 Bayelsa gubernatorial election. The executive director of the coalition, Kingsley Eluma, who addressed journalists in Abuja during a protest, said the group was protesting…
29 Feb 2020
Despite the disquiet that pervaded Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital and parts of the neighbouring communities following the Supreme Court judgment that finally...
28 Feb 2020
The Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to its members to remain peaceful, calm and accept the judgment of the Supreme Court that nullified electoral victory of Chief David Lyon at the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state.
26 Feb 2020
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and David Lyon for the review of the verdict on the Bayelsa State governorship election. The apex court on Thursday, February 13, 2020, sacked APC's Lyon and his deputy-elect Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo. The court sacked Lyon for contesting the election on a…
25 Feb 2020
David Lyon, former Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State and his Deputy,Biobarakuma Degi were having a dress rehearsal on how their swearing-in ceremony will go the next day. Such organisational choreography is standard procedure in political cycles so that the debutants in office will do as customs and traditions
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