Tuesday, 11 October 2011
FRANCIS AGBO (Abuja) and OSA OKHOMINA (Yenagoa) chronicle the electoral deficits of Governor Timipre Sylva ahead of the 2012 governorship polls in Bayelsa State.
In Bayelsa State, the fear of Famou Tengbei used to be the beginning of wisdom until recently when it was disbanded by the Inspector General...
Yenagoa-No fewer than 100 Councillors from Bayelsa State, traveling to Abuja for a seminar were, Sunday, reportedly arrested by security operatives.
The Councillors who were traveling in a convoy, were intercepted by a joint team of the Army, Police and State Security Services, SSS, close to Gwagwalada at about 2pm and detained until Monday morning.
It was gathered that the councillors were labelled...
THE battle for the gubernatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State in the 2012 governorship election took a bend, on Monday, following the adoption of a member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Seriake Dickson, by a group loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan, the Green Movement.
The movement, in a statement on Monday, said its decision was reached after a meeting...
Friday, 6 May 2011
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly presided over by the speaker; Hon. Nestor Binabo last week passed a resolution by a two third majority to remove the chairman of Kolokuma/Opokuma local government council, Chief Ibikitin Diongoli from Office.
Hon. Ebamoghan Emperor, representing Sagbama constituency 3 who moved the motion against the embattled chairman said the House invoked the relevant sections...
Friday, 29 April 2011
The Bayelsa chapters of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Labour Party(LP) have demanded for the cancellation of Tuesday’s rescheduled Bayelsa Central Senatorial District election over allegations of wide-spread irregularities and intimidation by security agents.
In two separate protest letters which were submitted to the state INEC REC, Engr. Edwin Nwatarali Wednesday in Yenagoa...
An aide to the Bayelsa state House of Assembly speaker, Mr. Goodluck Obodo Osita, was yesterday arrested for allegedly possessing electoral materials during the exercise in the state, just as Twenty four others were arrested by the state police command including six mobile police.
Obodo who was apprehended by other opposition party supporters in the area, confessed been sent by the speaker of...
Friday, 15 April 2011
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
The Labour Party in Bayelsa state has expressed total loss of confidence in the ability of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Nwatalari Nwane and the Administrative secretary of INEC to conduct an acceptable election in 2011.
Addressing a news conference in Yenagoa last Sunday, the chairman...
Monday, 11 April 2011
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate for Bayelsa west, Hon. Heineken Lokpobiri, representing Sagbama/Ekeremor, has been arrested by men of the security service of the state for allegedly manipulating the National Assembly election in that district.
Ekeremor Local Government Area which was a war zone earlier in the botched election leaving about two persons dead and a state security...
Hijack of election materials, pockets of violence and disenfranchisement of voters was recorded at the conduct of the National Assembly election in most parts of Bayelsa state.
Accreditation in many parts of the state stated earlier as the Independence National Electoral Commission ensured that materials were distributed because of the river terrain of the state still other parts never got materials...
There is anxiety in Bayelsa State as people of the state continued to await the outcome of Last Saturday’s National Assembly election even as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) emerged victories in the Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma Federal Constituency .
According to a statement by Mrs. Pricilla Imoudu...
Friday, 1 April 2011
As part of effort towards nation building women have been urged to play optimal role to take leading in bringing about change in the society.
The representative of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) MDCEO, Mrs. Emenike Iheoma gave the advice on the occasion of leadership training/fund raising programme organized by Izon National Female Congress of Nigeria at the Earnest Seisei Ikoli...
The Leadership of the Labour Party yesterday expressed worry over the rising cases of violent attacks and intimidation of members of the opposition parties in the state by the ruling party,the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),alleging that the Governor Sylva led administration has stock-piled arms for the polls.
According to the Party, though the opposition are holding unto the campaign by President...
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Police in Bayelsa State on Wednesday in Yenagoa received arms and ammunition from 32 ex-militant leaders who said they were forced to submit the arms when they saw the genuineness of the on-going amnesty deal.
The arms included 428 guns of various calibers including AK 47, FMC and locally made pistols, two improvised explosive devices, axes, locally made rocket launcher, cartridges, cutlasses,...
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Fear has gripped Governor Timipre Sylva following reports that some influential members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who are aggrieved over the outcome of the party primaries at various levels may work against the success of the party in next month’s general elections.
While some of the party chiefs who are aggrieved resolved to remain in the party and work against the political fortunes...
Saturday, 12 March 2011
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, slammed a six-fresh-count charge on three officials of the Bayelsa State government, while it withdrew earlier charges against the fourth accused.
The anti-graft commission had earlier dragged the Accountant-General of state, Francis Okokoro; Director of Treasury, Abbot Clinton; Director of Finance, Ikobho Howells and Dr. Charles...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Labour Party governorship campaign office in Ogbia, Bayelsa State, was yesterday bombed. Though no one was hurt, the explosion is the fifth in the state in one year.
Senator Rufus Inatimi Spiff, campaign manager of LP guber candidate in the state, Mr Timi Alaibi, has accused the Bayelsa government of carrying out the act to intimidate the opposition.
“This is a shameful act. It is a disgrace to...
THE Bayelsa State House of Assembly has headed for the Supreme Court to challenge last Wednesday’s ruling by the Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, that the impeached Deputy Governor of the state, Peremobowei Ebebi, be reinstated.
Through its counsel, Sebastian Hon (SAN), the House has also filed another motion in the same Court of Appeal, seeking an order for a stay of execution of the...
Monday, 21 February 2011
One of the most prominent political support groups in Bayelsa state known as TIMI ALAIBE SUPPORT GROUP 2011 have been tirelessly pushing it campaign for the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate Mr. Timi Alaibe.
In an interview with BOF in yenagoa last week, the group publicity secretary Mr. Nasin Ebifegha said the group was born out of passion because of the poor and tyranny system of governance...
Saturday, 19 February 2011
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Following two separate applications filed by a legal team, one appealing the Wednesday February 16 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt to the Supreme court and the other for a stay of execution of the judgment, the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu, last weekend monitored the display of the voter register in Agudama his country home in his capacity...
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Host communities to the multi billion naira SPDC E.A oil field have threatened to shut down operations at the facilities in protest over what they described as the alleged refusal of the oil giant to comply with the provisions of the local content and community employment opportunities as contained...
Saturday, 5 February 2011
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Six persons have been arrested in Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa for diverting direct data capture (DDC) machines meant for some registration units in Southern Ijaw local government area of the state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) told newsmen on Wednesday.
The resident Electoral...
Monday, 24 January 2011
The House Representatives candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Bayelsa West, Hon. Ofoni Williams has dismissed insinuations that former president Olusegun Obasanjo influenced the decision of Timi Alaibe to contest the Governorship election on the platform of the Labour Party.
Ofoni...
Sunday, 23 January 2011
As its principal officially emerged the flag-bearer of the Labour Party for the 2011 elections in Bayelsa State, the Timi Alaibe Campaign Organisation has boasted that the LP will win the governorship election in Bayelsa State.
It said the LP will win the election because the ruling People’s Democratic...
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Ahead of the April general elections, crisis has enveloped the Bayelsa campaign secretariat of Jonathan/Sambo presidency following the emergence of the deputy governor of the state, Hon. Werinipre Seiparugu as a director of campaign in the secretariat.
Incidentally, Chief George Allen Fente, former Special adviser to the governor on political Affairs has been over-seeing the Jonathan/Sambo campaign...
There are reports that the suspension and counter suspension of councilors of Sagbama Local Government legislative arm may be an orchestrated plot to sack the chairman of the council, chief Peres Peretu ahead of the April general election.
The Sagbama legislative arm recently suspended five councilors namely Victoria Clement , Napoleon Akoso, Igoniwaori Tonkumor, Ebi Tou-Aregha and lovely Aguov...
There are strong indications that Bayelsa leading politicians may have concluded all necessary arrangement in hiring political thugs that will help them in achieving their political ambition come April general elections.
BOF investigation weekend in Bayelsa state shows that there have been the presence of stern look young men, particularly in the capital Yenagoa, who are now in capital.
Already,...
Saturday, 15 January 2011
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