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  By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa   Justice Ineikade Eradiri of the Bayelsa High Court 7 has dismissed the objections raised by Chief Richard Kpodo accused of rape of a 26 year old female employee. Kpodo, former aide to ex-Governor Timipre Sylva had objected to the continued appearance of prosecuting counsel, …

  By Joel Anekwe   Precious Elekima, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, caused a serious stir Friday in Port Harcourt at the venue BBC Pidgin organised governorship debate threatening to disrupt the event due to the exclusion of his name from the five candidates …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of governorship and state House of Assembly candidates in Rivers State with the names of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) conspicuously absent. In the list published Thursday at the INEC Secretariat on Aba road, our reporter noted that …

  By Amos Odeh   The governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has been described as the perpetrator and author of violence and should be held responsible for any violence during the forthcoming elections in the state. Capt.Mathew Karimo who is contesting for the Bayelsa West Senatorial under the platform …

  By Joel Anekwe   Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the removal of the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) is the conclusion of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government’s hijack of the judiciary. The governor said that if Nigerians allow what he described as a criminal action …

  By Amos Odeh    The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta on Tuesday has decried the spate of ‘fake news’ fabricated to diminish the operations of the joint force. Major Ibrahim Abdullahi, spokesman of the JTF told our correspondent that the frequency …

  … Warns Elections Will Not Hold in Rivers   By Joel Anekwe   National and State Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State have demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should return their names on the list of candidates to contest the forthcoming …

  The Rivers Civil Society Organisations (RIVSCO) has frowned at what it described as the nonchalant attitude displayed by SIAT Nig Ltd towards its landlord-communities, warning that if nothing is done to improve the situation within 14 days, the organization would be forced to embark on “a mother-of-all protest.” The …

  By Joel Anekwe   Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs Wednesday received the flag from the national chairman of Accord Party, Alh Mohammed Malado, to represent the party in the March 2019 election governorship in Rivers State. Speaking after receiving the flag, Lulu-Briggs perhaps now the only viable challenge against the incumbent, …

    …Says Public Office is Platform for Service   By David Owei, Yenagoa   Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has attributed the successes of his administration in infrastructure development of the state to his passion and the commitment of his team. Governor Dickson, who spoke to journalists …