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Appeal Court reserves ruling on Rivers State House of Assembly leadership tussle

The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reserved judgment in the lawsuit involving Martin Amaewhule and 24 co-plaintiffs versus Victor...

Rivers electoral commission begins preparations for LG elections

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has initiated the process for conducting local government elections to fill the positions of council chairmen...

Asari Dokubo to stay-put Rivers LG Chairmen: Go home in peace or face people’s wrath

“The chairmen, whose tenure expired on June 17, cannot force themselves on the people under the guise of an extension of time, noting...

Just in: Amaewhule, 26 other pro-Wike Rivers Assemblymen are still PDP members, court rules

In a fresh twist to the political crisis rocking Rivers State, a state high court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that Speaker...

Wike-Gov. Fubara standoff: My position – Rotimi Amaechi

Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor of Rivers State, has declared his neutrality in the state’s political crisis, refusing to back either incumbent Governor...

I led a govt. of integrity, competence, my probe politically motivated – Ex. Kaduna Gov. El-Rufai

A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the State House of Assembly’s report accusing his administration of misconduct and financial impropriety...

I‘II reverse Akoko-Edo’s underdevelopment if elected governor—Asue Ighodalo, PDP candidate

Worried by the neglect and deprivation that the Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State has suffered, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship...

Just in: Impeachment threat: Pro-Rivers Gov. Fubara lawmakers elect factional speaker

A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has elected its own speaker. He is Mr. Victor...

Rivers political crisis: You are extinct in the eyes of the law, Fubara tells state assembly

The simmering tension between Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the pro-Wike members of the Rivers House of Assembly has taken a new turn...

Breaking: Ondo Gov. Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator assassinated

Alaba Excel Abbey, one of the campaign coordinators of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, who was also the Returning Officer for the...

Sen. Ayogu Eze, one-time Senate spokesman, exits at 65

Senator Ayogu Eze, a former spokesman of the Senate in the 6th and 7th Senate, has died. Eze, 65, of the People’s Democracy...

Just in: Reps ex-Deputy Speaker Ihedioha quits PDP

The main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has lost another chieftain as former governor of Imo State and one-time Deputy Speaker...

Aiyedatiwa declared winner of Ondo APC governorship primary, gives acceptance speech

Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 governorship election, polling...

APC declares Ondo governorship primary inconclusive

In Ondo State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2024 Governorship Primary Committee has declared the Saturday primary inconclusive. A statement by the Chairman...

Ondo APC guber primary: 171,922 delegates elect candidate out of 16 aspirants

No fewer than 171,922 accredited delegates are voting in Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Ondo State to elect a candidate...

PDP Chair Umar Damagum survives sack plot

Amb. Umar Damagum, the Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has survived the plot to sack him, as the PDP...