Tag: Rivers State

Unrest in Rivers post-inauguration of LG chairmen

Tension has reached a boiling point in Rivers State, following a series…

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Fubara warns newly sworn in LG chairmen of planned attacks

Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, has alerted newly sworn-in local government chairmen…

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Full list: Fubara swears in newly-elected Rivers LG chairmen

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Sunday swore in the 23 newly…

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Rivers LG polls: PDP, APC caution RSIEC against declaration of results

Tensions surrounding the Rivers State Local Government elections escalated as the Peoples…

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Rivers LG polls: APP wins 22 of 23 chairmanship seats

The Action Peoples Party has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23…

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Rivers LG polls: Shop owners defy Fubara’s no-movement order

Some shop owners and traders in Obio/Akpor, Rivers State, on Saturday opened…

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Rivers LG polls: Violence as alleged Wike loyalists enforce court order

Violence erupted in Igwuruta Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State,…

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Rivers LG polls: Gunshots, two explosions rock Port Harcourt

As the Rivers State Local Government election progresses across the 23 Local…

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Rivers LG polls: Voters allege police disruption in Port Harcourt

There has been some disruption in the Local Government elections going on…

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Rivers LG polls: One injured as heavy shooting erupts at Wike’s ward

There is heavy shooting at Rumuepirikom community, the home of the Minister…

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LG polls: Voting begins in Rivers amid police absence

Voting has officially commenced in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers…

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LG polls: Obey court order, ex-NBA president Okocha tells Fubara

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Onueze Chukwujinka Okocha, SAN, has…

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Rivers LG polls: NBA condemns police refusal to provide security

The Nigerian Bar Association has strongly condemned the Nigeria Police Force's decision…

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RSIEC declares readiness for Rivers LG polls amid controversy

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has said it’s ready for Saturday's…

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Fly to Rivers, back Fubara, Rivers lawmaker tells PDP govs

A member of the House of Representatives for Ideato North and South,…

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