Rivers inaugurates LGA election tribunals
By: Felix Ikpotor The Rivers State government has inaugurated the Local Government Election Petition Tribunal and Election Petition Appeal Tribunal to address grievances that may...
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5 feared dead, 3 council secretariats burnt, as post-LG election violence erupts in Rivers
…As Fubara, Speaker condemns violence By: Felix Ikpotor Atleast five persons were reportedly killed with many injured, while three local government secretariats were burnt by suspected thugs,...
IGP orders unsealing of Rivers LG councils
By: Felix Ikpotor The Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the reopening of the sealed 23 local government council headquarters in Rivers State....
APP sweeps Rivers LG polls
… As Jackrich, Orolosama, others commend peaceful pollsBy: Felix Ikpotor The Action Peoples Party, APP, has won 22 out of the 23 chairmanship positions in the...
Group condemns anti- LG polls protest in Rivers
The Rivers State Ethnic Youth Leaders Coalition, RSEYLC, have condemned the Thursday protest organized by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, led by...
Rivers: Allow LG polls hold, group tells Wike, others
Following the conflicting orders from the Federal and State High Courts threatening the conduct of the October 5, 2024 Local Government Area Elections in Rivers...
Rivers LG polls suffers setback as INEC denies releasing voters register to RSIEC
By: Felix Ikpotor Moves by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, to hold local council polls in Rivers State on Saturday has suffered a...
Rivers LG polls: Crisis rocks APP as court grants order seeking to sack state chairman, candidates
By: Felix Ikpotor With barely a few days to the Saturday, October 5 2024, date for local council polls in Rivers State, the a fresh...
HYPREP meets Ogoni youths, announces new livelihoods programmes
…Says power project to begin in 2025 By: Felix Ikpotor The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, has announced the introduction of new livelihoods programmes aimed...
Rivers LG polls: Wike’s loyalists protest, urge RSIEC to obey court judgement
By: Felix Ikpotor Following the decision by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, to go ahead with the planned local government elections this Saturday...