5000 Rivers Residents Benefit From Nigerian Navy’s Free Medicare No fewer than 5000 residents of Obumoton-Chiri, Bie-Ama Community in Borikiri axis of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State have benefitted from a free medical outreach carried out by the Nigerian Navy Eastern Command. The free medicare is …

Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.), has called on Rivers people, especially political leaders, to embrace forgiveness, reconciliation, and trust to foster enduring peace and development in the state. Ibas made the appeal during a Special Public Lecture held to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the creation …

By Josiah Egbilika   It is a well and known fact in Nigeria that May 27 of every year is used to celebrate the importance and existence of children. The day was set aside as a universal children’s day every November 20 in 1954 but was first established for May …

By Uwem Offon, Uyo   The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on members of the Oron Union to continue to uphold their trade mark of unity and peaceful coexistence, so that the state will continue to remain an oasis of peace , safety and tranquility that …

Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has extended warm greetings and heartfelt wishes to children across the state in celebration of the 2025 Children’s Day. In his special message to mark the occasion, Fubara described this year’s theme, “Tapping the Untapped Natural Treasure,” as a powerful reminder of …

By: Paul Williams The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has appointed BusinessDay’s regional editor, Ignatius Chukwu, to lead its first-ever media summit committee. Chukwu, a renowned journalist with over 47 years experience both in Benue and Rivers states, has specialised in Business Reporting for over …

By: Pius Dukor, Port Harcourt The Executive Director of Society for Women and Youths Affairs (SWAYA), Dr. Amanie Stella, has said African leaders should provide electricity supply for communities so as to ensure transformation and social development. She made the remark at an event to celebrate Africa , known as …

By: Paul Williams Nigeria’s gas company, Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas, NLNG, has empowered 28 young entrepreneurs in its host communities in Rivers State with a total grant of N140 million each to help boost their businesses. The entrepreneurs, mostly young persons in their twenties including five living with disability, got …

…Vows To Fight On As the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, continues unabated, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he has withdrawn from all agreements previously reached to resolve the crisis. This is even as has vowed to “fight on until justice is attained.” …

A suit challenging the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State has suffered a setback at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt after it was transfered to Abuja Division. The matter with suit number FHC/PH/53/2025, instituted by a Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Samuel Amatonjie, against President Bola …