Tag: Rivers Rerun
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Rivers Rerun: INEC confirms outbreak of violence, says 25 workers hospitalized
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Monday confirmed the outbreak of violence in the just concluded Rivers supplementary elections held on Saturday in Etche that lead to the hospitalization of over 25 of its workforce. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that the victims were attacked and wounded…
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Rivers Rerun: Police arrest 50 suspected thugs in Etche
A group of boys numbering about 50, suspected to be political thugs have been arrested by security agents in Ulakwo Ward 13 for allegedly trying to disrupt the on- going legislative election in Etche. The boys were seen sitting on the ground on Saturday, surrounded by some military and policemen. They were alleged to have…
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#RiversRerun: Court rejects Wike’s application to stop police probe
Following Governor Wike’s ex parte application seeking an order to nullify the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’ letter ordering an investigation into acts of criminality during the December 10, 2016 rerun in the state, Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected the application. The judge however directed that the…
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BREAKING: #RiversRerun: PDP’s Sekibo wins Rivers East Senatorial seat
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Rivers East Senatorial District, in the Saturday’s rerun election, George Sekibo has been declared winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The INEC returning officer for the area, Oji Ekumankama, declared Sekibo winner of the Saturday’s poll at the council hall, Port Harcourt, venue…
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Bloodbath in Rivers: Hoodlums attack police van, behead DSP, orderly
Two policemen have been reportedly killed by hoodlums in Rivers state, Nigeria on Saturday at Ujju community near Omoku in Ogba/Edema/Ndoni council area, during the Rivers rerun elections in the state. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the newly-created 6 Division of the Army in Port Harcourt, Major General Kasimu Abdulkarim, made this disclosure Sunday. Abdulkarim…
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Rivers re-run: Buhari canvases for peaceful, credible poll
…says elections shouldn’t be a ‘do-or-die’ affair In a bid to calm the already tensed atmosphere in Rivers State over the rerun elections scheduled to hold on Saturday December 10, President Muhammadu Buhari has called on politicians in the state not to see the election as a “do-or-die” affair. Buhari gave the advice while calling…
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Rivers Rerun: Wike calls for prayers for peaceful polls
Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on Churches in the state to pray for violence-free rerun elections on December 10. Speaking during the 2016 Power Conference of the Assemblies of God Church on Sunday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium , Port Harcourt, Governor Wike said that the prayers of the church…
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Focus on Rivers Rerun elections to stem planned electoral violence, Wike urges international community
Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the international community to take serious interest in the plot by the Police to start the indiscriminate arrests of PDP supporters few days to the December 10 rerun elections . The governor declared that through the state established intelligence channel , he was in possession…