A total of 683 in-mates, including two minors, of the Port Harcourt prisons, were on Wednesday granted their freedom by the Rivers State government in this year’s jail delivery. The jail delivery is an annual practice of the Rivers State government on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to free prison inmates […]
The Rivers State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has denied allegation that its supporters plan to unleash mayhem on the day of the governorship election in the State. Also, ahead of next week’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Rivers State has called on the Chairman of […]
Lecturers in the Rivers State University of Science and Technology on Monday called off its four-day old industrial action. The lecturers had on Wednesday embarked on an indefinite strike due to the state government’s non-implementation of the agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities. ASUU Chairman, RSUST branch, Dr. […]
Below is a table of the latest available results from states around Nigeria from Saturday’s presidential elections. The figures show the number of seats won by the main candidates in each state as announced by the local offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). There are 36 states plus Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory […]
Today, the die is cast and all the anxiety of who becomes the country’s president in the next four years would give way within the next 48 hours, when the results would be announced. Some of the presidential candidates are seen as contestants to the throne, while some are mere pretenders. Indeed, most of them […]
Results of Saturday’s National Assembly elections announced on Sunday by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission showed many Peoples Democratic Party heavyweights defeated in their senatorial districts and constituencies. The results also indicated that the PDP might lose its stranglehold on the National Assembly with its majority membership and a sign of the […]
THE postponement of the Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2 election almost muddled up Rivers East Senatorial District election in the area. Though officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reported early in virtually all the 10 wards under the federal constituency, the electorates failed to turn up for accreditation on the assumption that the […]
THE Rivers People Congress, yesterday, warned that no harm must befall the state governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. National leader of the group, Chief Martins Kunumgbe, in a statement said the Federal Government should offer protection to the citizens, adding that a strong security presence is needed in the riverine parts of the state. The statement […]
Palpable fear has gripped residents of Khana Local Government Area over the whereabouts of a lawmaker representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency, Mr. Emmanuel Deeyah. Members of Gwara community became apprehensive on Sunday when they learnt that an aide to the lawmaker was killed by the kidnappers. It will be recalled that unknown gunmen kidnapped Deeyah on […]
Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Joseph Yobo, has called on all Rivers people to vote the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, for a second term in office come April 16, this year. This is just as former governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the state, Chief Sergeant Awuse, warned voters […]
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