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Wike: Rein In Those Using Federal Might To Disrupt States – Afenifere Tells Tinubu
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to call to order those using federal might to disrupt states.
It specifically condemned the situation in Rivers and what it…
PDP wins 15 of 17 LGs in Plateau poll
Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner in 15 out of the 17 local government areas of the state, while the results of two council areas are…
Engage Jonathan’s Wife To Resolve Wike/Fubara Feud – Tonye Cole tells Tinubu
Tony Cole, the All Progressives Congress (APC ) gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 election in Rivers State, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to engage Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President…
Suspension Galore As PDP NWC Splits, Damagum, Ologunagba, Others Affected
The crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist as the camp of the acting National Chairman of the party, Illiya Damagum, and that of another faction within the National…
Rivers elders criticise Tinubu over political crisis
The Rivers Elders and Leadership Forum has declared its support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara amidst the escalating political…
BREAKING: Fubara directs lawyers to appeal judgement, file stay of execution
Rivers Governor Siminialayi Fubara has directed his lawyers to file an appeal against the judgement of the Appeal Court and apply for a stay of execution of the judgement.
The Governor insisted that the Appeal…
Bill for INEC to Conduct Local Government Elections Reaches National Assembly
A bill seeking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct local government elections has reached the National Assembly.The…
I’ve never sponsored thugs — I don’t want to miss heaven, says Amaechi
Former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, says he has never sponsored thugs as a politician.
Amaechi served as the governor of Rivers state from 2007 to 2015 before becoming the minister of transportation under…
BREAKING: Court dismisses Fubara’s appeal, affirms Amaewhule as Speaker of Rivers Assembly
The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court, affirming Martins Amaehwule as the rightful Speaker of the Rivers State…
You will be disgraced out of politics – Primate Ayodele tells Wike
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that a…
PDP Leaders Clash In Abuja Over Atiku, Wike
Leaders of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Abuja over those responsible for the lingering crisis in the party.
The PDP has been engulfed in crisis since the conduct of the Presidential…
Wike Should Seek Peace, He Can’t Win Any Fight – Sara-Igbe
Chief Anabs Sara-Igbeis a member of Rivers Elders Forum. In this interview he speaks on the crisis in Rivers State, last Saturday’s local government election, the unprofessional conduct of the police, why the Minister…
BREAKING: Court returns Abure as LP National Chairman, as Obi, Otti suffer setback
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday returned Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party, LP.
The court declared the 2024 Labour Party national convention held in Nnewi, which re-elected…
My Disagreement With Wike Is Over Power – Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said that the disagreemnt between him and his predecessor is because of power control in the state.
Fubara stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s…
Let Go Of Rivers, You Can’t Win All Fights – Fubara tells Wike
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to let go of any grip he desires to have over Rivers State and allow peace reign in the oil-rich state.
Fubara, who stated this on Channels…
BREAKING: Tinubu directs IGP to restore security in Rivers LG secretariats
President Bola Tinubu has broken his silence on the ongoing crisis in Rivers State, calling on political stakeholders to exercise caution.
Tinubu…
Tinubu will serve another 4 years, accept his shortcomings – Osoba tells Nigerians
Former Ogun State governor, Olusegun Osoba, has appealed to Nigerians to forgive President Bola Tinubu’s shortcomings.
Osoba assured that Tinubu would perform during his second tenure in office.
He spoke…
2027: LP welcomes Kwankwaso’s offer to be Obi’s running mate
The Labour Party, on Sunday, welcomed the offer by the New Nigeria People’s Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to be running mate to LP’s Peter Obi in the 2027…
Ondo Guber: 2,053,061 Voters Registered For Election — INEC
In preparation for and avoidance of delay in arrival of officials and election materials in the forthcoming November 16, 2024 off-circle gubernatorial election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral…
JUST IN: PDP wins 30 LGAs in Akwa Ibom council poll
…as APC wins in Akpabio’s LG, rejects result
The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has released the results…
Fubara swears in 23 new Rivers LG chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas.
The exercise was held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in…
LG poll: More prominent Rivers citizens hail exercise as ex-Army Chief commends Fubara
Retired Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, former Chief of Army Staff, has joined other prominent citizens of the state in commending Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara for the smooth and successful conduct of the local…
Showdown Looms In Rivers As Wike Group Reportedly Hires Youths To Block Council Secretariats, Deny…
The Nyesom Wike political faction in Rivers State is reportedly mobilising 20 youths from each ward, offering them N15,000 each, to block council secretariats and prevent Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s group from accessing…
‘Rivers people have rejected godfatherism’ – Atiku aims dig at Wike over LG polls
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the outcome of the local government elections in Rivers is a rejection of political oppression and godfatherism in the state.
The LGA election was held amid a lingering feud…