MIRIAM NNOLI
Following Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections held in Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 20 of the 23 Local Government Areas (LGA) in the State. Announcing the election results at the commission’s…
Miriam Nnoli
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday cast his vote in the ongoing Local Government (LG) elections. Saturday Telegraph reports that Wike voted around…
MIRIAM NNOLI
Ahead of Saturday’s Local Government (LG) elections in Rivers State, the state Police Command has announced the restriction of human and vehicular movements from midnight of the election eve, Friday, August 29, to 6 pm…
MIRIAM NNOLI
Following the Supreme Court judgment, which declared the Local Government election conducted in Rivers State on October 5, 2024, as invalid, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced August 9, 2025, as…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday, sworn in the newly elected Council Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas. The ceremony was held at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah (retd), has lauded Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara for the successful conduct of the Local Government elections held in the state on Saturday, October 5,…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Sunday issued certificates of return to the newly elected Local Government Chairmen, paving the way for their inauguration. Sunday Telegraph had earlier reported that despite the heightened tension…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
Accreditation and voting have commenced at the Ikoku area, Units 14 and 15, Port Harcourt City in Rivers State, as the electorate made their way to vote en-masse for the Local Government election. The Rivers…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
Ahead of the Rivers State Local Government election slated for Saturday, October 5, the Action Peoples Party (APP) has disowned a factional group in the State claiming to represent the party’s leadership. In a statement…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
Angry protesters on Friday stormed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) office, demanding that the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday proceed as planned. Despite heavy rainfall, the demonstrators set up canopies, blocked a…
