Rivers
Rivers LG Polls: Vote Count Campaigners To Deploy 1,000 Observers, 30 Drones
The Vote Count Campaign Organisation has said it would be deploying over 1,000 election observers to monitor Saturday, October 5, local government elections in Rivers State. The President of the group, Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke, said the action was to observe compliance with electoral laws and deter any form of rigging, voter intimidation or vote buying, […]
Rivers APP backs LG poll, disowns factional group
The Action Peoples Party has disowned a factional group in Rivers State claiming to represent the authentic leadership of the party in the state. In a statement released in Abuja on Friday, the party’s National Chairman, Chief Uche Nnadi, dismissed the faction as “mere impostors” who have never held any official position within the party. […]
Rivers LG Poll: Decide if you want to remove your uniform, join APC – HURIWA to IGP
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has backed the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for foiling an attempt by the Nigerian Police, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), to take over the State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. The Police was said to have attempted to take over the electoral commission at 1:00 […]
Hold IGP Responsible If There Is Breakdown of Law in Rivers – Fubara Insists on LG Poll
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, should be held responsible if there is a breakdown of law and order in the state. Speaking at a press conference in Port Harcourt, Fubara warned the IGP to be conscious of his role as head of the police force. “The […]
Security Personnel Foil Attempted Theft Of Election Materials Ahead Of Rivers State Local Government Polls
Security operatives in Rivers State successfully foiled an attempted theft of sensitive electoral materials from the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) early Friday morning. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 1 a.m. when people dressed in police uniforms attempted to breach the commission’s premises. According to eyewitnesses, the suspects […]
Why we’ll not participate in Rivers LG poll – 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, […]
Fubara: I’m the biggest loser… PDP not participating in Rivers LG polls
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, says he is the biggest loser in the forthcoming local government elections, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not be participating. On September 24, caretaker committee chairmen loyal to Fubara reportedly defected to the Action Peoples Party (APP) ahead of the October 5 LGA polls. Earlier today, a […]
LG Polls: Fubara declares Thursday, Friday public holidays
The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays to enable residents of the state to travel to their various communities ahead of the Saturday local government elections. The governor also announced strict restriction of vehicular movement from midnight on Friday, October 4 to 5pm on the election day […]
No court judgment stopping Rivers LG poll – RSIEC
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has affirmed that there is no court judgment preventing the conduct of local government elections in the state on October 5, 2024. The commission’s Chairman, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), stated this during the training of master trainers for the commission’s staff in Port Harcourt. The PUNCH reported that the […]
Rivers community flees as oil spill destroys farmlands
A fresh oil spill has destroyed farmlands and boreholes in Rumuoduwere community in Elelenwo clan, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The spill which occurred on Sunday is alleged to be from a Shell Petroleum Development Company facility and has already sent the community members fleeing from the affected area. Speaking to newsmen shortly […]