Suspended Governor of Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has returned to Port Harcourt after about two weeks vacation outside the shores of the country. Fubara, it was gathered arrived at the International Wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, around 7:00pm Friday night. Shortly after his arrival, the …

…As Oyetola Flags Off Marine Safety Sensitization Initiative in Bayelsa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again appealed to the Federal Government to make good its promise of supporting the state in developing the Agge Deep Seaport. Governor Diri made the appeal at the flag-off of the Marine Safety …

There was pandemonium Friday morning at the EUI Event Centre in Port Harcourt, venue for the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), a pet project of wife of the president, Mrs Remi Tinubu as women of Rivers State walked out on Mrs Theresa Ibas as she was about addressing them. The programme …

As the world celebrates Workers’ Day today, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State, has demanded the reinstatement of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State Assembly. This is as the State NLC also called for a sober reflection on the plight of workers in the country.  Speaking on …

To ensure speedy detection and management of oil spills in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country, some civil society organisations have demanded an amendment to the Act establishing the Nigeria Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA. The organisations said amendment of the NOSDRA Act to provide …

Prosperity Cup Women’s defending Champions, Niger Delta University Queens have been ousted from Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football showpiece . In a keenly contested match at the BDGS battle ground, high-scoring Ezuogha Queens defeated defending champions, NDU Queens by a lone goal to progress to the …

….Calls for forensic probe of Shimite Bello’s mysterious death By Amos Odhe. National leadership of the Association of Women Against Gender-Based Violence (AWAGBV) has commended the judiciary for the recent ruling on the death of gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, describing the sentencing of Peter Nwachukwu (Osinachi’s husband) to death by …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa    The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) Federal Polytechnic of Ekowe, Bayelsa State, has embarked on strike over the suspension of check-off dues deduction for members of the union by the management of the institution from January to March 2025. The leaders of the union who thronged …

  Five persons have been reportedly killed from an explosion at an illegal petroleum storage site in Rivers State. The incident it was gathered occured in a house where people purchased and store illegally refined petroleum products including condensate for resale in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. …

  Members of the National Assembly from Rivers State and loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term come 2027. The National Assembly members who are all members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, said their decision to support …