Tag: Petroleum Minister

Bayelsa 2023:Petroleum Minister ,Lokpobiri, Lyon dump APC’s Sylva,align with Gov Diri —– as Diri cajoles Jonathan with 2027 ticket for Ogbia kinsmen

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Ahead of the November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in State have fallen apart. There are about 10 political parties fielding candidates for the poll, but the incumbent Governor Douye Diri, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of State for Petroleum resources Chief Timipreye Sylva of APC are the main contenders . A challenged Diri is said to have made incursions into the divided APC fold to woo key members into the PDP…

3 Fake Journalists Arrested in National Assembly Trying To Extort Petroleum Minister

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Three young men parading themselves as Journalists in National Assembly, have been arrested by the Nigeria Police. Ibrahim Bello, Joseph Andor and Balarabe Umar, were picked at the House of Representatives wing of the National Assembly Thursday afternoon, while attempting to extort money from the Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva. Sylva, who was at the National Assembly for a budget defence for his ministry, was said to have asked for the Chairman of the Press Corps after a briefing. But one of the arrested persons suspiciously presented…