Tag: Duoye Diri

Young boys run ferry service with their dugout canoes for visitors to the town of the PDP candidate.

The supporters, in their tens and hundreds, took over major streets in the capital city, chanting victory songs.

The security firm owner was up against a greater political force than himself, but he prevailed with over 200,000 votes.

The president says the polls were peaceful "notwithstanding the pockets of unrest recorded in some locations."

The returning officer announced that Mr Lyon polled 352,552 votes.

From the results announced at the collation centre in Yenagoa on Sunday, Mr Lyon has won in six of the ...

APC candidate polled 124, 803 to defeat his closest rival in PDP who polled 4, 898.

APC wins in four of six local governments declared so far, and is likely to win one of the remaining ...

This was contained in the results announced at the State Collation Centre in Yenagoa, the state capital, Sunday afternoon.

No result was cancelled in the local government despite the volume of violence reported, the INEC collation officer said.

The local government includes Otuoke, the hometown of former Nigerian leader, Goodluck Jonathan.

Bayelsa has eight local government areas and the results from each of the local governments would be announced individually at ...

Collation of final results from the LGA had been delayed.

Southern Ijaw has the second largest votes, after Yenagoa, which is the state capital.

The state collation centre in Yenagoa is already filed with party agents, security officials, journalists, and election observers.

"They held the presiding officers and other INEC staff hostage in the community until this morning."

Mr Diri scored 74 votes in the unit, while his closest rival, David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ...

Mr Diri polled 781 votes to trash his closest rival, Mr Lyon who had three votes.

A total of 45 candidates are taking part in the governorship election in Bayelsa.

Mr Diri also accuses security agents of conniving with APC agents ''to disrupt peaceful and credible elections''.

David Lyon and Duoye Diri have been chosen by the APC and the PDP to fly their respective flags as ...

A total of 45 political parties are taking part in the election to govern the oil-rich Bayelsa State.