The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe, moved an ex parte …
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FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan’s statement regarding the outcome of the recent governorship election in Bayelsa State has drawn criticism from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva. Sylva expressed his disapproval of Jonathan’s comment on the election, describing it as unfortunate. The reelection of Governor Douye Diri of …
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deleted the names of Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the list of candidates for the forthcoming Bayelsa State gubernatorial election. INEC on Tuesday released the amended lists of candidates for the Bayelsa and …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, from contesting the Bayelsa governorship election scheduled for November 11. In a judgment on Tuesday, the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the suit lacked merit. In …
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SOME chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa, including the party’s Youth Leader, Nunieh Odede, have dumped the party. Odede and others switched allegiance from Gov. Douye Diri to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, ahead of the November 11 poll in …
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva THE governorship election quest of Timipre Sylva, who resigned last week as President Muhammadu Buhari’s minister of state for petroleum, is hanging by a thread following evidence-laced allegations of falsified credentials and stolen identities levelled against him before the Senate. Mr …
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The immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Sylva polled 52,061 votes to defeat five other contenders to win the governorship ticket at the party’s primary election conducted on …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a certificate forgery case filed by the Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative,TADI, against the Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva. The court in a copy of its ruling dated March 8, dismissed the matter following an application by the lawyer to the plaintiff, …
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of Certificate forgery. The group, Transparency Advocacy For Development Initiative, TADI while speaking with the media in Abuja said there is an urgent need to ascertain the true identity of …
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Nigeria has advised Europe to provide appropriate policy framework for their banks to facilitate their investment Africa’s in oil and gas sector. Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said, Europe should significantly back investment in gas and provide a policy framework that enables European banks to invest in …
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