•Peter Obi Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has described the conduct of local government elections in Rivers State by Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd), the sole administrator appointed by President Bola Tinubu, as “rascality taken too far, and a mockery of democracy”. Obi, in a thread on his officia...
•Jake Epelle Chief Executive Officer of TAF Africa, Jake Epelle, has faulted the conduct of the August 30, 2025, local government elections, describing them as a democratic scam. Epelle explained that the exercise was totally unconstitutional, having been conducted by a government that was democratically elected. “It’s unfortunate we’re living...
•An open market Some traders and shop owners in Obio/Akpor area of Rivers today opened for business in defiance of the state government’s no-movement directive during the local government council elections. They cited economic hardship and survival concerns as reasons for opening their businesses despite the ban, reports NAN. The Rivers Govern...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the updated register of voters in Rivers State, along with the list of registered political parties in Nigeria, ahead of the forthcoming Local Government Council elections. In a letter dated March 13, 2025, and signed by the Administrative Secretary, Odor Napoleon Emezuiruke, IN...
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court that nullified the council election in Rivers State is generating apprehension in Kano, particularly where the ruling of Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court would swing. In a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the five-member panel of the apex court unanimously held that [&he...
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