Photos: Suspected ballot box and electoral materials snatchers
Police authorities in Abuja Wednesday night, paraded five suspected ballot box and electoral materials snatchers snatchers during last Saturday’s National and State Legislative re-run elections in Rivers. The suspects are: Noble Nwaerema, Dike Deinpiribo, Valentine Alalibo, Onwunari Warmate and Iloke Stephen.
Rivers rerun election: #Riversrerun in Photos
Suspected thugs were allegedly reported to have carted away voting materials and result sheets in Ward 9, Unit 3, Ogubolo local government area.
Rivers rerun election materials carted away at Ward 9, Unit 3 Ogubolo
Suspected thugs allegedly carted away voting materials and result sheets in Ward 9, Unit 3, Ogubolo local government area.
Rivers Election: Voting commences in Rivers re-run
Voting has commenced in Rivers re-run legislative election taking place in eight Local Government Areas.
Rivers rerun election: Voting commences in Rivers re-run
VRivers rerun election: Voting has commenced in Rivers re-run legislative election taking place in eight Local Government Areas. Accreditation and voting began at 8.30am in Wards 10 and 16 of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. At Ward 16, unit 1, a voter, Mr Christian Aniakor, said the process was peaceful, cordial and smooth. “ […]
Rivers Rerun Election: Turnout impressive, election peaceful in Bera, Gokana LGA
The Rivers legislative rerun election has commenced peacefully in the state with a massive turnout of voters in Gokana Local Government Area of the state.
Rivers Election: They hijacked electoral materials, Peterside cries out
he Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASSA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has confirmed that electoral material meant for one ward in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area was hijacked by thugs.
Rivers govt. never plan to use drones to monitor rerun elections – Commissioner
The Rivers Commissioner for Information, Dr Austin Tam-George, has described as untrue comments in some quarters that the state government plans to deploy drones to monitor the rerun elections in the state.
Rivers election: PDP, APC supporters clash at Peterside’s community
The suppoters of the People Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have clashed at Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, the LGA of the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASSA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside.
Rivers election: PDP alleges army arrest, kill members in Tai, Gokana
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has raised alarm over the invasion of some communities in Tai Local Government Area of the State by the combined forces of the army, police and scores of identifiable thugs imported by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Rerun election: NOA boss urges Rivers politicians to shun win-at-all-cost syndrome
As electorate in Rivers go to various polling unit to elect their representatives in the rerun legislative elections in the state today, politicians have been urged to shun ‘’the win-at-all-cost syndrome’’.
Rivers election: Materials yet to arrive polling units
There is an uneasy calm in every part of Rivers State, as residents await the commencement of voting in the national and state legislative polls rerun.
Rivers election: Amaechi arrives polling unit
By Davies Iheamnachor The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi has just arrived his, unit 14, ward 8 Ubima, Ikwerre LGA. He arrived 9:11 to meet the polling filled with electorates but without electoral materials. Details later.
Rivers rerun polls: Innocent blood should not be spilled, Buhari warns
As re-run elections into federal and state legislatures hold today in Rivers State, world leaders have joined President Muhammadu Buhari in calling for violence-free polls even as the army has deployed troops to protect oil facilities and other strategic locations in the state.
How citizens will vote in rivers rerun
Various factors are going to determine the way voters vote on Saturday for the candidates for the federal and state legislative offices. The two major contending political parties, Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressive Congress, APC apparently conscious of this are inclining themselves towards fitting in with the voting culture of the electorate.
Rivers Rerun: We’re ready to conduct polls- INEC
The Independent Electoral Commissioner in charge of South South, Dr Lecky Mustapha has said that the commission is ready to conduct free and fair polls on Saturday.
