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Monday, December 7th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Yenagoa Declaration of the final result of Bayelsa State Governorship Election, held last Saturday has been suspended by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Election Returning Officer, Professor Zanu Akpagu Monday evening earlier announced that the former State Governor, Timiprie Sylva of the APC was trailing behind the incumbent Governor, […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2015
Baltimore, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa state governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has called for the immediate withdrawal of soldiers deployed to monitor the ongoing governorship election. He specifically accused them of colluding with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2015
By Akin Soneyin The new of Ooni, in his acceptance address declared that his staff of office was dedicated to the youths of Ile Ife and Nigeria in general. Oba Ogunwusi who noted that the state of things with the Nigerian youths, was like sitting on a time bomb, pledging as he assumed the throne, […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2015
By Akin Soneyin The first coronation of the newly crowned Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, is ongoing in the ancient town of the South West Osun State. The event which is holding at the Enuwa square in front of Ooni’s palace is being attended by prominent traditional rulers across the country. […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Yenagoa The peoples Democratic party PDP candidate in the ongoing Bayelsa state governorship election, and Governor of the state, Seriaki Dickson, is cruising to victory winning of Ogbia council area. Result of the local government council was just announced few minutes ago by the returning officer for the locality, Dr. Evan Eze […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Yenagoa BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) Ahead of the announcement of the Bayelsa state governorship election final result, the state police Command has banned all manner of procession, rallies or demonstration in the area. The ban order was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Inspector General of police DIG, in charge […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Yanegoa BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Collation of results of the troubled Southern Ijaw council area in the yet to be concluded governorship election in Bayelsa state will resumed this morning, by 10 am, INEC has said. The election which rolled into late sunday night, in the locality, could not hold on […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected the accusation of political agenda by the immediate-past Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, saying that “the issue of how over $5 billion recovered Abacha funds were spent under her watch deserves serious attention.” In a […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) forewarns President Muhammadu Buhari to steer clear of Bayelsa governorship election and allow the will of the people to prevail, if he really desires to sustain the nation’s democracy. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Sunday said intelligence information reaching […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says INEC’s declaring of Yahaya Bello as the winner of the Kogi Governorship election is a mockery of the constitution as Bello’s candidature was clearly illegal. The party described as a waste of time, scarce national resources and ridiculous shadow-chasing, the […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Collation of election results is ongoing now at Yenagoa, Bayelsa; Below are the LGA’s results announced so far by INEC. Bayelsa has 8 local governments area. LIVE UPDATES from Ignatius Okpara in Yenagoa: 13:07 NEMBE LGA APC: 6,974; PDP : 10,768 — 12:04 Governor Dickson says Federal Government is engaged in a coup against the […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Yanegoa The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, NSCSR Sunday took a critical appraisal of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, with a declaration that politicians in the state defiled the peace accord which they had entered into prior to the poll. They therefore, called for thorough investigation of all acts of violence […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
The Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State on Sunday in Yenagoa raised the alarm over the rescheduled governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. The State chairman of PDP, Chief David Serena-Dokubo Spiff, in a letter to INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said the alarm became necessary because the issues of security of lives […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
*Soldiers Stop Police from Transferring Arrested APC Thugs About 20 corps members were said to have been held hostage by Niger-Delta militants at Ekowe police station in Southern Ijaw LGA. Soldiers on election duties at Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area on Sunday stopped police from transferring APC thugs arrested with guns. The […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
*Election going on under cover of darkness Governor Dickson has summoned a commission of enquiry over the atrocities perpetrated by state officials, whether federal or state, to answer to the crimes against the people of Bayelsa state. PDP alleges that Major Sanni, who is the officer in charge of the illegal operation in Southern Ijaw, […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Yanegoa The Independent Electoral Commission has released results of three council Areas in saturday’s Gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. According to the results, the PDP polled a total of 24,258 in Yenagoa local government Area, which has the largest number of voters, APC scored 14, 563. The PDP candidate and incumbent Governor, Hon. […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Yanegoa The Baritor Kpagih (REC) led Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Bayelsa state, have concluded every arrangement for the conduct of the re-scheduled election in parts of Southern Ijaw Council area of the state today sunday, 6th December 2015. AFRICAN EXAMINER reports that the governorship election held in the state on […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alh. Yahaya Bello as the winner of the Kogi governorship poll. Declaring the results, Professor Emmanuel Kucha, said the APC’s candidate polled 247,752 to defeat Captain Wada who got 204,877 votes. Mr Bello, who replaced late Abubakar Audu, defeated the incumbent […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
With increasing incidences of suicide bombings and large scale destruction, insecurity is sadly becoming a global phenomenon. Most public facilities are now at one level of risk or another – from airports to stadia, from markets to shopping malls, from churches to mosques, from hotels to theatres have become soft targets . Since the unfortunate […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2015
The European Union (EU) fox decided that unwanted guests from its watering holes in the Middle East were swarming on it. The deer, donkeys, camels and sheep were fleeing from the hunting fires the fox had lit. The fears of the fox include the possibility of the refugees changing its demography forever, polluting its beliefs […]
