As the December 5, Governorship Polls in Bayelsa State draws near, Elder Asu Beks, President, Ijaw People’s Assembly, takes a look at the chances of the APC candidates, Chief Timipre Sylva, and says he is the man to beat. What are the chances of Chief Timi Sylva? A The December 5, Polls in Bayelsa present […]
*Why Bayelsans Don’t Want Him BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was a bizarre tale at a recent mega rally in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital,when it was revealed how the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva, ruined the state economy through massive corruption and abuse of power as governor between 2007 and 2011. […]
By Okey Ndibe Forget what the objective facts are, former Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter (DSP) Alamieyeseigha, who died last week at 62 years, is a candidate for official veneration. The fact is that, in September 2005, law enforcement officers in the United Kingdom arrested DSP after finding more than a million pounds sterling in cash […]
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa An Air Ambulance had been put on notice to fly the first executive governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha overseas for further treatment when he succumbed to death on Saturday, Vanguard learnt. The arrangement, according to a top Bayelsa government official, was at the instance of the state […]
Amassoma, Alamieyeseigha hometown and the entire Ijaw nation thrown into mourning over the demise of the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. His death was the subject of discussion across the length and breath of the land. Former National Youth Leader of the Alliance Congress of Nigeria ACN, Comrade Ebikibina Miriki described the […]
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor and Sam Oyadongha The decision of some leading political figures in Bayelsa State to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may come as a shock to many. Even more shocking is the fact that a number of the persons who are expected to this weekend defect to the All Progressives […]
ADVERTISEMENT The authorities of the Nigerian military have vowed to track down a group of gunmen who killed five security personnel at Nembe Jetty, Bayelsa State, on Friday. The murdered security operatives comprised four soldiers and a policeman, with another policeman said to be missing. ADVERTISEMENT The Acting Spokesman for […]
The North/Southwest alliance will always dominate Nigeria By Samuel Oyadonga Former Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Elders Committee in his native Bayelsa State in this interview, reviews contemporary political developments in the state and affirms that the alliance between the North and Southwest will never benefit his […]
The younger brother of Coach Samson Siasia has expressed his desire to contest the Bayelsa State governorship election next year. Moses, who spoke at a news conference in Yenagoa, on Saturday, lamented that Bayelsa had witnessed several broken promises since its creation in 1996. The 35-year-old described the unemployment rate in the state as alarming, […]
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola | credits: File copy The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, and the Senator representing Bayelsa-East senatorial district, Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce clashed on Thursday over Aregbesola’s inability to pay workers’ salaries. The faceoff started after Murray-Bruce, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, said on his official […]
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