The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Wednesday it has “formally” informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the 25 vacant seats in the Rivers House of Assembly.27 lawmakers said to be loyal to the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, dumped the party on Monday for
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The former senator representing Abia North in the National Assembly, Sen Mao Ohuabunwa, has celebrated with the former Governor of Rivers State and Current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike, on his 56th birthday.The former Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, in his congratulatory message, described Wike
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A High Court Sitting in Port Harcourt has validated Edison Ehie as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.Ehie was impeached in October during the political crisis to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara.He is a strong supporter of Fubara and was said to have frustrated an attempt to
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the military and other security agencies in order to enhance their operations. Against the backdrop of the recent accidental military air strike at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi
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President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award.This is contained in a statement of Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja.The President also celebrated the remarkable achievements
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The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, will commence his medical leave on Wednesday December 13, as a follow-up to his medical treatment.His spokesman, Richard Olatunde, in a statement on Tuesday, said during Akeredolu’s absence, the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, will assume the responsibilities of the governor in acting capacity.Akeredolu, a
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The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct new elections in the 27 state constituencies of Rivers State.The party said this in a Monday statement in the wake of the defection of 27 Rivers State Assembly members (from the PDP) to the All Progressives
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Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met yesterday in Abuja for talks about the region’s deepening crisis after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist conflicts.After coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger since 2020, the 15-nation ECOWAS bloc
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Twenty-six people, including a groom, Musa Gwandi, have been arrested at a drug pre-wedding party in Katsina State by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Katsina state.According to a communiqué by the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, officers of the agency were acting on
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The leadership of the Nigerian Senate announced on Sunday the donation of N109 million, the December salary of members, to the victims of the accidental bombing in Tudun Biri village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, made the announcement on Sunday when he
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