NUJ President Bags Chieftaincy Title
The people of Umukabia in Umuahia, Abia State, last Saturday conferred on one of their own, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) National President, Chris Isiguzo, a chieftaincy title for his...
View ArticleINEC Delivers 4,637 Ballot Boxes In Edo
The Edo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has taken delivery of 4, 637 ballot boxes ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The state INEC...
View ArticleWike SwearsIn Special Advisers, Pension Board Chairman
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike last Monday swore in 15 new Special Advisers into the Government of the State. He also swore-in the Chairman of Rivers State Pension Board, Prof Ovunda Okene....
View ArticleSanitation: Obuah Begins Daily Monitoring Of Streets
As part of measures aimed at ensuring a clean and healthy environment, the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) says it has commenced daily monitoring of major roads and streets in Port...
View ArticleDickson Employs Wives Of Two Dead Pilots
The Governor òf Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has offered employment to the wives of two Bayelsa-born pilots who died in action while fighting Boko Haram insurgents. The Special Adviser to the...
View ArticleNUJ President Urges Journalists To Protect Democracy
National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chris Isiguzo, has urged Nigerian journalists to protect the nation’s democracy by avoiding sensational journalism. Isiguzo gave the...
View ArticleAllegation Against CJN: ‘Embarrassment To Nation’s Democracy’
A legal practitioner in Rivers State, Barr. Chris Itamunola has described the alleged false, assets declaration against Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen as an embarrassment to the...
View ArticleAyade Mourns Victims Of Fuel Tanker Explosion
The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has expressed deep regrets and sadness over the tragic death of some persons in an explosion from a fuel laden tanker at New Netim Junction, on the...
View ArticleCRSG Incorporates Akachak Festival Into Tourism Calendar
The Cross River State Government says, it has taken the “Akachak” festival of the Oban people in Akamkpa into the Calendar of Tourism in the State. The State Governor, Ben Ayade stated this at the...
View ArticleUnion Decries Insecurity On Waterways
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN ), an umbrella union of maritime workers in the country says it lost many seafarers to sea pirate attacks in 2018 due to the insecurity on Nigerian water...
View Article2019: LP Makes Case For Rivers Neighbourhood Corps
The Labour Party has made a case for the Rivers State Neighborhood Safety Corps Agency to assist the Police in providing security in the forth-coming general elections in the state. The State Chairman...
View ArticleAssociation Urges End To MOSOP Leadership Tussle
The Ogoni Welders and Fitters Indigenous Association has advised the warring factions in the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) to sheathe their swords in the interest of peace and...
View ArticleAmadi’s Burial: Politicians Seek Unity, Violence -Free Polls
Irrespective of party lines, politicians and various party chieftains across Rivers State assembled to give their last honours to a former Chairman of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC),...
View ArticleOgoni Elders Fault Clean-Up Process
Some Ogoni elders under the aegis of Gbokabari Ogoni has faulted the process adopted by the Federal Government and the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the on-going clean-up of...
View ArticlePolice Parade 93 Suspects, Human Trafficking Syndicate Members
The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested 93 criminal suspects including a five- member human trafficking syndicate for their various involvement in criminal activities across the state....
View ArticleOgoni Women Endorse Wike, PDP Candidates
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections this year, women of Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State have unanimously adopted Governor Nyesom Wike for a second term in office. The women also...
View ArticleIbani Cautions Lawmakers Against Unguarded Utterances
The Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani has called on members of the House to be careful in their utterances in the public in order to maintain the confidence of the...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom Prosecutes 400 Cult-Related Cases In 11 Months
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko, at the weekend, said the state government had prosecuted over 400 cult-related cases since cultism was outlawed in...
View ArticleEx-Lawmaker, Others Dump APC For PDP
Over 300 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by a former member of Rivers State House of Assembly, Chukwu Akara Wogu, have joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. The...
View ArticleDelta APC Chairman Drums Support For Okowa
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr Oto Ogbiruveta, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to...
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