1.0New Mail Nigeriahttps://newmail-ng.comSemiu Salamihttps://newmail-ng.com/author/semiusalami/Supreme Court dismisses Sylva’s appeal against Dickson’s election | New Mail Nigeriarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5Ji6Bdjt5q"><a href="https://newmail-ng.com/supreme-court-dismisses-sylvas-appeal-dicksons-election/">Supreme Court dismisses Sylva’s appeal against Dickson’s election</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmail-ng.com/supreme-court-dismisses-sylvas-appeal-dicksons-election/embed/#?secret=5Ji6Bdjt5q" width="600" height="338" title="“Supreme Court dismisses Sylva’s appeal against Dickson’s election” — New Mail Nigeria" data-secret="5Ji6Bdjt5q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newmail-ng.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Timipre-Sylva.jpg330240The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva seeking an order declaring him as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2012 governorship election in the state.