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The dismissal of the application of David Lyon and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa by the Supreme Court in Abuja has inspired joy and deep satisfaction in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s camp in the state. According to The Nation, the decision of the Supreme Court on...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has reacted to the judgment of the Supreme Court on the governorship election in Bayelsa State. In an exclusive with Channels Television, he said the apex court made a mistake when it treated a pre-election matter as a post-election case.... Read...

The legal battle over the 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa is far from over for now, as a governorship candidate of another political party has gone to court to seek the cancellation of the election. The All Progressive Congress (APC) earlier called for fresh election in the … Read more...

A palpable sense of insecurity and concerns over fresh attacks on oil facilities now pervades Bayelsa State. This development was reinforced by the Supreme Court’s invalidation of the electoral victory of former Bayelsa … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...

APC had earlier asked INEC to conduct a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa state after the Supreme Court nullified the election of his party’s candidate, David Lyon. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned to the Supreme Court asking the court to reverse its judgment disqualifying...

Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has distanced himself from the protest by youths at the residence of the Odilis’ over the Supreme court verdict.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/32dpAY6 Get...

Lawmakers in the Bayelsa state House of Assembly have elected new principal leaders. Abraham Ingobere, a PDP legislator, is now the speaker of the house while Micheal Ogbere is the new deputy speaker.... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/2P9vofR Get More Nigeria Political News

APC argues that the Supreme Court did not void the votes the party polled, adding that those votes must be reckoned with. The All Progressives Congress has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election... Read more via Pulse Nigeria News –...

The Yoruba Socio-Cultural organisation, Afenifere, on Sunday called for the removal and prosecution of Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over his recent inflammatory comment.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2SQIiQW Get More...

A PDP governorship candidate, Timi Alaibe, asks a Federal High Court to declare him as the validly nominated governorship candidate of the party in Bayelsa state..... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/38v6z5V Get More Nigeria Political News

Police have declared a three-day curfew in Bayelsa as violence erupted in Yenagoa following the political development in the oil-rich state. The Commissioner of Police, Uche Anozia, said the curfew would last between... Read more via Plus TV Africa – https://ift.tt/2uLUydz Get More Nigeria...

Earlier yesterday, the Supreme Court sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, of APC and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo, and declared Douye Diri of PDP as the winner of 2019 state governorship election... Read more via 360Nobs.com – https://ift.tt/2OUzf06 Get more...

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has stated that candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Douye Diri cannot be sworn in on Friday as Bayelsa Governor because he did not meet the requirements of the Supreme Court..... Read more...

Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central district at the National Assembly has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to cancel his earlier scheduled trip to Bayelsa for the swearing-in ceremony..... Get More Nigeria Political News

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have reacted to the Supreme Court ruling that sacked Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon on Thursday..... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/38qVoLb Get More Nigeria Political News

Douye Diri, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in November’s governorship election in Bayelsa state, has asked members of the party who left the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), to return.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/3byCvIh Get More...

The Supreme Court has sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, barely 24 hours to his inauguration. Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won the November 2019, governorship election, was to be sworn in as governor on Friday.... Read more via Plus TV Africa –...

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Duoye Diri cannot be sworn in as governor on Friday. The Supreme Court had nullified the election of David Lyon as governor-elect of Bayelsa and declared …...

Enumah Barely 24 hours to his inuaguration the Supreme Court has sacked Mr David Lyon as Governor Elect of Bayelsa State. A five man panel of the apex court presided by Justice Mary Peter-Odili nullified the election of Lyon on the grounds that his deputy, Senator biobarakuma … Read more...

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the Supreme Court’s judgment which nullified the election of the All Progressives Congress’, APC, governor-elect, David Lyon and.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/38p23px Get More Nigeria Political News