Bayelsa Decides: Early results

Bayelsa Decides: Early results

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s polling unit 039 Otuabula in Otuoke community PDP 118 APC 14 PPA 1 Two void votes Erigbe Compound Square Unit 003 Ward 1 Yenagoa Town APC 44 PDP 75 Kemekrogha square unit 014b ward 1 Yenagoa town PDP 80 APC 33 Presiding Officer Folade Ayokunle (Corps member) Atissa I Kemekrogha […]
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Bayelsa: Four feared dead as violence rocks Southern Ijaw

Bayelsa: Four feared dead as violence rocks Southern Ijaw

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa About four persons were feared dead in Southern Ijaw council area of Bayelsa State following reported violence in the area. The gunmen were said to have invaded the riverside community in the wee hours of the day ostensibly to hijack election materials. Three of the invaders were reportedly killed as security […]

Bayelsa Decides: I’m quite worried about card reader issue –  Jonathan

Bayelsa Decides: I’m quite worried about card reader issue – Jonathan

By Akpokona Omafuaire‎ OTUOKE – IMMEDIATE Past President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday, called for a total review of the whole concept of the card reader before the 2019 general elections. He made the call on Saturday after his accreditation at Otazi, Playground, Polling Unit 039, Ward 13, Otuoke, Ogbia LGA. Jonathan and his wife’s first […]

DSS warns of Boko Haram cells in Abuja

DSS warns of Boko Haram cells in Abuja

The Department of State Security, DSS, has warned that there are cells of Boko Haram members conducting surveillance and may carryout attacks in Abuja.

Risk of huge IS influx into Libya, France warns

Risk of huge IS influx into Libya, France warns

There is an increasing risk of Libya becoming a haven for combatants from Islamic State, even as western nations target the extremist jihadist group in Iraq and Syria, the French defence minister warned in comments published Saturday.

Sylva optimistic of victory, condemns attack on Lokpobiri’s house

Sylva optimistic of victory, condemns attack on Lokpobiri’s house

By Akpokona Omafuaire OKPOAMA -‎ CHIEF Timipre Sylva, APC Governorship candidate was accredited at 11.41am along with his Wife, Alayingi Silva at Eseni Square, Unit 4, Ward 4n Okpoama-Brass. Silva took time to condemn the siege and attack to Minister of State for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Heineken Lokpobiri’s house at Oporoma ‎by thugs. […]

Mark vs Onjeh: APC ready for Benue South Senatorial District rerun election

Mark vs Onjeh: APC ready for Benue South Senatorial District rerun election

Makurdi – The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is ready to participate in the Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between former Senate President David Mark of PDP, and Daniel Onjeh of APC. The Appeal Court sitting in Makurdi had in November nullified the Benue South Senatorial District election held in April of which […]

Bayelsa: Soldiers escorting thugs — PDP

Bayelsa: Soldiers escorting thugs — PDP

The opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised alarm that soldiers are escorting political thugs allegedly sponsored by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC , to perpetrate electoral malpractices in the Bayelsa governorship election.

Bayelsa Polls: Thugs invade Heineken’s home in Ekeremor

Bayelsa Polls: Thugs invade Heineken’s home in Ekeremor

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Few hours before commencement of accreditation of voters for the 2015 Bayelsa state governorship election, the country home of the Minister of state for Agriculture and Director-General of the Sylva/Igiri campaign organisation, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri was attacked by gunmen. The thugs were said to stormed the residence the residence in the […]

Kogi election judgment “an abuse of moral justice”

Kogi election judgment “an abuse of moral justice”

Mr Williams Aliwo, former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Kogi, on Friday said Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Abuja Federal High court was right in declining jurisdiction in the State’s governorship election impasse.