Supreme Court upholds Buhari’s election over Atiku
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory against Atiku Abubakar in the February 23 presidential election. The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammed, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for lack of […]
Bayelsa Guber: APC gov’ship candidate absent as 37 candidates sign Peace Pact
By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio – Yenagoa The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief David Lyon was conspicuously missing at a peace meeting initiated by the standard-bearers of all political parties in the November 16, 2019 Governorship election in the state. Thirty-seven candidates were in attendance at a meeting held at […]
Iwo Road Interchange: S/West PDP salutes Makinde over reconstruction plan
The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the decision of Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to reconstruct the Iwo Road Interchange, describing the move as bold and courageous.
APC seeks EFCC probe on alleged plan to sell Bayelsa oil field
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate an alleged plan by Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa to sell Atala Marginal Field (OML 46), an oil field owned by the state government. In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, in Abuja on […]
APC not ready for peaceful election in Bayelsa – Diri
Samuel Oyadongha and Emem Idio The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 election in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, said on Tuesday the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not ready for a peaceful election in the state. Diri said the recent activities of APC members and their threats to […]
Bayelsa Guber: Alamieyeseigha’s kinsmen, royal fathers back PDP candidate
By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagoa Over 1,000 kinsmen of the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State, late Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha in Amassoma community on Monday threw their weight behind the candidacy of the PDP standard-bearer, Senator Douye Diri for the November 16 governorship election in the state. Earlier, the State Council of Traditional Rulers had […]
