Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has commended the Nigerian military for their role in the controversial governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State.In a press statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Chris Finebone, said the military ought to…
Pre-election Killings, Materials Hijack Mar Voting in Rivers
Killings in two areas in Rivers State dampened turnout for the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in some parts of the state on this Saturday. At Elele Alimini in Emohua Local Government Area, electoral officers had refused to leave the RAC Centre because of threats from some people in the area over the…
Rivers Bloody Election
Presidential election in Rivers State records high casualties raising fears about future elections and safety of the people. Rivers State was unable to cleanse itself of the tar of bloody elections in the last presidential and National Assembly elections when it recorded the highest number of deaths on Election Day. The state had been dubbed…
UK Threatens Sanctions Against Trouble Makers
The British High Commission in Nigeria has warned against any attempt by anyone to incite violence during the governorship and state houses of assembly elections in the country. It said that anyone caught doing so could be denied access into the United Kingdom. “We were concerned by reports of high levels of violence in some…
Killing of Soldiers: Residents Flee Abonnema
Port Harcourt Residents of Abonnema, headquarters of Akuku Toru local government area of Rivers State have been leaving the town in droves following the alleged killing of three soldiers by people suspected to be cultists.A source in the community said the soldiers were killed when they raided the site of an illegal local petroleum refinery…
Atiku Rejects Presidential Election Result
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has rejected the results of last Saturday’s presidential election, following the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Atiku who described the election as a sham, also thanked Nigerians for exercising their civic duty last Saturday. A…
US Observer Raises Concerns Over Rivers Killings
An international observer from the United States, John Bray has called for an end to violence and deaths associated with the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State. He made the call on Monday while addressing journalists at the Government House in Port Harcourt after a meeting with the Governor of the state, Nyesom…
Update on Rivers Killings
The Police in Rivers State has given the identity of the man that was shot dead alongside with his brother by unknown gunmen this Saturday morning during the Presidential and National Assembly election as Monwan Etete, a former chairman of Andoni Local Government Area of the state. Etete was to run for the House of…
Rivers PDP Alleges Plot by APC to Disrupt Elections
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is working with the army and the police to disrupt and rig the general elections scheduled for Saturday, February 23 and March 9. Addressing a press conference in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State PDP Campaign Council alleged…
Mixed Reactions Trail Election Postponement in Rivers
Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State have applauded the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections by INEC. Festus Chindo, one of the supporters in Port Harcourt said it was their hope that the postponement will give ample time to INEC to put the party on the ballot for…
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