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Breaking News: Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Slumps, Dies in Office

Daily Dispatch December 11, 2025

Tragedy struck the Bayelsa State Government House on Thursday, December 11, 2025, as the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, reportedly slumped in his office and died, sending shockwaves across the state’s political and public spheres. According to emerging reports, the 60-year-old

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EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers with N11 million in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi

Daily Dispatch November 11, 2023

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa  and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the suspects were arrested on Saturday in intelligence-driven operations […]

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IPCR Calls For Violent Free Election in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2023

Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has called for violent free elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states, holding on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The Director General of the Institute, Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, in a statement asked that all stakeholders should ensure that the governorship election on Saturday in the three states are without […]

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Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi: INEC cautions parties against fake news, ahead of November poll

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties against spreading fake news, ahead of the Nov.11 Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo governorship election. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman stated this in a statement in Abuja.Oyekanmi was reacting to a statement by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) that INEC […]