By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Ad-Hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a Corps member was on Saturday attacked by suspected thugs of the All Progressive Congress (APC), carting away the elections materials, the BIVAS for Ward 1, Unit 23 located at Onopa in Yenagoa Local Government Area …
Read More »Off-Cycle Guber Elections: IPC Calls for Safety, Protection of Reporters
By Amos Odhe The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has urged journalists and other media professionals who would be on electoral duty during the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023 to take all necessary steps to ensure their personal safety. IPC also …
Read More »Activist Asks Gov Fubara, FG to act with Conscience, Exonerate Ogoni 9
A former aide to late Ken Saro-Wiwa and president of the National Union of Ogoni Students (NUOS, USA), Comrade Freddie ldamkue, has called on President Bola Tinubu to review the trial of the Ogoni Nine and exonerate them from the “trumped-up charges.” He lamented the incessant killings of Ogoni people …
Read More »Oborevwori Tasks Delta Civil Servants to ‘Raise Bar of Performance’
By Amos Odhe The governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon, Sheriff Oborevwori, has tasked civil servants in the state to emulate the good example of their retired colleagues who left a standard for them to follow. Oborevwori gave the charge on Wednesday at the send-off party for retired heads of …
Read More »EliQueens Hotel’s MD Receives ‘Distinguished Company Director Award’
The managing director and chief executive officer of EliQueens Hotel & Suits and 8 Ball Play Lounge, Port Harcourt, Amb. Dr. Ifeanyi Egboigbe, has been honoured as a ‘Distinguished company Director of the year 2023,’ by the Niger Delta Media Practitioners of Nigeria (NDMPN). While presenting the award plaque to …
Read More »Teenager Bags 20-year Jail Term for Cultism, Unlawful Possession of Firearm
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa A Bayelsa High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a teenager, Owei Mathew, 18 years old, to 20 years in prison over attempted robbery, cause of grievous harm and unlawful possession of firearm. The accused, who was arrested in September, 2021, was reported to have jumped …
Read More »Group Lauds Tinubu over Appointment of Onuoha as Rivers REC
Emmanuel Ovundah, Port Harcourt A group, under the aegis of Rivers Integrity Vanguard (RIV) has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the appointment of Dr. Anugbum Onouha as the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC. The group in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Biobele Jack and Secretary, Julius Amadi, also congratulated …
Read More »Rivers Impeachment Saga: Redeploy Police Commissioner, Deputy, Youths Tell IG
A coalition of youths in Rivers State, under the aegis of Rivers Liberation Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations, have condemned in strong terms the impeachment attempt against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, while calling for the “immediate redeployment of the state Police commissioner, Emeka Nwonyi Polycarp, and his deputy. Addressing a press briefing …
Read More »Off-Cycle Polls: INEC Recommits to Free, Credible Elections
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reiterated the commission’s commitment and preparedness to conduct a peaceful governorship election on November 11 in the three off-circle governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states. He stated this during the Inter-Agency Consultative meeting …
Read More »Tinubu Is Not a Magician ~ Frank Owhor
By Ebube Egbufor Former attorney general of Rivers State, Barr. Frank Owhor, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the President Bola Tinubu administration, and afford him the space to see how he could salvage the country which economy was almost destroyed by the previous administration. Owhor who spoke in …
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