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Gov Fubara To Swear-In Newly Elected LG Chairmen Today Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set to swear in newly elected local government chairmen today, following their successful election on Saturday. This was announced by Dr. Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to the State Government in a statement on Sunday. This development comes after the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission declared the winners of the local government elections, with 22 of 23 local governments being won by the Action Peoples Party (APP). The statement reads: His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, the Governor of Rivers State, will today Sunday, October 6, 2024, swear-in the…

(Rivers LG Polls): APP Wins 22 Out Of 23 Chairmanship Positions The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Justice Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government Area because the collation of results is still ongoing. According to him, the results for Etche LGA will be declared alongside that of the 319 councillorship seats at a later date. Details later…

Gov Eno Names Daughter Acting First Lady Following Wife’s Passing Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has appointed his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state following the death of his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno. The announcement was made during a condolence visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other dignitaries in Uyo on Friday. Governor Eno, in an emotional tribute, described his late wife as his “greatest supporter and toughest critic,” recalling their lifelong bond. “I married her when she was 19, and I was 22. I called her Oluwa-Kemi…

LG ELECTIONS: UZODINMA EMERGE YPP CONSENSUS CANDIDATE FOR UMUAHIA NORTH LGA CHAIRMANSHIP SEAT. The Young Progressives Party YPP leaders, members, and party faithfuls from ten (10) political wards out of 12 wards in Umuahia North LGA has unanimously affairm and declared Hon. Uzodinma Emmanuel Nwoko as the party candidate for the forthcoming LGA Chairmanship elections in whom they will bring about POSITIVE ENTHALPY CHANGE 2024, Leadership is an inert quality of great minds. There is usually an outward manifestation of such individuals in all spheres of human endeavours. They’re lights that shine in every darkest corner of the world. UMUAHIA…

PDP Suspends National Vice Chairman Over Alleged Anti-party Activities The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oguduokwor Ward, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has suspended the party’s National Vice Chairman for the South East zone, Ali Odefa. The suspension, effective immediately, was announced on Friday in Abuja following a meeting of the Ward Executive Committee. During a briefing with journalists in Abuja, the acting Chairman of the PDP Oguduokwor Ward, Herbert Onyedikachi, along with other executives, explained the decision. According to him, Odefa’s suspension is due to alleged anti-party activities and other offences considered detrimental to the party’s image…