Tag: Bayelsa
Petroleum Minister resigns, bids for APC guber ticket
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned from office.
Sources said the minister has submitted his resignation letter to President...
INEC suspends election in 141 PUs in Bayelsa, Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in 141 polling units in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State.
The INEC Chairman,...
Sylva, Adeyemi join Bayelsa, Kogi governorship race
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has obtained the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest...
Friends, associates endorse Iworiso-Markson for Rep seat
Friends, political and business associates of former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Bayelsa State, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, at the weekend urged his kinsmen not...
PHOTOS: Obi meets Jonathan in Bayelsa
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has visited former President Goodluck Jonathan at the latter’s residence in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Obi...
Tinubu: Bayelsa ex-govs stole citizens’ wealth
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused former governors of Bayelsa State of stealing away the future of...
Sokoto, Bayelsa lead Nigeria’s poverty rating
The Federal Government says a recent survey has shown that the country’s poverty is mostly found in the rural areas, noting that Sokoto State...
Tompolo donates N150m palliatives to flood victims
The President and Chairman of Tompolo Foundation, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has donated food items worth N150 million to the victims of...
Bayelsa gov speaks on alleged sex tape with South African Speaker
The Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, has described as fake, a leaked video circulating on social media that he was involved in a sexual...
Bayelsa monarch sleeps in car over flooded palace
The traditional ruler of Tungbo in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, His Highness, Amos Poubinafa, says he has been sleeping in his...
