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22 Oct
The gradual and reckless descent into anarchy in Rivers State, following resort to self-help by political gladiators in the state is appalling and stands condemned.
6 Oct
The Action Peoples Party (APP) has expressed gratitude to Rivers State people and party faithful for their support in the just-concluded local government chairmanship elections in the state. Recall that on Saturday, APP, in a landslide victory, won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the local government area elections. The Chief Election Officer of…
5 Oct
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has declared 22 chairmanship candidates of the Action Peoples Party (APP) as winners in the October 5, 2024, Local Government Elections. Announcing the results in Port Harcourt on Saturday evening, RSIEC Chairman, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), said that after the collation of results, the winners scored a majority…
4 Oct
The opposition Action Peoples Party (APP) has thrown its weight behind the decision by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to conduct the local councils poll in the state. APP's National Chairman, Chief Uche Nnadi, in a statement on Friday, maintained that the decision by RSIEC to proceed with the conduct of the election…
30 Sep
The Action Peoples Party (APP) has rejected a judgement from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided by Justice Peter Lifu, halting the October 5 Local Government Area elections in Rivers State. Justice Lifu, in a ruling on Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to release its 2023 Voter's Register to…
30 Sep
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has given a directive to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to proceed with the local council elections on October 5.
29 Sep
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has mandated the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to utilise the 2023 voters’ register for the forthcoming local government elections in the state. The ruling, delivered by Justice I. Igwe of High Court Number 14, came in response to a case brought by the Action People's…
25 Sep
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its decision to boycott the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 5, 2024.
24 Sep
The Action Peoples Party (APP) in Rivers State has vowed to cripple the structure of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other parties in the state. APP chairman in Rivers State Sunny Wokekoro stated this while handing over flags to the party's local government chairmanship candidates for the October 5, council polls in Rivers State.…
24 Sep
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Khana Local Council in Rivers State, Marvins Yobana, and his supporters loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have formally announced their defection to the Action Peoples Party (APP).
23 Sep
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State, Marvins Yobana, and his supporters loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, have formally announced their defection to the Action Peoples Party (APP). The Guardian gathered that more CTC chairmen and other loyalists of Governor Fubara will be decamping to APP in a few days…
21 Sep
The opposition Action People's Party (APP) has faulted the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja which dismissed the defection suit it instituted against 27 Rivers State House of Assembly lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. APP's national chairman, Mr. Ucho Nnadi, vowed to appeal the judgement…
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The Niger State government has declared every Friday as Entrepreneurship Activity in all schools across the state. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, revealed this at a one-day SEA-HUB stakeholders workshop held at NUT, Teachers House, Minna, on Wednesday, 6th November 2024. The workshop, with the theme: ‘Sustainable and Inclusive…
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After two years of collaborative efforts, the Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) and the Rivers State Ministry of Youth Development have launched a comprehensive youth development policy. The policy aims to address the needs of young people in the state, with a focus on inclusivity, accountability, and good governance. Speaking during a brief handover ceremony in…
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The federal government has reaffirmed its determination to continue raising awareness of the dangers of social vices that have been bedevilling society, such as drug and substance abuse, banditry, sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, ritual killings, radicalization, violent extremism, and cybercrime. The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, gave…
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Eighteen governorship candidates in Akure signed a peace accord on Friday ahead of the 2024 Ondo State off-cycle governorship election scheduled for Nov. 16. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), who oversaw the signing, said it was to support a peaceful and credible electoral process. He also said the accord would…
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