The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Wednesday issued an order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from investigating assets declared by former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, which has been verified by the Code of Conduct Bureau. The judgement pertained to assets the former governor declared between 2007 and 2020 when…
Gunmen Kill Police Inspector at Seriake Dickson’s Country Home
Some yet unknown gunmen who made an unsuccessful raid on the country home of Seriake Dickson, a former Bayelsa State Governor in Toru-Orua, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday night ended up killing a police inspector who kept guard at the place. In a statement by the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations…
Supreme Court Nullifies Election of Bayelsa APC Candidate
Less than 24 hours to the inauguration of a new administration in Bayelsa state the Supreme Court, on Thursday, gave a ruling that dashed the hope of the governor-elect of the State, David Lyon and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo. The stood for the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The court…
Dickson to Appoint More Aides Despite Criticisms
Governor Seriake Dickson has asked party local government caucuses in the state to nominate women that he will appoint next week as special advisers. In a statement in Yenagoa on Thursday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fidelis Soriwei, said the women will come from “areas where they have not been considered for appointment.”…
Who Rule Bayelsa, Kogi Next?
Aspirants warm-up for the November 16, election to Government Houses in Bayelsa and Kogi States. The race for who replaces Seriake Dickson as governor of Bayelsa State in the November 16 offseason gubernatorial election is gathering momentum. So far six aspirants have bought the nomination forms of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at N21million each.…
‘I Want A Woman To Succeed Me’ – Dickson
Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa State governor, yesterday said he would want a woman to succeed him by the time he leaves office. Dickson, who spoke at the state secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Yenagoa, during the State Executive Council, SEC meeting, said, “when I have to vacate my seat at the end of…
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