Nyesom Wike, governorship candidate of the PDP in Rivers State just cast his vote along with his wife. He expressed satisfaction with the voting process.
All Set for Voting
Anxious voters queued up shortly after accreditation at 2:00 pm at Ward 11, Unit 1 in Port Harcourt.
Card Readers Malfunction at Obio-Akpor
Only one out of five card readers is working at Ward 9, Unit 7, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, LGA, where Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship, candidate, has just been accredited. A lot of people are waiting on the queue for just one card reader.
Accreditation Begins in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State
10.04am: A fairly long queue has just been formed for accreditation to start at Ward 9, Unit 7, Obio-Akpor LGA, where gunshots were heard a few minutes ago.
Streets of Port Harcourt Empty
The streets of Port Harcourt are almost empty on Saturday morning. They may be busy later when people start coming out to vote. The few cars on the road were the ones with INEC stickers, meaning they are on essential duty. Dame Patience Jonathan is not here in Okrika, her hometown to vote. This reporter…
Rivers LG Chairman Kidnapped
The chairman of Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State, is reported kidnapped by unknown gunmen. This happened Friday night, just a few hours to today’s presidential election.
Election: Security Beefed Up In Port Harcourt
The Rivers State capital has not been left out of last-minute preparations for the 2015 presidential election. Just a few hours to the epochal event, security is evidence in every nook and cranny of the state capital Port Harcourt. While this mounting security is noticeable from Lagos down to Port Harcourt, the frequency of the…
Group Renews Call For Peaceful Elections
The need to have peaceful polls, forestall crisis both during and after the 2015 general elections and ensure the continuity of a united Nigeria continues to generate concerns among stakeholders in the Nigerian project. The latest call is coming from Project Nigeria Movement, a body comprising several civil society organisations, led by eminent jurist and…
A Road Map for Better Living
A professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, in a book of engaging craftsmanship, seeks to canalise man’s thinking and ways into paths for profitable, worthy living One common thread that runs through the lives of men and women of conscience and character the world over is that they refuse to be silent in the face…
‘APC Will Win Rivers Governorship Election’
– Chris Finebone, publicity secretary, APC, Rivers State What are the chances of the APC clinching the governorship seat of the state in the 2015 governorship election? If you follow the recent history of Rivers State, you will realise that we all came into government on the platform of PDP, and a combination of so…