Almost 24 hours after the newly-elected chairmen in Saturday’s local government election in Rivers State were sworn into office, the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress factions on Sunday rejected the conduct and outcome of the polls. Insisting that no election was held in the state on Saturday, the Rivers PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, described the poll as an exercise in futility, vowing to challenge it in court. According to PUNCH, the state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kenneth Yowika, said the party would challenge…
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The Borno State government has resettled 424 households affected by insurgency in the newly- constructed 500 housing units in Konduga town. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the resettled persons were from the Towuri, Modu Amsamiri, Goniri, Mairamiri, Lawanti Grema Gogobe, Bula Bowuri, Zarmari, Amusari, Bula Bakaraye and Furi communities displaced by the Boko Haram insurgents. The state governor, Babagana Zulum said at the handover of the houses on Sunday in Konduga town, that the resettlement marked the beginning of the closure of IDP camps in Konduga LGA. The resettlement houses have public facilities such as schools, a…
A player who many believe to be the greatest National Basketball Association (NBA) ever, bar Michael Jordan, LeBron James and his eldest son, Bronny have etched their names in the NBA Hall of Fame by playing alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers in a record first father-son appearance in the NBA history on Sunday. Lebron and Bronny, in a long-awaited appearance, played together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles. However, that’s as far as the sweet story went. While LeBron…
In the Akwa Ibom local government elections conducted on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recorded a stunning landslide victory, winning 30 of the 31 chairmanship seats. Announcing the results on Sunday, the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) said it conducted elections in 31 LGAs and 369 wards. According to the results posted on the Facebook page of AKISIEC on Sunday, the PDP recorded victory in 30 LGAs while the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the remaining one seat. The Essien Udim LGA, where the candidate of the APC, Usoro Effiong won the election is the domain…
Following the inauguration of the newly-elected chairmen of the local government in Rivers State, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas in the state. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Command, Grace Iringe-Koko on Monday. Iringe-Koko, in a statement, said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Mustapha was tasked with ensuring the withdrawal of all police personnel initially deployed to seal and safeguard the LGA secretariats. “This decision aligns with the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to maintaining…
The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, said that he had to take the position he took on local governments in the state because the system was in a desperate situation requiring desperate measures. The governor spoke during the swearing-in of the newly-elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas of the state at Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday. Fubara, who said the outcome of Saturday’s council election marked the beginning of a new Rivers State, thanked the President, Bola Tinubu for his role in the state local government elections. Noting that President Tinubu gave them the requisite support…
The Red Devils played out a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, meaning they have picked up just eight points from their opening seven league matches this campaign. That is their worst-ever tally since the Premier League began in 1992, with Erik ten Hag breaking his own record after amassing just nine points in the first seven league games last year. They are now 14th in the Premier League table, five points clear of the relegation zone and six points behind Chelsea in fourth place. Furthermore, Man Utd have scored just five league goals so far in 2024-25,…
Recent gangland madness has turned Haiti streets into killing fields. Gang members carrying automatic rifles stormed through Pont-Sonde, in the agricultural region of Artibonite in western Haiti, killing at least 70 people and forcing over 6,000 to flee. The upheaval continued with more people severely injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, October 3. According to the U.N. migration agency, about 6,270 people had fled their homes due to the attacks. It said most of these are being sheltered by families living in nearby Saint-Marc and other towns, while others are staying in makeshift camps. Meanwhile, Gran…
Senior Hezbollah figure, Hashem Safieddine, who was seen as a possible successor to the slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has been missing since Friday after an Israeli air strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighbourhood, a Lebanese security source told Al Jazeera. Hezbollah sources said an intense search for the senior leader has yielded nothing, raising fears he might be dead. As the chairman of the armed group’s Executive Council, Safieddine is a very high-ranking member of the organization. He is a cousin of the late Nasrallah, the former secretary-general, said Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from Beirut. Jabbari said there was a…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in the newly-elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance officially inaugurated into office. After the electoral process, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) declared the APP victorious in 22 local government areas, while the Action Alliance secured one chairmanship seat. Governor Fubara, while addressing the new chairmen, congratulated them on their…
