Bayelsa State
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Defection: I Won’t Pressure My Deputy to Join APC – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said he will not compel his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with him. Governor Diri made the statement during a State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Yenagoa, on Wednesday, where the deputy governor was also in attendance. The governor, […]
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EFCC Declares Ex-Petroleum Minister Wanted Over $14.8m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and one-time Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged $14.8 million fraud. According to the anti-graft agency, Sylva is being investigated for alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, […]