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Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2024 election, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the recent ambush that resulted in the deaths of SuperSport TV crew members and a police officer in Anambra State. Naija News reports that the tragic incident occurred along the Ihiala-Orlu Road on October 8, 2024. The victims were en route to…
Chijioke Ihunwo, the Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area (LGA), has removed the name of former Governor Nyesom Wike from the administrative block of the council secretariat. This move is the latest in the ongoing power tussle between Wike and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The two political figures have been at odds over control…
Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, has shared his reaction following a visit to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his private residence in the United Kingdom on Friday. Taking to his verified Twitter account, Masari stated, “Today, I had the honor of visiting President…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigeria Police Force to secure local government secretariats in Rivers State, following the violent unrest that erupted after last Saturday’s local government elections. This decision comes in response to reports of arson and escalating violence, with several council secretariats set ablaze by individuals protesting the election outcomes. In a…
Alejandro Arcos, the newly inaugurated mayor of Chilpancingo, has been tragically murdered just six days into his term, amid a surge of violence that has gripped the region, largely linked to drug cartel activities. Arcos’s body was discovered shortly after his newly appointed secretary, Francisco Tapia, was also shot and killed in a separate incident,…
Just hours after the Rivers State Police Command announced the reopening of previously sealed local government secretariats, chaos broke out in several areas, resulting in arson, gunfire, and the loss of life. On Monday morning, a portion of the Eleme Local Government Secretariat was set on fire shortly after the arrival of the newly-elected chairman,…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has officially sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the state’s 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s local council elections. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt. Among those inaugurated were 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples…
The Federal Government has approved more than N840 billion for the rehabilitation of the 82-kilometer Section II of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway, which spans across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kaduna, and Kano States. This funding also covers the construction of the Bodo-Bonny road, including bridges over the Opobo Channel in Rivers State. Minister of…
The residents of Enu Agu, a newly established autonomous community in Akpugo, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, have praised Governor Peter Mba for the swift development the state has experienced since he assumed office in May 2023. The community also expressed their strong backing for their newly installed traditional ruler, Igwe Sylvester…
Uzodinma Nwafor, the candidate representing the Action Alliance (AA), has emerged as the winner of the Etche Local Government Area (LGA) chairman election, which took place on October 5, 2024. Adolphus Enebeli, Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), announced the results in Port Harcourt, confirming that Nwafor garnered the highest number of…
