A total of 51 candidates fielded by the 18 registered political parties will contest the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States, according to a list released by the…
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2023 Elections: INEC releases final list of candidates for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi
THE Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship election in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states scheduled for November 11, 2023. INEC National Commissioner and…
Bayelsa: Ex president Jonathan fumes as hoodlums raze INEC office
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the attack and burning of the election material distribution centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Okodi Town, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State….
Guber Poll: Police pledge peaceful election in Bayelsa
The Police said it had deployed the entire officers and men of the Bayelsa State Command for Saturday’s House of Assembly election in the state. The Commissioner of Police…
#NigeriaElection2023: INEC Moves Voting In Bayelsa To Sunday, Edo To March 11
….. says collation to commence on Sunday THE Independent National Electoral Commission has moved voting in 141 polling units in Bayelsa State to Sunday. This was made known by the INEC Chairman,…
2023: INEC releases Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo Off-Cycle Gov’ship election timetable
VOICE AIR MEDIA THE Interdependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 11, 2023, to conduct governorship elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa States. The three states are among Anambra, Edo, Ekiti,…
Kingpin: I don’t know my gang kidnap people
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday paraded a suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, alias John Lion, at the Police Officers Mess, Yenagoa. The command also paraded no fewer than 10…
Bayelsa: Why we are apprehending illegal immigrants – NIS
On Monday, members of the Bayelsa State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service explained why they had detained illegal immigrants in the region. Their arrest, according to the command, is the…
NOSDRA: Bayelsa recorded 1086 oil spills in seven years
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) reported on Thursday that Bayelsa State had 1,086 oil spills in the previous seven years. The Director-General of NOSDRA, Idris Musa, stated…
Just In: Bayelsa tricycle riders protest extortion by FRSC officers
No fewer than 50 commercial tricycles were damaged in Bayelsa State on Wednesday as officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigeria Police Force tried to stop a protest by…