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A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Global Initiatives for Good Governance (GIGG), has backed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for a rotational presidency of a six-year single term. The Director-General of GIGG, Dr. Emeka Kalu, said rotational presidency would reshape the country and

Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has warned against anyplan by any individual or group to disrupt this weekend’s Rivers State local government election, saying its members will not fold their hands and allow it to happen. IYC President, Theophilus Alaye, who gave

The Labour Party (LP), Abia chapter, has distanced itself from the directive of its former chairman, Mr. Ceekay Igara on the scheduled November 2 council election in the State. Igara had, in an announcement, directed members of the public to where

•Protesters want RSIEC, DSS, Police to obey court order •Election must not hold, PDP insists Thousands of protesters on Thursday staged a peaceful demonstration against the Saturday local government election in Rivers State. The anti-LG election protesters who defied Thursday downpour,

Rural women from the Federal Capital Territory expressed have expressed frustration over their perceived neglect, even total abandonment, by their elected representatives in the FCT. Speaking at the 8th Voice of Women Conference and Awards in Abuja, a national dialogue of grassroots and urban

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has decried the current socioeconomic and political crises bedevilling Nigeria, attributing the root cause of the problems to “poor leadership.” The group is also unimpressed by the government’s seeming inability to inspire confidence among citizens,

Confusion continues to come out from the Police Service Commission (PSC) as the commission has  approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police to head State Commands in the country. This latest development is contained in a trending statement signed by

•Restricts vehicular movement from midnight Friday – 5pm Saturday Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, 2024, as public holidays to enable residents of the State to travel to their various communities to fully