Monthly Archives: July 2016
Bayelsa gov loses appeal against Sylva’s video evidence
PUNCH: Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, seeking to stop the state’s Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, from playing a video clip with respect to the last year’s election in the state. Dismissing Dickson’s prayer, a seven-man panel of the […]
read moreBayelsa Poll Dispute: Dickson loses bid to exclude vital evidence….
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has lost the bid to exclude a vital evidence from proceedings before the Governorship Election Tribunal, sitting in Abuja. The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the election tribunal to play a Digital Video Disc (DVD) recording of the announcement of election cancellation in Southern Ijaw Local Government by the Resident Electoral […]
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