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PDP wins Rivers legislative re-run elections in Etche/Omuma constituencies

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2017 0

The Peoples Democratic Party has won all last Saturday’s supplementary legislative re-run elections held in Etche/Omuma federal and state constituencies of Rivers state. According to the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday, the All Progressives

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Rerun: Wike sets up judicial panel to probe killings

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2016 0

… says don’t politicise national security   The Rivers state governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has constituted a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the killings and other violent acts that occurred during the just concluded December 10 legislative rerun elections in the state.   This was made known in a special government announcement Wednesday,

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Rivers rerun: Wike constitutes 7-man judicial commission to investigate killings

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2016 0

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has constituted a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the killings and other violent acts that occurred during the just concluded December 10 legislative rerun elections in the State.   This was made known in a special government announcement Wednesday, signed by the Secretary to the Rivers State […]

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Rivers rerun: Police investigation of election violence deceitful, state PDP says

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2016 0

The panel set up by the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the violence recorded in Rivers state during the just concluded Saturday, December 10, re-run election in the State has been described by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state  as a huge joke, intended to deceive the people.   In a statement by […]

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Rivers rerun: Wike cries fowl over South East, South West Senatorial District results

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2016 0

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the Rivers East and Rivers West Senatorial Districts untampered with, declaring  that  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates had already won both elections based on what he said were results from the polling units.    Governor Wike also called

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Rerun: Senator Abe wins Rivers South East

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2016 0

Race back to Senate has been titanic struggle—ABE The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Rivers State, has declared Senator Magnus Ngei Abe winner of the South East Senatorial District in last Saturday December 10 rescheduled rerun election in the state. Announcing the results this evening, the INEC Returning Officer for the Rivers South East Senatorial

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Rivers rerun: APC is using army, SARS to kill and hijack election materials, says Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2016 0

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has accused the Nigerian Army and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police of killing members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, agents,  hijacking electoral materials and working to deliver  a particular  candidate in Rivers South-East Senatorial District .    In the face of the accusation, the […]

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Rivers rerun: Despite heavy security bombing, snatching of ballot boxes unavoided

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2016 0

Despite the heavy presence of the combined forces of the police, army, navy, air force, and other security operatives, to provide security for the Rivers rescheduled rerun, electoral malpractices and irregularities still took the centre stage in some parts of the polling units. Although the votings went on smoothly in some parts of Gokana Local […]

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Rivers Rerun: Police attach special squad to APC candidates – Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2016 0

With just one week to the re-run elections in Rivers State, the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the Police Command, acting through the State Commander of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, has distributed SARS personnel to APC candidates and chieftains for the December 10 elections.    The governor said that […]