The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali, says political parties and politicians should allow police control campaigns for the 2023 general elections. Baba-Alkali while speaking to newsmen in Maiduguri on Sunday, said the measure was to contain any possible breakdown of law and order. “I want to beg the politicians and political parties to give us the opportunity to regulate their processions, rallies and campaigns so that they don’t clash. “The Commissioner of Police is...

The Rivers house of assembly recently passed a motion to derecognize Celestine Omehia as a former governor of the state. Omehia was governor of Rivers from May 29, 2007, to October 25, 2007. His election was annulled by the supreme court while Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, was declared the winner of the state governorship election. Despite the supreme court judgment, Omehia was recognized as a former governor of the state by Nyesom Wike, the...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a committee to investigate allegations of financial misappropriation by the party’s leadership. There have been recent reports alleging concerns over the misappropriation of funds released from the sale of the party’s nomination forms. The allegations came amid the crisis rocking PDP over the insistence of allies of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, for Iyorchia Ayu to resign as the party’s national chairman. Amid the controversy, some PDP NWC...