By Elizabeth Vincent, Yenagoa The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has stressed the need for the people of the Ijaw ethnic nationality to preserve and promote the positive aspects of their culture to enable them command honour and dignity. Senator Diri stated this at the weekend while speaking as Special Guest of Honour during the public lecture of this year’s Sagbama Ebila-Oge celebration in Sagbama Town, headquarters of Sagbama Local Government Area. Governor Diri, who was represented at the occasion by his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, noted that…
Read MoreDay: April 15, 2023
Bayelsa Guber: Diri Emerges PDP Flag bearer
By Elizabeth Vincent The gubernatorial primary which took place at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, saw the governor emerge on Wednesday, April 12th with a total of 305 votes as sole aspirant of the party. The total votes cast was 313 during the primaries, with 8 voids. The chairman and Chief Returning Officer of the PDP Electoral Panel and Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, while addressing the delegates and party stakeholders, said Gov. Diri having satisfied the statutory requirements of the primaries was declared…
Read More2023 Guber: Samdaddy Wins PDP Primary, Vows to Return Imo’s Lost Glory, Peace, Security
…Says: Party’ll take over Douglas House “I won’t take this honour, privilege for granted.” The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has emerged the candidate of the party for the scheduled November 11, 2023 Imo governorship election. At a well attended primary election held at the PDP state office in Owerri, Senator Anyanwu popularly called Samdaddy, polled a total of 802 votes to emerge winner in a contest where he was the sole aspirant. A breakdown of the result of the exercise according to…
Read More2023 Presidential Election Petitions -After Legal Fireworks, Bar Bows To Bench!
By Prof Obiaraeri, N.O Now that the Respondents have filed their replies to the petitions by the Petitioners in the 2023 Presidential election, it is apposite (ad rem) to say that issues have been joined. The numerous grounds of the respective Petitions submitted by the Petitioners for adjudication have presumably been traversed by the Respondents to the best of their abilities. It remains for the parties to lead evidence in open Court. The burden or onus of proof is now cast on he who alleged what on all the sides.…
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