‎…Promise to End Pollution, Provide Water, Power, Fire Trucks ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎In response to mounting pressures by a coalition of civil society activists and community women and youths, to urgently address the incidents of gas bubbles in Bille , a community in Degema Local Government of Rivers State, Governor …

The Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative (Peoples Advocates) and the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) have announced plans to undertake a participatory assessment of the implementation of environmental rights and the extent to which Nigerian communities can access environmental information and justice when their rights are violated. ‎ ‎A release …

Pragmatics Association of Nigeria (Pran), recently held her 9th international conference/workshop at Ignatins Ajuru University of Education with the theme: Pragmatics of silence. ‎Speaking at the university auditorium, the National President of the Association, Prof. Pius Akhimien, admonished people never to take silence at its face-value and that silence, though …

As the political wave in the country builds up for the reelection of Mr. President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second tenure, Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, a political pressure group, has held an emergency meeting to finetune and strategize towards next year’s elections. ‎Addressing members in the …

By: Amb. Ozimede Izuagbe Peter With static checkpoints gone, Rivers can dominate highways through “Smart Check” — a fluid, intelligence-driven model. Roving tactical teams move like shadows across key routes in marked and unmarked vehicles, never staying long enough to be predicted. They stop only vehicles that signal danger: no …

By: Amb. Ozimede Izuagbe Peter There are moments when leadership ceases to be paperwork and becomes presence. When a Commissioner does not just sit in an office, but walks the streets, feels the pulse of the people, and forces discipline into the system by example. That moment is now in …

By Mandy Willy The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to fully implement Police Force Order 20 and the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS) to promote accountability, transparency and speedy justice for suspects. Justice Amadi made the call during a one-day …

The International Union of Tenants (IUT) a global umbrella union of tenants has urged the Rivers State Government to take practical steps to stop the escalation of rent cost in the state especially Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas. ‎The IUT urged the government to immediately introduce measures to …

By: Emmanuel Kanayo ‎Motorists and pedestrians plying St John/Car Wash Road along Ogbogoro in Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have alleged that a local vigilante group is extorting money from road users in broad daylight. ‎The road, a busy link route in Obio/Akpor LGA, has reportedly become …

Hundreds of Nigerians are expected to see some of the country’s most talented female boxers on Sunday in Lagos. ‎‘’The 1st Kehinde Obareh Female Boxing Show is expected to bring so many people to the National Stadium, Surulere on Sunday, June 28, 2026’’ a statement by kehinde Joy Obareh said …