As Nigeria celebrates 55 years of independence and Bayelsa marks 19 years of its creation, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has urged Bayelsans and Nigerians to remain focused and be supportive to the Governments at all levels. The governor in a statement issued on Wednesday night by his Chief Press Secretary, …
Read More »Why I withdrew from the APC Bayelsa governorship primary
By Timi Alaibe It is with all nostalgia that I recall the zeal, enthusiasm and hope with which thousands of Bayelsans made a statement in the direction of change in August, 2015. I can also vividly recall a mental replay of the occasion wherein a qualitative representation of the leadership …
Read More »Bayelsa gov poll: Dickson gets certificate of return, PDP tips him for victory
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has been tipped for victory ahead of the December 5 governorship election. Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, said this at the party’s secretariat on Tuesday in Abuja during the presentation of Certificate of Return to the governor. …
Read More »Odigie-Oyegun cannot cancel Bayelsa APC primaries – Sylva; Disqualify Sylva from the race – party chieftain; APC primaries, a show of shame – PDP
NEDU MARK, YENAGOA Following the controversies that attended the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Bayelsa state,the Chief Timipre Sylva Campaign for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading and completely untrue reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary election has been cancelled or …
Read More »11 political parties adopt Dickson ahead of Bayelsa governorship poll
NEDU MARK YENAGOA Eleven political parties in Bayelsa State under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties on Thursday shut the gate against other governorship aspirants in the state with the adoption of Governor Seriake Dickson as their candidate for the December 5 …
Read More »Gov. Fayose declares Dickson PDP candidate for December 5 governorship election; former President Jonathan votes
” NEDU MARK YENAGOA Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Electoral Panel for Bayelsa state governorship primaries and Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has declared Governor Seriake Dickson the winner of its primaries, scoring 447 votes. Fayose said Dickson scored 447 votes out of 452 votes cast by 476 …
Read More »Bayelsa primaries: Sylva is not APC’s candidate; he threatened my life, brought in thugs to disrupt process; election must be rescheduled —Oshiomhole; APC cancels, reschedules primaries
Chairman of the Election Committee and Returning Officer of the All Progressives Congress Primaries for the December 5, 2015 Gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has said that former Governor Timipre Sylva is not the candidate of the party for the poll because the primary …
Read More »Alaibe, Aganaba, Amgbare call for cancellation of APC primaries over irregularities
Three aspirants for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries election, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, Preye Aganaba and Ebitimi Angbare have called for the cancellation of the primaries over irregularities and violence. NEDU MARK YENAGOA This is as security has been beefed up at the venue of the poll to check …
Read More »(INTERVIEW) Guber polls: Whoever APC fields will be no threat – Gov Henry Seriake Dickson
QUESTION : Before you declared your intention to run for a second term in office where we witnessed a mammoth crowd and supporters from different parts of the state, it was one endorsement after the other. Did any of this surprise you and how much has your confidence been boosted? …
Read More »Bayelsa polls: I’m seeking re-election based on my track records – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday, premised his decision to contest for a second term as Governor based on the strength of his impressive scorecard of achievements in the last three and half years. According to him, his achievements surpassed the abysmal performance of members of the All …
Read More »Bayelsa APC parading expired politicians, says Senator Ogola
With less than three months to the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Senator Foster Ogola, representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, has expressed optimism that the incumbent governor, Henry Seriake Dickson would be re-elected because his contenders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) “are all expired politicians.” …
Read More »Bayelsa: PDP youths raise alarm over political kidnapping, violence …accuse APC of kidnapping Dickson’s top aide, Wilson
The PDP Youth Vanguard, an arm of the Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party, has called on security agencies in the state to redouble their efforts at combating crime and violent activities, particularly those contrived for political ends. The body Wednesday raised alarm that such actions were a threat to the …
Read More »December 5 polls: APC defectors are not for Bayelsans – US-based professionals
A socio-cultural organisation, Bayelsa Renaissance Forum, has warned Bayela State indigenes not to be deceived by those who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing them as “traitors who are not for us. “The ‘truth’ that was made evident by the decamping of …
Read More »Bayelsa Poll: Jonathan, Anenih, PDP heavyweights endorse Dickson; Governor declares intention publicly
Ahead of the December 5 governorship elections in Bayelsa State, political heavyweights in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Bayelsa state governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, have endorsed the re-election of Governor Seriake Dickson. The party leaders, including PDP acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus …
Read More »Mimiko leads PDP governors for Dickson’s declaration …Jonathan, wife to make first public appearance
Ondo State governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, will lead 12 other governors to attend the formal declaration of Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, for a second term in office on Tuesday, September 8. It was learnt that activities for the event have reached …
Read More »Gunmen abduct 85 year – old Bayelsa Monarch
NEDU MARK YENAGOA Unknown gunmen in Bayelsa state have kidnapped Chief Benjamin Weke, paramount ruler of Gbarantoru community of Yenagoa Local Government Area. The 85 year old Monarch was abducted in the early hours of Friday by four gunmen. The ransom seeking gunmen were said to have shot sporadically into …
Read More »Bayelsa Polls: Abuja agog as Dickson submits nomination form…says PDP ‘ll get victory
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, accompanied by opinion leaders and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in the State, on Friday in Abuja submitted his PDP nomination and expression of interest forms at the party’s National Headquarters. The Governor, who was accompanied by the first elected Governor of the …
Read More »Bayelsa governorship election: Ijaw leaders, PDP back Dickson’s re-election bid
A socio-political organisation under the aegis of Ijaw Patriots for Good Governance (IPGG) has concluded arrangements to mobilise support for the re-election of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, beginning with his formal declaration on September 8. The election in the South-South state holds on December 5. Members of …
Read More »PDP holds victory rally in Bayelsa August 25
. NEDU MARK YENAGOA Following the mass defections of over 2,000 ardent supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyalists to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa state last weekend, the PDP has said it would hold a victory rally in Yenagoa, Tuesday August 25. The proposed rally is …
Read More »Police rescues victim of kidnap in Bayelsa, as pirates attack passenger boat
NEDU MARK, YENAGOA Police authorities in Bayelsa state have confirmed the rescue of a kidnap victim from the hands of kidnappers. Men of the Marine Police Department and the Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command, rescued the kidnap victim at Koluama, in Southern Ijaw LGA, on Wednesday …
Read More »Gunmen free two abducted Lebanese in Bayelsa state
NEDU MARK, YENAGOA Police authorities in Bayelsa state have confirmed the release of two abducted Lebanese expatriates who work in a construction firm in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa state. Although the whereabouts of the kidnappers remain unknown to security personnel, the foreigners are said to be in good …
Read More »Bayelsa: What manner of Assembly, by Daniel Iworiso-Markson
Democracy is held to be the most advanced and judicious form of governance developed by man. It gives people a say in how their affairs are ordered and to choose those to superintendent over their affairs. Therein lies its beauty. But it is also a system that accommodates the ugly, …
Read More »2016 guber poll: Group canvasses support for visionary leader
NEDU WOSU, YENAGOA Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa state, a non-governmental organization based in the state has vowed to mobilize supporters and throw its weight behind a visionary leader that would take the state to a greater height. The group, Bayelsa Democracy and Development Initiative, therefore, called …
Read More »Kidnappers blindfolded me for 15 days, fed me with bread and butter – 24 year-old Reverend Sister
NEDU MARK YENAGOA A 24 year- old kidnapped Reverend Sister who is a student of Niger Delta University, NDU, Amassoma, Mary Okoli, has narrated her ordeal in the hands of dare-devil kidnappers for 15 days. She said she was blindfolded for those days and fed with only bread and butter …
Read More »Dickson to Sylva: Your era was the darkest in Bayelsa History
NEDU MARK, YENAGOA Months ahead of the 2016 governorship election in Bayelsa state, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has accused ex governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva of presiding over the darkest days in the history of Bayelsa state Dickson also urged Sylva who is also a chieftain of the …
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