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INEC PRESENTS CERTIFICATE OF RETURN TO GOVERNOR WIKE ▪Deputy Governor, Members Elect also receive Certificates of Return The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) on Tuesday presented the Certificate of Return to the re-elected Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the commission's headquarters in Port Harcourt. Governor Wike was re-elected by the good people of Rivers State on March 9, 2019 with the Collation of Governorship Election results concluded on April 3, 2019. INEC Returning Officer, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Otuoke, Prof Teddy Adias declared Governor Wike winner after he polled 886,264 votes, to defeat African Alliance Congress candidate, Biokpomabo Awara who scored 173,859 votes. Rivers State Deputy Governor-Elect, Dr Ipalibo Harry Banigo and members-elect of the Rivers State House of Assembly also received their Certificates of Return. National Commissioner in charge of Rivers, Bayelsa and Edo States, Mrs May ...
BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Tuesday 16 April 2019. *NIGERIA** Onnoghen: CCT fixes judgment for April 18. Baru: NNPC owed no cash call arrears in 2018. PDP condemns INEC’s non-release of electoral materials. PDP challenges Buhari to tender his WAEC certificate at tribunal. Rivers govt’ll tackle cult killings — Wike. Court renews Okocha’s arrest warrant over alleged tax evasion. Appeal Court sacks Akpatason as APC candidate for Akoko-Edo. JAMB arrests over 50 ‘Professional Examination Writers’. How I got N1.2b cash from Fayose, others, by bank chief. EFCC alerts public to new tricks by car thieves. Anambra community tackles firm over land. PDP Warns INEC over Presidential Election Materials. Meters: Electricity Consumers to Pay through Service Charge. Shettima Backs Lawan, Ndume Group Insists on Secret Ballot. IG to Hold Area Commanders, DPOs Responsible for Extra-judicial Killings. NLC Cautions FG against Borrowing. Cook j...
Be humbled by your victories, Governor Wike tells State Lawmakers Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that all elected representatives of the state should be humbled by their victories and re-dedicate themselves to the service of Rivers people. Speaking during a congratulatory visit by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Wike said that the support of the people and God made the victorious possible. "This victory should humble everyone and ensure that we re-dedicate ourselves to serve the people. "We should see this as an opportunity to ensure a new beginning". He said that with the victories recorded by the PDP across Rivers State, it wouldn't have been possible for any other party to win in Rivers State. "We have three senators, 13 House of Representatives and 31 Seats of the House of Assembly. I don't how it would have been possible for any other pa...
Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on fire. The Telegraph David Chazan The TelegraphApril 15, 2019 A fire at Notre Dame, Paris, April 15, 2019. - @ecoursin/Twitter A fire at Notre Dame, Paris, April 15, 2019. - @ecoursin/Twitter More Notre Dame cathedral has caught fire, according to the Parisian fire service and eyewitnesses. Footage posted online shows a large fire engulfing the upper part of the cathedral, with the flames licking around its two bell towers. A major operation was under way, the fire department added, while a city hall spokesman said on Twitter that the area was being cleared. Officials in Paris said the fire, which started around 7pm local time, could be linked to renovation works being carried out at the cathedral. French media reports added that the fire was started by accident, citing police sources. It comes after France's Saint Sulpice church , used in the filming of Dan Brown’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ thriller, caught fire in March. Firefighters were able...
Omokri reacts as Keyamo says Buhari doesn’t need WAEC certificate to become President Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the claim by the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, that one does not need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria. Keyamo had in an interview on Sunday claimed that under the Nigerian constitution, one does not need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria. According to him, if you have occupied the public office for a reasonable length of time, you do not need a WAEC certificate to become president of Nigeria. Keyamo said: “There are other levels of qualifications to run for the office of President. In fact, if you have occupied the public office for a reasonable length of time, by the provisions of the constitution, you do not even need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria. “It becomes extremely foolish for anybody who is not statutorily emp...
SEE LIST OF 23 NIGERIANS ON DEATH-ROW IN SAUDI ARABIA BY WASSUPNOW APRIL 15, 2019430 More than 23 Nigerians are on death row in Saudi Arabia, even as controversy continues to attend the recent beheading of a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Adeshola Afolabi, by Saudi authorities for drug trafficking. A report on Monday morning by the Lagos-based The Nation newspaper listed the convicted Nigerians awaiting execution in Saudi Arabia as: Adeniyi Adebayo Zikri; Tunde Ibrahim; Jimoh Idhola Lawal; Lolo Babatunde; Sulaiman Tunde; Idris Adewuumi Adepoju; Abdul Raimi Awela Ajibola; Yusuf Makeen Ajiboye; Adam Idris Abubakar; Saka Zakaria; and Biola Lawal. Others are: Isa Abubakar Adam; Ibrahim Chiroma; Hafis Amosu; Aliu Muhammad; Ms. Funmilayo Omoyemi Bishi; Ms. Mistura Yekini; Amina Ajoke Alobi; Kuburat Ibrahim; Alaja Olufunke Alalaoe Abdulqadir; Fawsat Balagun Alabi; Aisha Muhammad Amira; and Adebayo Zakariya. The report quoted an official document as saying that the Nige...