The resignation of former Governor of Bayelsa State and former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have opened a new chapter in the political calculations ahead of the 2027 general elections in the oil-rich state. Sylva, a prominent founding member of the APC in Bayelsa…
key Stakeholders in Bayelsà State have called for stronger partnerships, increased funding and sustained action to create a safer and more just society for survivors of gender-based violence. They made the call at a fundraising cocktail for the Hall of Fame Project, organised by the Do-Foundation, closer tv and its partners in Yenagoa, the…
As a Bayelsan, stakeholder in the state’s political and development space and Publisher of the Niger Delta Herald Newspapers, one of the foremost newspapers in the Niger Delta, I believe the time has come for an honest conversation about Bayelsa’s development trajectory under the administration of Governor Douye Diri, which assumed office on February 14,…
…APC has lost its ideals – ex- governor Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning its founding ideals and the Federal Government of disappointing the majority of Nigerians. Sylva, in a strongly-worded resignation letter dated August 31, 2026,…
