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Sylva’s ex-aide’s verdict: APC can’t win elections in Bayelsa

Chidi Roberts — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 04:08:45 +0000

Former Commissioner for Information in Bayelsa State, Chief Nathan Egba-Ologo, has described as disturbing the frequent change of police commissioners in the state. He said the development “is a dangerous trend for sustained peace and security” and called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to put an end to it “if […]

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Bayelsa Govt: Sylva, APC faction lied on sacking of 28,000 workers

Chidi Roberts — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:59:09 +0000

The Bayelsa State Government has debunked claim by a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Chief Timipre Silva that the government has sacked 28,000 workers as a fallout of the going reforms. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said in a statement on Friday that the claim made by the […]

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Bayelsa Govt: Help! Sylva wants to destabilise us

Chidi Roberts — Wed, 30 May 2018 19:35:51 +0000

The Bayelsa State Government has accused a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, of sponsoring acts of destabilisation in the state. The Special Adviser on Security to Governor Seriake Dickson, Dr. Boma Spero-Jack, described Sylva as an agent of destabilisation against Bayelsa State and the […]

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Dickson to Sylva: Stop behaving like a thug

Chidi Roberts — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 19:06:44 +0000

The Bayelsa State Government on Sunday reacted to a claim by the media office of a former governor of the state, Timipre Silva Media Office describing it as a futile attempt to distract the administration of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. Dickson was accused of plotting to orchestrate a campaign of calumny against Sylva. But Dickson, […]

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Supreme Court verdict: Dickson dedicates victory to Bayelsans

Chidi Roberts — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 20:02:53 +0000

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has described the Supreme Court ruling upholding his victory in the last governorship election in the state as well deserved. According to him, the victory is a further confirmation of his overwhelming triumph at the polls. The apex court, on Tuesday, affirmed Dickson as the validly-elected governor, dismissing the […]

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Presidency puts CJN under pressure to cancel Bayelsa election; PDP says ‘Buhari turning Nigeria to a fascist state’

Chidi Roberts — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:26:43 +0000

As the Supreme Court prepares to deliver judgement on the Bayelsa State governorship tussle on Tuesday, there are strong indications that top officials in the Presidency were mounting pressure on the Supreme Court to cancel the election of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson and order a re-run within 90 days. This was revealed on Sunday by […]

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Okolie and the real fear at the Supreme Court, by Simon Agadah

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:53:16 +0000

Reading the piece titled “Bayelsa: Who is afraid of the Supreme Court” by Anayo Okolie in Thisday, the Sunday Newspaper dated October 30, 2016, the impression, ordinarily, was that of a journalist weighing in on the pertinent issues in the Bayelsa governorship election regarding the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva, […]

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Bayelsa: Group accuses Sylva of evading Supreme Court bailiffs

Chidi Roberts — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 21:38:49 +0000

A socio-cultural organisation, Niger-Delta Peace and Justice Movement, on Sunday raised the alarm that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, was trying to frustrate the Supreme Court from serving him with the counter appeal filed by the incumbent Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. The […]

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Bayelsa poll: PDP dismisses APC allegation, insists Sylva wants to bribe Supreme Court justices

Chidi Roberts — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:08:39 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has condemned a statement by the All Progressives Party (APC) that it will expose every move by the PDP to bribe Justices of the Supreme Court to swing the governorship appeal before the apex court in favour of Governor Seriake Dickson. Reacting to the APC statement, the […]

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Niger Delta Movement to Sylva: Leave Supreme Court out of your dirty politics

Chidi Roberts — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:59:46 +0000

A socio-cultural group, Niger Delta Peace and Justice Movement, has lashed out at the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the last election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, accusing him of playing games with the judiciary from the Election Petition Tribunal, Court of Appeal and now the Supreme Court, “in his so-called election petition”. […]

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Dickson to Sylva: Where is my N500,000?

Chidi Roberts — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:22:13 +0000

As the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 2015 and 2016 governorship elections in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, goes to the Supreme Court to appeal the judgement of the appellate court which upheld the election of the incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Seriake Dickson, the latter has raised the alarm on the […]

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Group accuses Sylva of ‘funding’ teachers’ protest in Bayelsa

Chidi Roberts — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:38:59 +0000

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has been accused of sponsoring an impending protest by teachers in the state against the incumbent administration of Governor Seriake Dickson. The protest, allegedly induced by the sum of N5 million given to the leadership of the teachers’ body, was said to be in keeping with Sylva’s promise […]

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Dickson floors Sylva at Appeal Court; APC supporters weep; governor hails judiciary

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:11:36 +0000

Supporters of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wept on Wednesday as the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court declared that Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was validly elected in the last election that produced him into office. The appellate court, which upheld […]

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Plot by judiciary to instal Sylva as governor revealed; all five Appeal Court justices from APC states; Sylva’s followers celebrate in Yenagoa

Chidi Roberts — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:22:01 +0000

Who influenced the nomination of Justice Jimi Bada, an indigene of Osun State, as the Chairman of the five-man Appeal Court Panel to decide the governorship tussle of Bayelsa State? Knowing fully well that it was the same Justice Bada who extended the tenure of Timipre Sylva in office as governor before the verdict was […]

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Sylva was sworn in twice, he can’t contest guber election again, Dickson tells court

Chidi Roberts — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 14:48:37 +0000

More trouble looms for the defeated candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5, 2015 and January 9, 2016 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva as Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has initiated legal fireworks to disqualify Sylva from ever contesting governorship election in the South-South state. After losing the last […]

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