Former Bayelsa State Governor and immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has pushed back against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) decision to declare him wanted, insisting the agency’s action is both unfair and misleading. In a letter dated November 24, 2025 — but...
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and one-time Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case involving the dishonest conversion of $14,859,257. In a public notice issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale,...
The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC)”s candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa. The five-member justices, headed by Justice Garba Lawal, adjourned the judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties after...
Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the election victory of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Adekunle Adeleye-led, dismissed the petition by All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, as lacking in merit. The...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed April 22 for judgement in a suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the plaintiff, Ifeanyi Nwosu, and lawyers to the governor and...
Concerned members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa have called on the party’s national leadership to sanction party members engaged in anti-party activities at the state’s Nov. 11 governorship election. Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, spokesman of the forum, Dr Otiti Etionumeya, said some party...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for keeping to his pledge of non-interference in the off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Diri, of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was re-elected for second term in the governorship...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri, has been declared winner of the Nov. 11 election. Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Kuta Farouk, who is the Returning Officer of the election, announced the result on Monday in Yenagoa....
With winners already declared in the November 11, 2023 governorship elections in Kogi and Imo states, all eyes are on Bayelsa State as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to announce the final results of the poll today (Monday). Results from six of the eight local...
The Commissioner For Information, Orientation and Strategy in Bayelsa, Chief Ayibaina Duba, has called on political gladiators to cease beating the drum of war in the state, stating that this scares voters form coming out to exercise their franchise. Duba spoke against the backdrop of the low turnout...
A day after the governorship election held in Bayelsa, serving commissioners and members of the state House of Assembly have laid siege to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Yenagoa, the state capital. At the INEC office on Sunday, the aggrieved lawmakers and commissioners insisted...
Voting in the ongoing governorship election has commenced after about three hours delay in Okpoama Ward, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Okpoama Ward Polling Unit-4 has 17 polling centres and is the electoral ward of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva. The...
An Appeal Court on Friday cleared former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva to participate in the Saturday governorship election. This comes less than 24 hours to conduct Governorship election in Bayelsa The Appellate Court on dismissed the last of the chains of suits seeking exclusion of the...
The Appeal Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, vacated the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja which nullified Mr Timipre Sylva’s candidacy for All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship election. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgment read by Justice Binta Zubairu, held that Mr...
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has hailed the judgment of the Court of Appeal setting aside the disqualification Chief Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate of the party from the Nov 11 poll. Bayelsa State APC Publicity Secretary, Mr Doifie...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Nov. 11, Bayelsa governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva, says his disqualification by an Abuja High Court, won’t affect his chances of winning the election. Sylva spoke for the first time after the court ruling at a political rally in Agoro...
The Elders Forum, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa has faulted the judgment of the Federal High Court disqualifying the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, ahead of the Nov. 11 election. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the elders posited that Justice Donatus Okorowo erred...
Another hurdle for Bayelsa state Governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva as Federal High Court set to hear Suit for the disqualification of his deputy governorship candidate for violation of the 1999 Constitution. The suit filed by THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF TRUSTFIELD EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE is seeking the interpretation of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to go ahead with the Oct. 14 campaign launch for the Nov.11 Bayelsa governorship election, in spite of the disqualification of its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka,...