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Gov Bala Mohammed, Other Northern PDP Governors after Rivers Resources for 2027 – Group

NewsDeskNgOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

The political landscape of Rivers State continued to be marred by the unwarranted intrusion of northern politicians, spearheaded by none other than Governor Bala Mohammed. This sudden surge of interest in Rivers State politics by Governor Mohammed and his northern colleagues is suspicious and deeply troubling. Clearly, their newfound activism...

JUST IN – Rivers crisis: Fubara architect of violence — Wike

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of being the architect of the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. Wike made the accusations on Tuesday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The minister said the governor was wrong to go ahead...

Abure reacts to court ruling affirming him as Labour Party chairman

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

The Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure, has reacted to the Federal High Court’s ruling affirming his leadership. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party. The court directed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, to acknowledge Abure as the legitimate...

Wike will be disgraced, he’s fighting God through Fubara – Primate Ayodele

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday revealed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will face disgrace in Abuja. Primate Ayodele described Wike’s fight with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State as an attempt to fight God while warning him...

Fubara is PDP leader in Rivers, not Wike – Bode George

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, says Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara remains the leader of the party in the state and needs the support of everyone in the party to succeed. George called for reconciliation between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike for peace to...

Rivers LG Polls Exposed Fubara’s Anti-Democratic Posture – Group

NewsDeskNgOct 7, 2024October 7, 20240

*berates waste of taxpayers’ resources on process The Centre for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has strongly condemned the recent local government elections in Rivers State, describing the process as a “travesty of democracy” and an “assault on the rule of law.” The group also slammed Governor Siminalayi Fubara for wasting...

PDP flags off campaigns for Benue LG polls

NewsDeskNgOct 3, 2024October 3, 20240

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has flagged off its campaign ahead of the October 5 local government election in Benue State. Presenting flags on Wednesday to chairmanship and councilorship candidates of the party in Makurdi, the Caretaker Committee Chairman, AVM Napoleon Bali who was represented by the Secretary, Mr Osita...

NNPP goes spiritual for fear of election malpractice in Jigawa

NewsDeskNgOct 3, 2024October 3, 20240

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has turned to spiritual measures for fear of election malpractice ahead of the upcoming local government elections in Jigawa State. A source within the party told news correspondent that some party members have organized special prayer sessions across various localities. It includes the recitation...

Benue PDP asks NWC to respect restraining order

NewsDeskNgOct 3, 2024October 3, 20240

The Benue State Elders Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Damagun-led National Working Committee, NWC, to immediately shelve the idea of conducting State Congress of the party in Makurdi today, Thursday, October 3. They described the purported scheduled State Congress as one of the many attempts...

A’Ibom LG Poll: CSO extracts commitments from AkISIEC, stakeholders

NewsDeskNgOct 2, 2024October 2, 20240

Four days before the October 5, 2024 local government elections in Akwa Ibom State, a civil society organisation, Centre for Human Rights Accountability Network, CHRAN, has extracted commitments from the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, AKISIEC, security agencies as well as other relevant stakeholders for a peaceful, credible, free...