Rivers Rerun: Amazing! INEC says 25 workers hospitalised as a result of last saturday's poll

Nigeria - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said that more than 25 of its staff members were hospitalised due to Saturday’s supplementary election held in Etche, Rivers State.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that the victims were attacked and wounded by Rivers people.

PDP wins Rivers Rerun election as INEC makes official announcement

Nigeria - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the rerun election for Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in Rivers state.

*RESULTS: ETCHE/OMUMAFEDERAL CONSTITUENCY: APC 6220 PDP 15,221

*ETCHE STATE CONSTITUENCY 2: APC 1618 PDP 4162

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency after INEC Returning Officer, Prof Shola Omotola completed the collation of results at the Collation Center at Okehi.Collated Results for Etche State Constituency 2, Vanguard reports.

Rivers Rerun: Oh dear! Army allegedly arrests spokesman of PDP, 50 others

Nigeria - Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have reportedly been arrested by Military officials at Etche Local Government Area of Rivers state where INEC is holding a supplementary rerun election

This follows the news that some thugs in Etche local government of Rivers state have reportedly chopped off the hand of an Independent National Electoral Commission's staff.

Rivers Rerun: Oh gosh! It just can't get better! INEC staff abducted, attacked

Nigeria - Staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abuja, on Saturday narrowly escaped death in Igbo Etche Ward 5, in Etche Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State.

Police fault INEC's report indicitng them in the Rivers Rerun

Nigeria - The police have faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC) report on the Rivers State rerun.

The report indicted the police and others.

Reacting to the report that was published yesterday by this newspaper and many others, the police, in a statement by the force spokesman,  Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), maintained that the Force is apolitical and will not engage in any political partisanship, and will continue to ensure that election security is guaranteed.

~Kaboom!!!~ INEC report on Rivers Rerun poll indicts the police

Nigeria - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a damning report on the December 10, 2016 Rivers State rerun.

The police compromised the integrity of the election, an INEC administrative inquiry said.


The report cites obstructive involvement of security agencies as one of the factors that led to the failure of the electoral process in some local government areas.

Rivers Rerun: Police say the balance of N360m alleged bribe blown on cars and houses

Nigeria - There is the balance of the N360m alleged bribe which the police accused Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State of dishing out to election umpires in the run up to the December 10 re-run legislative polls?

The police said last week that they had recovered N111.3million of the sum from 23 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) saddled with conducting the elections.

They did not say at the time what became of the remaining N248m.

Rivers Rerun: New Date Fixed to Hold Outstanding Rivers Election by INEC

Nigeria - It has been revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, February 18, for the conclusion of outstanding 2015 elections in Rivers state.

Aniedi Ikoiwak, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state, made the revelation in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

More updates on Rivers Rerun as Police panel hunts for N238m bribe cash balance.

Nigeria - The police panel, which investigated the violence that characterised the December 10, 2016, legislative rerun polls in Rivers State, has intensified its efforts to recover the balance of the N350m bribe, which the panel alleged was given to officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The committee alleged that the cash was given to about 23 officials of INEC by officials of the Rivers State Government in order to ensure that the election was rigged.