The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu to quickly intervene in what is threatening into a violent crisis in the South- South geo-political zone of the country.

Dozens of Nigerian soldiers in armoured vehicles encircled a vote counting centre in the opposition-held oil-rich southern city of Port Harcourt on Sunday, in the latest flashpoint as violence overshadowed Saturday’s closely-watched regional elections. International observers expressed concern over the army action in the capital of southern Rivers State, where AFP reporters at the scene […]

The United Kingdom, UK, Sunday expressed concern over reports of military interference in the governorship and assembly elections in Rivers state held on Saturday.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as “treasonable” the alleged confiscation of the Rivers state governorship election results by soldiers and demands the immediate release to avert serious crisis in the state.

The Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has won the governorship election held on Saturday.