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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State erupted in jubilation on Monday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the off-cycle governorship election in the state. This was even as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who …
Read More »Bayelsa: Diri Wins Re-Election with 175,196 Votes
By Emma Ovundah The incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, and governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Douye Diri has been declared winner of the just concluded November 11 governorship election in the state. Returning Officer for the Bayelsa State governorship election, Prof. Kuta Farouk, made the declaration …
Read More »Bayelsa Guber Poll Witnesses Early Voting in Yenagoa, Violence, Disruptions in Other Areas
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There was marked improvement in the organisation of the Bayelsa Governorship Election. In many parts of Yenagoa City, electoral personnel and materials arrived early to the polling units with accreditation and voting also taking place. The process has been largely peaceful and orderly with moderate turnout …
Read More »‘APC Thugs’ Attack Corps Member, Cart Away Result Sheets at Onopa, Yenagoa
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ad-Hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a Corps member was on Saturday attacked by suspected thugs of the All Progressive Congress (APC), carting away the elections materials, the BIVAS for Ward 1, Unit 23 located at Onopa in Yenagoa Local Government Area …
Read More »Off-Cycle Guber Elections: IPC Calls for Safety, Protection of Reporters
By Amos Odhe The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has urged journalists and other media professionals who would be on electoral duty during the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023 to take all necessary steps to ensure their personal safety. IPC also …
Read More »Activist Asks Gov Fubara, FG to act with Conscience, Exonerate Ogoni 9
A former aide to late Ken Saro-Wiwa and president of the National Union of Ogoni Students (NUOS, USA), Comrade Freddie ldamkue, has called on President Bola Tinubu to review the trial of the Ogoni Nine and exonerate them from the “trumped-up charges.” He lamented the incessant killings of Ogoni people …
Read More »Oborevwori Tasks Delta Civil Servants to ‘Raise Bar of Performance’
By Amos Odhe The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon, Sheriff Oborevwori, has tasked civil servants in the state to emulate the good example of their retired colleagues who left a standard for them to follow. Oborevwori gave the charge on Wednesday at the send-off party for retired heads of …
Read More »EliQueens Hotel’s MD Receives ‘Distinguished Company Director Award’
The managing director and chief executive officer of EliQueens Hotel & Suits and 8 Ball Play Lounge, Port Harcourt, Amb. Dr. Ifeanyi Egboigbe, has been honoured as a ‘Distinguished company Director of the year 2023,’ by the Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria (NDMPN). While presenting the award plaque to …
Read More »Teenager Bags 20-year Jail Term for Cultism, Unlawful Possession of Firearm
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A Bayelsa High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a teenager, Owei Mathew, 18 years old, to 20 years in prison over attempted robbery, cause of grievous harm and unlawful possession of firearm. The accused, who was arrested in September, 2021, was reported to have jumped …
Read More »Group Lauds Tinubu over Appointment of Onuoha as Rivers REC
Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt A group, under the aegis of Rivers Integrity Vanguard (RIV) has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Dr. Anugbum Onouha as the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC. The group in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Biobele Jack and Secretary, Julius Amadi, also congratulated …
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