Politics

…As Candidate Targets Human Capital Development The Lawmaker representing Obio Akpor federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Okechukwu Kingsley Chinda has called on the residents of the local government to rally round the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairmanship candidate, Dr. Gift Worlu in the August 30, Council elections …

…Warns Against Underage, Multiple Registration The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Bayelsa State has said that they are fully prepared for the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) Excercise across the state. Addressing journalists at the state INEC headquarters in Yenagoa, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mallam Isah Shaka Ehimeakhe, disclosed that …

The Commissioner in charge of Political Parties Affairs / Monitoring/ Security, in the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission ( RSIEC), Prof Godfrey Ngozi Woke has said the Commission will go ahead with the Local Government Council elections as fixed on Saturday August 30, 2025. Woke said this when he spoke …

  As Nigerians, especially members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), continue to felicitate the newly elected National Chairman of the party, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, a stalwart of the party in Isiugwu, Ohafia, Abia State, Chief Nnanna Uke Kalu has expressed optimism that the new leader would bring renewed …

  By Godwin Chukwumaechi Traditional rulers, youth and women leaders and hundreds of other indigenes of the Niger Delta region gathered in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Friday to deliberate on how the region has fared in the two years of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The event with …

  The leadership caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ademola Adeleke, unanimously supporting any decision the Governor takes on the growing rumour of defection to another political party. The leaders who praised the Governor’s leadership and performance in …

…Writes EU, CSOs, INEC The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, have condemned what she termed the deeply troubling and undemocratic remarks recently attributed to the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike. In a statement widely circulated in the media, the FCT Minister was quoted as advising opposition parties …

…Says Fubara Failed to Protect his Supporters A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Rivers State, High Chief Clement Anaele has advised disgruntled members of the Simplified Movement in Rivers State to shift their political allegiance and join the fold of the NNPP. Anaele who spoke to …

By: Bethel Toby A prominent university lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Prof Vitalis Ekeocha has said that Governor Alex Otti of Abia State’s emphasis on transparency, infrastructural overhaul, and civil service reform, has created political capital early into his administration. Speaking with Our Correspondent …

…Unveils book on June 12. By: Oke Steve State Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Rivers State, Amb.Solsuema Osaro, has called for a total overhauling of the Nigerian electoral system as a way to guaranteeing the integrity of the electoral process . Osaro who is also the chairman …