FG punishing us with bailout funds, says Bayelsa Govt
The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the non-release of the bailout fund of N1.3 billion it requested ...
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Dickson: Sylva waiting on judiciary to make him governor, says ‘I will defeat him 100 times’
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has attributed his victory over the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Timipre ...
Dickson proposes N150bn Appropriation Bill for 2016
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, on Friday, presented a N150 billion Appropriation Bill tagged 'Budget of Transition' for the ...
Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Dickson commends ‘gallant heroes’
As the nation marks the 2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, on Friday in ...
Bayelsa polls: Injured monarch to be flown abroad; death toll rises to 20 as police vow to prosecute offenders
The traditional ruler of Peremabiri community, Chief Progress Never Die, who was shot at close range by the suspected militant ...
Bayelsa ratifies 2016 fiscal estimate, sets up 15-man emergency response C’ttee on Lassa Fever
The Bayelsa State Executive Council has approved the 2016 fiscal estimate tagged, "Budget of Transition", with emphasis on the completion ...
Bayelsa guber: Group blames Buhari for killings, praises Dickson for rising against dictatorship
Wake Up Bayelsa (WUB), a Civil Society group championing good governance in Bayelsa State and Niger Delta has declared that ...
Bayelsa: Death toll hits 20 as police go after ‘notorious’ militant leader; monarch, others shot
The Bayelsa State Police Command has promised to beam its searchlight on a notorious ex-militant, Eris Paul, a.k.a Ogunboss and ...
Bayelsa: PDP demands inquest on violence, killings
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded for a comprehensive inquest into violence and killings allegedly recorded in the just-concluded ...
Political parties to Sylva: Accept defeat, embrace peace
Some of the political parties that contested the Bayelsa State governorship election have urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, ...
Bayelsa: PDP jubilates, says it’s ‘a painful victory’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the people of Bayelsa State for their support for its candidate, Governor Henry ...
Fayose hails Dickson’s victory, salutes Bayelsans for resisting ‘agents of darkness’
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has hailed the re-election of his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson, describing it as ...
Jubilation in Bayelsa as Sylva fails in bid to unseat Dickson; PDP 134,998, APC 86,852
The hope of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship election, Timipre Sylva, of governing the ...
Bayelsa: Four policemen, two soldiers, eight others feared killed; Dickson leads; hoodlums on the rampage, arrested
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, on Saturday, condemned the electoral malpractice and violence which disrupted the supplementary elections ...
Supplementary election: Guns boom in Bayelsa; hoodlums invade Gov’s Lodge, shoot ex-speaker, council chair; disarm policemen
Twenty four hours to the supplementary election in Bayelsa State, hoodlums went on the rampage on Friday, unleashing violence in ...
Bayelsa PDP to Sylva: Dickson will beat you silly
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Thursday said that Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, would beat ...
Bayelsa: Deputy governor’s brother escapes assassination
Less than 48 hours to the supplementary election in Southern Ijaw Local Government in Bayelsa State, Mr. Beinmopre Jonah, brother ...
Arase deploys 5,000 policemen for Bayelsa governorship election; DIG, AIG, three commissioners lead IG’s team
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, has deployed over 5,000 policemen for the January 9 Bayelsa State governorship ...
Bayelsa: I never accused Dickson of giving bribes to REC, says INEC official
The Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa State, Ted Francis, on Wednesday denied ...
Bayelsa: Governors’ Forum, PDP warn Buhari, security agencies; urge president to call Lokpobiri to order
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, on Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and relevant agencies of government to ensure ...
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