Tag: Port Harcourt
Minister reveals Nigerian government’s annual spending of N1m per inmate
Nigerian govt spends N1m annually on each inmate – Minister
The Federal Government says it spends N1 million annually to cater for each of the...
Wike declares public holiday for Tinubu’s visit to Rivers
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared Wednesday, 3rd May 2023, a public holiday to enable the people of Rivers State give the...
Supplementary elections: Voter apathy in part of Port Harcourt
Saturday’s House of Representatives supplementary election in Port Harcourt Federal Constituency in Rivers has been characterised by low turnout of voters, the News Agency...
INEC announces winners in Rivers National Assembly election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers has released winners of the National Assembly election conducted on February 25 in Rivers.
INEC announced the...
At 11:16am, voting not ongoing at Port Harcourt ward 7
At about 11:16am, voting has still not commenced at the UPE model Primary School, at ward 7, in Boririki area of Port Harcourt, despite...
INEC officials arrive unit in Port Harcourt ward 7 at 10:23am
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have just arrived at the UPE model primary school, with election materials at 10:00amm
This newspaper had...
No INEC officials on sight, as voters hang around polling unit...
No INEC official in sight, as voters hang around polling unit in Port Harcourt ward 7.
Registered voters at the UPE model primary school, Borikiri,...
Police arrest PDP Rep. with $498,100 suspected to be for vote-buying...
The Police Command in Rivers says it has arrested a member of the House of Representatives in possession of 498,100 US dollars, approximately N381.1...
I never promised to make preferred Presidential candidate public – Wike
Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has said he never told the public the method by which he would disclose the presidential candidate to vote...
Dogara, Babachir Lawal visit Wike in Port Harcourt
Dogara, Babachir Lawal visit Wike in Port Harcourt
NEWS DIGEST - The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and the...