Politics

CONFUSION IN PDP OVER RIVERS LG ELECTION The crisis rocking opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affected its position on the Local Government election in Rivers State. While the National Working Committee of the party has asked members of the party to take part in the election, the state chapter of the party gave a directive for them to shun …

EXPLOSION ROCKS RIVERS APC SECRETARIAT HOURS TO LG ELECTION There is tension in Rivers State as individuals suspected of arson reportedly detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday morning.Naija News reports that the APC is the principal opposition political party in Rivers State. The state is preparing to hold its local government elections …

LOCAL GOVT ELECTION GOES ON RIVER STATE 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. Both sensitive and non-sensitive election materials have arrived at the Registration and Accreditation Centers (RACs) in some local government areas, including the Government Technical …

RUSSIA WARNS NIGERIA ABOUT US, UK ATTEMPTS AT INTERFERENCE The Russian government has issued a fresh warning to Nigeria, alleging that the United States and the United Kingdom are attempting to interfere in the country’s internal affairs and sabotage its bilateral relations with Russia. This is as the Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement in the October 1st …

TINUBU IS IDEOLOGICALLY SOMERSAULTING, SHOULD LOOK AT THE LETTER HE WROTE JONATHAN – FAROUNBI Nigeria’s former ambassador to The Philippines, Yemi Farounbi, has said the Bola Tinubu that he knew when he was Governor of Lagos and as a believer in a restructured Nigeria, is no longer the man who is President. Dr. Yemi Farounbi said President Tinubu is ideologically …

PDP SUSPENDS NATIONAL VICE CHAIRMAN, ALI ODEFA The South-East zone national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Odefa, has been suspended over alleged anti-party activities. Odefa was suspended by the party’s Oguduokwor Ward chapter in the Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. This suspension, which takes effect immediately, was disclosed on Friday in Abuja following a …

TINUBU MAKES U-TURN, CONFERS GCON ON HOUSES OF REPS SPEAKER, TAJUDEEN ABBAS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, News360 Nigeria reports This follows a protest by members of the lower chamber of the National Assembly. …

BE DECENT WITH YOUR POLITICAL GOAL – POLICE TELLS FUBARA Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,The Nigeria Police Force has slammed the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for calling the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, unprintable names and making unfounded allegations against the force. Fubara on Friday at a press conference …

SUSPEND RIVERS LG ELECTION – ELDERS FORUM TELL FUBARA The Rivers State Elders Forum has condemned the state government’s decision to defy a Federal High Court ruling and proceed with the scheduled Local Government Election on October 5, 2024, as reported by TVC News. In a video shared by TVC News on October 4, the group insisted that the election …

WE’RE BOYCOTTING RIVERS LG ELECTION – POLICE The Nigeria Police Force has announced its decision to comply with recent court rulings that prohibit security agencies from participating in the forthcoming Local Government Chairmanship Election in Rivers State, scheduled for October 5, 2024. In a statement issued on October 3, 2024, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, Public Relations Officer for the Rivers State …