A member of the House of Representatives, Billy Osawaru, has attributed Senator Monday Okpebholo’s victory in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State to the team spirit exhibited by party leaders and members across the three senatorial districts. PUNCH Online reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Okpebholo

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has stated that all is now set for the local government election. A recent Federal High Court ruling had barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from releasing the voters register to RSIEC for the local election. The court, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu

The Tony Okocha-led Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Friday disowned the APC candidates vying for the respective local government seats in the state. The committee spokesman, Chibuike Ikenga, disclosed this in an interview with PUNCH online. Ikenga reiterated that the candidates were neither given

The Rivers State Police Command has refuted allegations made by the state governor, Siminalaiyi Fubara, who claimed that police officers were attempting to unlawfully remove sensitive electoral materials from the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. In a statement released Friday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko,

Rivers State Political leaders and elders have commended the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara for his doggedness and strong efforts to ensure the smooth conduct of the October 5 Local Government elections in the state. They have also assured the Fubara of God’s continuous guardian and protection as he strives to

The Edo State Government and the reinstated Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, are at loggerheads over a warning issued to top government functionaries to guard against the looting of government properties by political appointees. Shaibu, in a statement on Friday, said that top government officials would be held responsible if looting

The Peoples Democratic Party in Oguduokwor Ward, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has suspended the party’s National Vice Chairman for the South East zone, Ali Odefa. The suspension, effective immediately, was announced on Friday in Abuja following a meeting of the Ward Executive Committee. During a briefing with

The ruling All Progressives Congress unveiled the official timetable for the 2024 Rivers State Elective Congresses on Friday, set to commence on November 2. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the National Organising Secretary of the APC, Malam Suleiman Argungu. Recall that the ruling party appointed

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that the embattled Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, remains impeached. Obaseki made this statement on Friday in reaction to a comment credited to Shaibu, warning Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to guard against attempts by political appointees to

The newly elected Benue State Working Committee members of the Peoples Democratic Party were left stranded on Friday when they arrived at the party secretariat along Otukpo Road to assume office, only to find it locked. Three weeks ago, the immediate past governor of the state, Samuel Ortom, through his