The 23 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were docked for allegedly receiving N360 million from Governor Nyesom Wike of River State during the December 10, 2016 re-rerun election in River State
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The midfielder played an important role in helping United finish as runners up behind eventual champions, Enugu Rangers, in last season’s NPFL title race
Wike spoke during a thank you visit to the people of Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency for voting for the Peoples Democratic Party during the supplementary election in the area
INEC in its 37-page report on the December 10 Rivers State legislative re-run elections indicted personnel of the police, citing obstructive involvement of security agencies
Wike said this when the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo people, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House
This was a fulfilment of the promise made by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, during the reception of the team following their successful campaign in the 2016 NPFL season
Governor Ikpeazu believes that Wike, popularly referred to as “Mr. Projects,” deserves the multiple awards he received recently
The former spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization for the 2015 election stated his position in a statement on Sunday
Berger Alfred Emberga, the Acting Publicity Secretary of the APC in Benue State, said in a statement that it is untrue as being speculated that his party has a hand in the calamities befalling PDP in Nigeria
Delivering the lead judgment, Sanga said the PDP convention of May 21, 2016 did not follow the provisions of Article 47(3) of its Constitution in the removal of the Senator Ali Modu Sherrif-led National Working Committee
The statement, however, did not disclose any reason for the sack
United will go toe to toe against last season’s Malian Première Division runners up at the Stade Omnisports Modibo Keïta, Bamako on Saturday in a first leg preliminary round clash
The panel, which was constituted by the police high command, submitted its report to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Tuesday in Abuja
The Chairman of the panel and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Damian Okoro, made the allegation while presenting the team’s report to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, in Abuja on Tuesday
According to the police, the bribe given to the INEC officials was a total of N360 million
Odesanya died while on admission at Sterling Hospital Ahmedabad-Gujarat in India in the early hours of Tuesday
The NCS had at the handing over to the NAF said it has not been able to establish the ownership of the helicopters
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, made this known on Saturday, contradicting the claim of NCS that the owner of the aircraft was not known
He expressed disappointment that since their appointments, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, who are from the State, have also not been able to initiate any project or empowerment scheme in the State
The governor also directed the state’s Ministry of Sports to liaise with NWF to host the Annual Senior National Wrestling Championships this year