Category archives: Politics

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN). This was disclosed in a statement by PDP’s National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, on Friday. The party has formed a committee, chaired by Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek […]

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Uche Secondus, has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State for his resilience in the face of political intimidation during the recently concluded local government elections. Secondus lauded the governor’s steadfastness, praising him for upholding democratic values and demonstrating true leadership. In a statement released by his media […]

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for his recent criticisms regarding the local government elections in the state. Wike, during an interview on Channels TV, accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of being the cause of the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers […]

Newly elected Ikwerre Local Government Chairman, Israel Abosi, has successfully reclaimed the council secretariat in Isiokpo just hours after it was set on fire by unknown arsonists. Accompanied by his deputy, councillors, and a large group of supporters, Abosi made a bold entrance into the secretariat, backed by vigilante members who fired shots into the […]

At a tense conference in Abuja, top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed over the lingering internal crisis that has troubled the party since its controversial presidential primary. The division within the PDP, Nigeria’s main opposition party, is widely seen as contributing to its defeat in the 2023 general election by the ruling […]

Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly elected Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to dismiss Nyesom Wike from his position as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ihunwo claims that Wike’s involvement in the recent unrest in Rivers State during the local government elections threatens […]

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has cautioned newly sworn-in local government chairmen and their deputies not to misinterpret their autonomy as independence from the state government. During the swearing-in ceremony at the Banquet Hall in Uyo, Governor Eno emphasized the need for collaboration between the local governments and the state. He explained that while […]

The Labour Party (LP) has denounced the October 5, 2024 local government elections in Rivers State, calling the process unconstitutional and fraudulent. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Dr. Francis David Matthew, the LP’s Publicity Secretary for the Port Harcourt City Campaign Council, claimed that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted what […]

President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders, and their supporters in Rivers State to resolve their election-related disputes through the judiciary, emphasizing that “self-help has no place in a democratic system.” This follows reports of violence, including arson and vandalism, after the local government elections held last Saturday. In a statement […]