Orji Ngofa, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Eleme Local Government Area, made the call in Port Harcourt when members of the party staged a peaceful protest to the headquarters of the state police command
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In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the killing of nine APC members in two separate incidents in Rivers State on Saturday night raises a very serious concern about the motive of the killings
According to the PDP, the stolen N11,086,000.00 million was not only endorsed and mandated unprecedentedly as both endorsement and mandate were signed same day on September 3, 2014, but was also pocketed as there was no such journey to the United Kingdom under any guise
Peterside, represented by his running-mate, Okorie Asita, made the remark in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, when a delegation of the APC leadership visited Gift Ifeanyi, the wife of the policeman, who was killed at Okrika on February 18
People gathering for the rally are reportedly scampering for safety
The Police Commissioner, Dan Bature, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that unidentified assailants on Saturday at about 4.30am attacked the venue with an explosive device suspected to be a dynamite
Paul Awoyesuku, a former commissioner in the state, told members at Ward 11, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area to be steadfast and focused ahead of the February elections
In a broadcast to mark the New Year in Port Harcourt, Amaechi said the government was mindful of the task ahead and would remain focused to complete work in the various sectors in the remaining months
He said: “Ibaa people have lost property worth millions of naira while some people have been killed by the warring groups
Wike said: “Dr. Ipalibo Banigo is a woman of uncommon integrity, devotion to duty, a technocrat, a professional and a career woman who shares Rivers’ vision
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that Barnabas was rescued on December 16 at Rumuola area of Port Harcourt
Announcing the results, the Chairman of the Electoral Panel, Bekeakpor Etifa, declared Wike winner over the 24 aspirants that contested in the primaries
She described it as a “blatant lie” to denigrate her person
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has dismissed as ridiculous, the boast by President Goodluck Jonathan that his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will recover the State from the hands of APC during the 2015 general elections.
The League Management Company has rescinded its decision to banish Nembe City FC to Benin city for their league match following the invasion of the pitch by its fans at Omoku Stadium, Rivers State.
Fleeing members of the community are now seeking refuge elsewhere
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced that a total of 529 people under surveillance for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have so far been discharged.
Disturbed by the directive issued by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) that its members should not resume on September 22, President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to them to shelve the planned industrial action.
Mourners at a wake keeping yesterday were said to have bolted after a young man suddenly collapsed and vomited blood.
Nigeria is now free of confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu has said.