LP Candidates and RSIEC Clash Reject N5m Security Bond Clash Over Election Results Some Labour Party candidates from the recent local government elections in Rivers State have rejected a N5m security bond that the Local Government Election Tribunal imposed. Eko Hot Blog reports that the candidates not only called the N5m bond a prerequisite for … Read more
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in the newly elected Chairpersons of the 23 local government councils in the state. The inauguration was observed by Senator Bala Mohammed, the Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum. EDITOR’S PICK: Alleged N27bn Fraud: Court Grants Ex-Taraba Gov, Ishaku N150M … Read more
On October 5, residents of Rivers State participated in local government elections to choose their grassroots representatives. EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning Ministries Partner with AfDB on Sustainable System Project Shamim Ahmed: Student Ally of Bangladesh’s Ex-Prime Minister Loses Life Match Words With Actions -Lawyers Urge New CJN, Kekere-Ekun EKO HOT BLOG reports that the election, which was … Read more
The Action People’s Party, APP, has won 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions in the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State. According to Channels Television, Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, Adolphus Enebeli made this announcement on Saturday in Port Harcourt. Enebeli said that the announcement for Etche … Read more
Tension erupted on Saturday at Elekahia Primary School in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers state, when armed men dressed in police uniforms violently disrupted the ongoing local government elections. Eyewitnesses revealed that the attackers, arriving in about 21 Hilux patrol vans, unleashed chaos by firing tear gas and seizing election materials, forcing officials … Read more
Voting in the local government elections across Rivers State officially commenced, with some voters casting their ballots while others waited for essential election materials. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) began distributing sensitive materials to local government areas earlier today, despite a federal high court order prohibiting the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other … Read more
A group of angry protesters gathered at the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Friday, insisting that the scheduled local government elections must proceed. Despite the heavy rain, the determined crowd set up canopies and blocked part of the road, chanting and drumming to the rhythm of “Election must hold.” EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning … Read more
Protests erupted at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, as tensions mounted ahead of the Local Government elections set for October 5, 2024. The protesters, arriving in large numbers, prompted security personnel to step in, managing both the crowd and the resulting traffic congestion, according to Channels Television. … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from providing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the upcoming local government elections, set for October 5, 2024. Additionally, the court prohibited the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) … Read more
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has set October 5 for the local government elections. Eko Hot Blog reports that the announcement comes amidst the ongoing local government succession crisis caused by the conflict between Governor Siminialayi Fubara and the Martins Amaewhule-led lawmakers. EDITOR’S PICK Minimum Wage: Labour Warns Governors Against Harmful Advice, Await … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) announced that it has initiated the process for conducting local government elections in the state. This announcement was made in a public notice signed by RSIEC Chairman and Chief Electoral Commissioner, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), and sent to newsmen on Wednesday night. The announcement … Read more