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1 Dec
The Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in the March 18 governorship election in Rivers State, Beatrice Itubo, said she has directed her legal team to challenge the Appeal Court judgement at the Supreme Court.
26 Oct 2023
Governorship candidate of the Accord Party (AP) in the last election in Rivers State, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, has approached the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to challenge the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal judgment of October 2
19 Sep 2023
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State in the last general elections, Tonye Cole, spoke with MUYIWA ADEYEMI on why party decisions are no longer sacrosanct and the imperative of another review of the Electoral Act. As a major player in the last general elections, was there any collaboration or working relationship between…
7 Sep 2023
Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State in the last general election, Tonye Cole, yesterday, described as unfortunate, situations where election matters are decided by the judiciary rather than by ballot boxes.
19 Jun 2023
Rivers State Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole, in the 2023 election without concrete and deliberate actions from the goverment, the worsening food insecurity and poverty in Nigeria might lead to a national emergency that the country might have difficulties in tackling.
5 Jun 2023
Decision of the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 election in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, to sustain his petition at the election petition tribunal has been criticised by acclaimed leader of the party in the state, Tony Okocha.
23 May 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers State gubernatorial candidate, Tonye Patrick Cole, has refuted claims that he has withdrawn his petition against declared winner of the election Sim Fubara. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Sim Fubara, who scored 302,614 votes, the winner of the…
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