The collation of results for the Bayelsa State governorship election has been adjourned until 12 noon on Monday, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This decision was communicated at the state’s collation center in Yenagoa on Sunday by Mr. Wilfred Ifogah, the Head of Department for Voter Education and Publicity at INEC.JAMB … Read more
The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has issued a strong warning to security agencies tasked with overseeing the upcoming gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, scheduled for November 11.JAMB Portal The group’s main message: refrain from acts of intimidation and suppression towards eligible voters. See Other Top Stories: … Read more
The Bayelsa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded the judgment of the Court of Appeal setting aside the disqualification Chief Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate of the party from the Nov 11 poll.JAMB Portal Bayelsa State APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Doifie Buokoribo, said this in Yenagoa on Tuesday in a statement. THE … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has spoken about its sympathy for the party’s governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State, David Lyon.Information Guide Nigeria The ruling party sympathised with David Lyon because of the loss of his mandate in 2020. According to NAIJA NEWS, reports that the party said despite it’s sympathy for Lyon, it can’t use … Read more
Concerned Labour Party Critical Stakeholders in Bayelsa State organized a demonstration in Yenagoa on Thursday in response to the claimed unwillingness of the state government to conduct local government elections.Information Guide Nigeria The state’s elected local government council chairmen’s terms expired on August 14, 2022, and the councils are currently led by personnel management directors. … Read more
A guy who has yet to be recognized reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself on the Sanni Abacha Expressway near the NNPC filling station in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that passersby found the victim’s corpse dangling on the rail of the flyover on Sunday.JAMB portal Some residents thought the deceased was … Read more
The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency reports that more than 1.3 million people in the state have been affected by flooding.Information Guide Nigeria This is according to data acquired by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday from BYSEMA in Yenogoa. According to the agency, at least 1.3 million people were displaced and had to … Read more
Tension In Bayelsa Community As Gunmen Kill Ruler Fear and tension have enveloped Kalaba community in Yenagoa Council of Bayelsa State over the killing of their paramount ruler, Chief Francis Kolubo, and Community Development Committee (CDC) Chairman, Samuel Oburo, by unknown gunmen.Information Guide Nigeria THE GUARDIAN reports that the killing of the ruler and the … Read more