Re-run elections

Army deploys troops to flash points for Rivers re-run

Ahead of Saturday’s legislative re-run elections in Rivers, the Nigerian Army on Friday directed the deployment of troops to flash points. The General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Kasimu Abdulkarim, gave the order while addressing officers and soldiers at the Divisional Headquarters in Port Harcourt. Abdulkarim said the directive was to forestall... Read More

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December 5, 2016

Rivers govt declares 3 days fasting and prayer for re-run elections

Ahead of the Dec. 10 re-run elections in Rivers, the state government has declared a three-day fasting and prayer programme to seek God’s intervention for peace and order in the state. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. Austin Tam-George, who stated this in a statement he issued on Monday in Port Harcourt, said... Read More

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