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…Says days of delayed payments of retirement benefits over …As Labour tasks Rivers Govt on establishment of state owned refinery, railway Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt on Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured of implementing the salary increase recently approved by the Federal Government for workers in the State as soon as the parameters are made available. Goveenor Fubara gave the assurance at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt, where activities to commemorate the 2024 International Workers Day, with the theme: ‘People First’, took place on Wednesday. The Governor stated how concerned his Administration is about the poor state…

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  The Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Chapter of the Niger Delta Libration Force (NDLF), has condemned recent calls for the sack of the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP), Chief Dennis Otuaro. Leader of the Coalition of Civil Society group in Niger Delta, Mr Nakor Francis was said to have called for Otuaro’s sack by the National Security Adviser, after they alleged that the Presidential Amnesty Program had been passive since his appointment. But the NDLF while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday through it’s Coordinator, Mr Kelly Rufus, condemned the call by the Coalition of CSOs in…

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The Federal Government, has officially flagged off the commencement of commercial services on the 62.0 kilometers of the Port-Harcourt to Aba section of the 1443 km Port Harcourt-Maiduguri narrow gauge rail project. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’id Alkali, performed the flag-off at the Railway Corporation station in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Alkali in his address said the ceremony was part of the intensified drive by the Federal Government to facilitate trade, enhance mobility and accessibility, and ensure connectivity between the southern parts of the country and the northeastern part of the country. The Minister who…

By Akpekwu Imbufe FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, has called on Nigerians from all walks of life to join hands in prayers for the country and President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Wike made the call at a Thanksgiving Service held at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Rumuapara, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The former Rivers State governor who did not state why Nigerians should pray for the president and country, some in the congregation murmured that the economic hardship in the country was trite. Speaking further, the FCT minister said he was in tune with the celebrant. He felicitated with Tony Okocha,…

By Mandy Tina The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Rivers State chapter, has mourned the “tragic and preventable” inferno that occurred at the Aleto Bridge in Eleme Local Government Area, on Friday night 26, April, 2024. State chairperson of NAWOJ, Susan Serekana-Nwhikhana, said that “the devastating incident, resulting in loss of lives and immense suffering for families, underscores the urgent need for action to address the deteriorating condition of the Eleme axis of the East-West road.” According to the statement, “despite numerous appeals to draw attention to the dangers posed by the dilapidated road infrastructure, little action has been…

By our Reporter The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Bayelsa Chapter, has congratulated the newly inaugurated Sports Commissioner, Dr. Daniel Igali, describing his re-appointment as well-deserved. A statement signed by Bayelsa SWAN’s Caretaker Committee chairman, Loveday Herbert and secretary, Promise Okotoko, noted that over the past few years, the fortunes of Bayelsa sports in national and international events have continued to enlarge due to Igali’s stellar performance during Governor Diri’s first term in office. Bayelsa SWAN said it believes that Bayelsa sports deserves more thus his reappointment to consolidate on the already existing plans to create sports facilities in…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Caretaker Committee chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sir Tony Okocha, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, for his double appointments as APC Caretaker chairman and Rivers State representative in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Sir Okocha made the commendation during a thanksgiving church service for him at his home church, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Rumuapara District in Port Harcourt. In his testimony at the church service, Okocha posited that the thanksgiving emphasized gratitude and…

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder Sunday night rescued over 250 passengers from drowning after a commercial (market) boat, ‘MV Precious Emmanuel’ conveying commodities worth millions of naira capsized along the Rivers’ waterways. The market boat, popularly known as ‘AKASA Boat’, which capsized around 10:00pm after hitting a wreck, with all passengers being local traders both women and children, including a pregnant woman and a year old child, returning from Sangana, in Brass local government area of Bayelsa State were traveling to Nembe/Bonny Jetty, in Port Harcourt City local government area of Rivers State. Manager…

By our Reporter The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sent “its warmest wishes and congratulations to one of the party’s great ambassadors, Hon. Busayo Oluwole Oke (BOO).” The felicitation comes as the lawmaker celebrated his birthday. In a statement made available to our correspondent, the party said it holds the lawmaker in high esteem, adding that “we are indeed glad to identify with him on this special day.” The PDP said that as a member of the House of Representatives representing the Obokuun/Oriade federal constituency, Oke has made “tremendous contributions to the development of our…

By Mandy Tina The Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF), representing Ogoni youths, has expressed “profound sorrow over the catastrophic explosion of a tanker carrying petroleum products on the Ogoni axis of the East-West Road.” OYF President, Dr. Legborsi Yamaabana attributed the explosion to the absence of a detour on the dilapidated road, resulting in significant loss of lives and destruction of properties worth billions of Naira. Yamaabana criticized Reynolds Construction Company (RCC), the contractor handling the road project, for negligence and incompetence, accusing them of failing to implement alternative detours despite the heavy traffic flow along the critical artery. He condemned…