There are reports that one of the officials deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to Rivers State for the Federal and State Assembly rerun has been killed. According to a recent report, the official was reportedly killed in Abonnema area of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The report further revealed that electoral officials who were on duty were attacked on arrival at the area, which led to the death of the official, whose identity can’t be confirmed as at time of filing this report.
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There are reports that the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Kenneth Kobani has been arrested during the Federal and State Assembly rerun. According to a recent report, Kobani was arrested by men of the Nigerian Army for allegedly stalling the distribution of electoral materials in an area in the state. The report also revealed that the state’s SSG had allegedly stormed a Registration and Accreditation Centre in his area having gathered that the original result sheets have been carted away. It was reported that the military later arrested him for stalling the electoral process.
The former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Bala Mohammed, has denied speculations that he decamped from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) after losing national chairmanship position. Mohammed made the denial at a stakeholders meeting to mend fences and fractions in the party in the state. He said that politicians should not allow prolong malice and animosity to interfere with the political will among members, which would hinder the success of the party. “Just because I lost the national chairmanship, I will not leave PDP because this is not my kind of politics. “I have never said that I was leaving…
There are reports that top members of the Peoples Democratic Party and other political parties in Nigeria are threatening to implicate ex-president Goodluck Jonathan should the EFCC come after them over campaign funds. According to a recent report, some politicians and members of the former President’s campaign organisation that got funds to campaign are angry that the ex-president is too silent over the probe on funds that was allegedly given to them as campaign funds. The politicians are said to be angry with the ex-president silence and have vowed to expose his deals should the anti-graft commission invite or probe…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has revealed that ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan should be queried for the corruption allegations levelled against many of his aides by EFCC. In a recent report, a PDP chieftain disclosed that Sambo Dasuki, the embattled National Security Adviser to ex-President Jonathan, shouldn’t be the only one invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The PDP chieftain, whose name was not disclosed further said that apart from the CBN, other government agencies such as Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Nigerian National Petroleum…
Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the ex-Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are set to contest for the chairman of the All Progressive Congress’ Board of Trustees. According to a report by Daily Trust, members of the Board of Trustees, BoT, are already preparing to cast their votes as they elect a new Chairman. It was gathered that the members of the BoT would use the opportunity of meeting at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja to elect both the chairman and secretary of the Board. Also joining the candidates vying for the seat is an APC chieftain in…
Rivers Deputy Governor Ipalibo Banigo has commended the peaceful conduct of the legislative rerun election in Obuama, Degema Local Government Area. Banigo made the remark in a statement signed by her Press Secretary, Paul Damgbor, in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The statement said that the deputy governor voted in Ward 14, Unit 10 in Obuama at about 12.40p.m. Banigo lauded the people of Obuama for their peaceful conduct during the legislative rerun election. She said that the electorate conducted themselves orderly, but noted that there was an initial apprehension on the validity of the result sheets for the House of…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the Minster of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi have reportedly clashed on Sunday, March 20, 2016 as they await the results of the legislative polls. According to a recent report, both political leaders stormed Mile 1 Police station over result for Ward 10 after PHALG Collation officer, Mrs Ekwe Adebisa allegedly ran into the police station for safety. While the governor was accompanied by ex-Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Austin Opara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairman Local Government Service Commission, Mr Azubuike Emeregini, Senatorial candidate of the PDP for Rivers…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the re-run legislative elections in two more local government areas of Rivers. Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state Aneidi Ikoiwak said that the elections were suspended due to irregularities and violence. He told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday that the commission had earlier suspended the re-run elections in six local governments. He said the eight affected areas are Eleme, Bonny, Andoni, Asari-Toru, Etche, Tai, Khana and Gokana. “ INEC is currently auditing personnel and materials sent to the field. We will also meet with critical stakeholders before a new date will…
Unknown gunmen went on rampage shooting sporadically at Abonnema area of Port Harcourt as the results of the legislative election rerun were been collated. In a report by Vanguard Newspaper, the shooting lasted for 30 minutes and left many running for cover around Mile 1 and Azikiwe. As residents scampered to safety, security operatives reportedly man the collating centres to wade off erring political thugs. This is happening a day after the federal and state legislative rerun elections held on Saturday, March 19, 2016. It was further reported that the cause of the ear deafening shots was yet to be…
Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi has described Lionel Messi as “the best player we will ever see.” Xavi, a colleague of Messi’s at the Camp Nou until last year, said he did not believe the Argentina captain needed to win the World Cup to be considered as the game’s all-time greatest. “Leo is undoubtedly the best player I have ever played with,” he told La Vanguardia. “He is the best player I have ever seen, and he is the best we will ever see. “He is the best player in history — he does not need to win the World Cup…
Marcus Rashford was back among the goals as Manchester United moved to within a point of Manchester City with a 1-0 win at the Etihad. City lost both Raheem Sterling and Joe Hart to injury in the game, which is also bad news for England boss Roy Hodgson ahead of the upcoming friendlies against Germany and Netherlands. United took the lead in the 16th minute through a brilliant piece of skill from Rashford. After being played in by Juan Mata, the 18-year-old left Martin Demichelis on the deck with a neat turn before coolly slotting past Hart. City then lost…
Kylie shared snapchat pictures and videos of her and Tyga kissing, with him grabbing her ass. She also shared a video of Tyga where she wrote baby daddy on the caption….
Justin Bieber shared a throwback photo of him sharing a kiss with his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Dude still wants her back.
Paul and Peter Okoye make up the award winning duo known as Psquare, but 2 years ago, Peter Okoye started signing SOLO endorsement deals without his brother. It began when he was unveiled as brand ambassador for Olympic Milk and fans thought the duo had split up. Since then, Peter went on to sign more SOLO deals with sportswear brand, Adidas and another solo deal with GLO on his Dance with Peter reality show. With the recent troubles in Psquare’s camp, pundits expressed concerns that the solo deals may have contributed to the current fracas and in his interview, Peter…
Aftermath of Paul Okoye‘s apology on Instagram, Peter Okoye has once again responded by telling his own side of the story and expressing his feeling as regards his brother Paul, his former management and P-Square as a group. Peter went further to assure fans that P-Square remains even though they are now under separate managements. So we can confidently say that contrary to the earlier assumption, P-Square is not splitting as a group. Hi guys. Thanks for the love and support, I so much appreciate everyone of you. For public record, I don’t have any issues with my brother Paul…
The last 4 weeks has been quite dramatic in the camp of the Okoye brothers otherwise called Psquare. From Peter Okoye’s twitter rant to releasing their solo songs and a couple more social media bants, We finally caught up with Peter Okoye who explains the genesis of the drama. He also said his twin brother, Paul Okoye is weak. In Peter’s words, ‘I remember I once told Paul something, when Jude was using the term ‘Our Money’ when he just became our manager, that was when we made our first 1million. I called Paul and told him that our former…
Kanye West launched a pop-up shop in New York City March 18 to release The Life of Pablo collection inspired by his latest album release. TMZ reports that the line stretched across the block prompting police to close off the entire area. The shop will be open from March 18 through today (March 20) at 83 Wooster in New York City. Fans flooded the streets in SoHo in order to get a piece of the collection, which included shirts in memory of Kanye’s mother, Donda West as well as Kim Kardashian’s father, Robert Kardashianm for $45. The collection includes red…
Peter Okoye has revealed that contrary to public opinion that his wife, Lola Omotayo, didn’t get along with his late mum, the two had a wonderful relationship. The singer revealed that his wife enjoyed a good relationship with his mum till death in 2012. In his words, ‘People think we changed when we started having wives. Before my mum died, she was at St Nicholas hospital on the island, and my sisters were living in this house (in Lekki), and every morning before my wife goes to work, she’ll leave home at 5am in the morning to go and stay…
Peter Okoye has revealed that the current rift between himself and his brothers is not a publicity stunt as many had think. In an interview, Peter said, ‘I hear lot of people think it’s all a stunt, and that’s what I really want to put an end to. It’s not a stunt at all. It has been going on for a while’. ‘When Jude didn’t come to my wedding, people started saying we broke up and then others said it’s a stunt, then when Paul posted those lyrics stuff on Instagram people thought it was a stunt too, but the…