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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 …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  This is a response to a comment on my October 30, 2023, piece on, “How Supreme Court trashed Atiku’s ‘fresh evidence’ from Chicago.” Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got the new evidence from President Bola Tinubu’s academic records and deposition to authenticate …

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 …

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 …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa There was palpable tension at Twon Brass jetty in the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State when officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were offloading the election materials. This followed a misunderstanding that occurred between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked his kinsmen, in Ogbia Local Government Area, to reciprocate the good developmental gestures of Governor Douye Diri in the area by massively voting for him in Saturday’s governorship poll. Speaking at his country home in Otuoke on Wednesday when Governor …

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 …

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 …

(Edited by Amos Odhe, Yenagoa) It is true that the electricity sector in Bayelsa state has been plagued with challenges, despite years of reforms, investments of time and resources to the sector, and even the state-owned Gas turbine. All of these were supposedly aimed at addressing the recurrent power failure …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi  The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has absolved itself of responsibility for the rising cost of Liquefied Petrolatum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas in the country. The company blamed it on the interplay of factors including the exchange rate of the naira to the …