The All Progressives Congress (APC), along with its candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship poll, Chief Timipre Sylva has accused the election petition tribunal in Abuja of bias. APC and Sylva demanded the outright disbandment of the tribunal headed by Justice Adekunle Adeleye and the reconstitution of another panel. They are challenging the re-election of Governor Duoye Diri, and his deputy, …

The controversy surrounding the rumoured resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, ended on Friday when the Presidency confirmed his resignation. The Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle. He said Sylva resigned to pursue his governorship ambition. “Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and …

The All Progressives Party (APC) has given the go-ahead for its governorship primaries in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi States to Imo State Governor Hope Uzudimma; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timpriye Silva; Senator Smart Adeyemi; Kogi State Deputy Governor, Edward David Onoja; and 20 other contenders. The conduct of off-season governorship elections in the three states has been …