Governor Siminalayi Fubara has broke his silence after police invaded the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) office on Friday, October 4, 2024.

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Nigeria Police for pulling out of the October 5th local government elections. The Rivers State PDP Chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka, advised Governor Siminalaya Fubara to call off the local council elections. Chukwuemeka stated that violence may characterize the election with the police stating […]

Men dressed in police uniforms on Friday attempted to take over the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission before the Security Operatives prevented them. Naija News learnt that the miscreants, around 1 am on Friday, tried to scale through the gates and strong room of INEC to cart away sensitive electoral materials meant […]

NBA says a court can't stop police from carrying out its constitutional duty of providing security.

The Police Command in Rivers State has explained why its operatives stormed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) in the early hours of Friday. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, operatives were deployed to the RSIEC to prevent a planned arson attack on the facility. She explained that the operatives […]

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has expressed his disappointment over the action of the Nigerian police in the upcoming local government election in the state, scheduled for October 5, 2024. The governor shared his reservation while speaking on his encounter with the police at the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) premises. Speaking […]

President Tinubu and the IGP have been told to stay off the Rivers state elections amid allegations of police misconduct and threats to electoral integrity.

A group of enraged protesters, on Friday, gathered at the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), determined that the scheduled elections must take place. Despite the heavy downpour, the demonstrators, undeterred, set up canopies and blocked one side of the road while chanting and drumming in unison, proclaiming, “Election must hold.” The protest followed Rivers […]

The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to the allegation that its operatives invading the facilities of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has claimed ownership of the Rivers electoral material. This is as security operatives foil attempt to steal election materials.