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...
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