From Musliudeen Adebayo The Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW), the umbrella body of Social Workers across the country has appealed to the National Assembly to send back the “The Nigerian Council for Social Work Establishment Bill 2017” to President Muhammad Buhari for his assent since the needful has... Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the negative roles played by the Nigerian Army during the 2019 general elections is the worst in the history of the country, saying that the Nigerian Army’s political interference in the state is the most unfortunate infraction in the nation’s ... Read more
National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says that operator of Nembe Creek Oilfields within OML 29 is resisting its efforts to probe the cause of Friday’s explosion in Nembe. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), in 2015, divested its equity in OML 29 and transferred its interest for... Read more
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has inaugurated his legal team to challenge the result of the just concluded presidential election. Media according to a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, the team inaugurated on Saturday is headed by a... Read more
Justice E.T Okara of a Bayelsa High Court on Wednesday granted bail to one of the five ‘whistle’ blowers’ accused of conspiracy to rob Gov Seriake Dickson. Mr Tamunatonye Jacob was granted bail to the sum of N2 million naira and a surety who must be a civil servant... Read more
. As Nembe Communities lament impact of explosion Aiteo Exploration Ltd, operator of the 97 kilometer Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) has confirmed Friday’s explosion on the crude export pipeline. Aiteo officials said that the resulting fire from the explosion which burned till Saturday has been put out and... Read more
▪Asks GOC 6 Division to explain involvement in the snatching of Electoral Materials and abduction of INEC Staff Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has stated that the State Government has written to the International Criminal Court to prosecute the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian... Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in Uyo declared Mr Chris Ekpenyong of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district election. Announcing the results , the INEC Returning Officer in the state, Prof. Peter Ogban, said Ekpenyong polled 118,215 votes to... Read more
2019 Polls: Don Urges INEC To Guard Against Voter Apathy
Nigeria February 23, 2019
Dianabasi Effiong, Port Harcourt A university don, Dr Williams Wodi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that voters confidence remained intact ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Wodi, an African affairs analyst at the university of Port Harcourt, told journalists in Port... Read more
…Alleges that forces are bent at ensuring that APC is not in the ballot The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has been advised not to allow misleading interpretations of court judgements on Rivers elections put him into judicial troubles. Giving the advice in... Read more
