Voting has commenced in the local government elections in Rivers state. Voters have started casting their votes in some polling units in the state while in some other units, voters are waiting for the arrival of election materials. Earlier, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) commenced distribution of sensitive materials to LGAs for the […]
Buildings and other property were shattered in the early hours of Saturday as explosives suspected to be dynamite shattered the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The explosion brought down the gate of the secretariat while doors, windows and other property were destroyed. This is the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi state has suspended Ali Odefa, the national vice-chair in the south-east, over alleged anti-party activities. Odefa was suspended by the PDP executive committee in Oguduokwor ward, Onicha LGA of Ebonyi state. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, Herbert Onyedikachi, PDP acting chair in Oguduokwor ward, said Odefa’s suspension […]
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) says all is set for the local government elections billed for today, October 5th, 2024. Police authorities in the state have said they will not provide security for the exercise, citing a court order. However, RSIEC late Friday said the election will go on as scheduled. “For the […]
Ahead of the Rivers State Local government elections, the Inspector-General of Police on Friday ordered increased deployment of Police operatives into Rivers State to beef up security throughout the state and urged citizens of the state to go about their lawful businesses. This is just as the Police said that all actions taken by the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the electorates in Rivers State to participate in Saturday’s local government election in the oil-rich state. The Rivers State Police Command had said it would not participate in the October 5 election, citing a ruling by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Tension heightened […]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has lamented the several attempts made to prevent the October 5 Local Government elections in the state from holding, saying authoritatively that the elections will hold. The governor’s reaction was a sequel to an incident which happened around 1 am on Friday (today), in which some men dressed in police […]
The Rivers State Police Command has said it would comply fully with the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which barred it from participating in the October 5 local government election in the state. This came less than 24 hours after some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by the state party chairman, […]
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State led a strong delegation to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) office in Port Harcourt in the wee hours of Friday following the alleged attempt to break into the facility to cart away materials meant for Saturday’s local government election. Policemen allegedly deployed from neighboring Abia State were […]
Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), has addressed Aminu Ado Bayero as the Emir of Kano at an event held in Abuja. Ribadu, who represented President Bola Tinubu, spoke at the inaugural annual international lecture organised by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. While acknowledging the dignitaries present, the NSA said, “Of […]
