Newscenter Media News Some supporters of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday morning staged a peaceful protest around the Polio Club near Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Port …
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Rivers: Voting materials, RSIEC officials absent in several polling units
The much-anticipated local government elections in Rivers State got off to a slow start Saturday morning, with several polling units lacking voting materials and Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) …
Read More »BREAKING: RSIEC goes ahead with Rivers LG polls
The local government election in Rivers State is proceeding as scheduled despite calls from stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to suspend the process. DAILY …
Read More »No going back on Rivers LG poll, says RSIEC
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has stated that all is now set for the local government election. A recent Federal High Court ruling had barred the Independent National Electoral …
Read More »Rivers LG Election: PDP urges IG to provide security, ensure smooth exercise
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, called on voters in Rivers State to cast their ballots in Saturday’s local government election, despite the Rivers State Police Command’s announcement that …
Read More »Rivers LG polls: You’re duty-bound to provide security – PDP to IGP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun to ensure the safe conduct of the local government polls in Rivers State. Recall that the …
Read More »Alake confronts state govts, warns against closure of mining sites
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Friday, issued a stern warning to state governments, emphasizing that they lack the constitutional authority to shut down mining sites. Alake …
Read More »‘You’re not fit to speak for northerners’, Doguwa tells Kwankwaso
Alhassan Doguwa, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), on Friday, lambasted Rabiu Kwankwaso, National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), saying he lacks …
Read More »Atiku backs Rivers LG polls, hails it as ‘beacon of hope’ for democracy
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State, describing them as a “beacon of hope” for constitutional democracy. “The local government …
Read More »Rivers LG election: Police to enforce court’s orders on security
The Nigeria Police Force has said it will enforce the court’s orders on providing security for the Local Government Election in Rivers State today. The spokesperson of the Rivers State …
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