By Young E Freeborn The 2023 edition of the Day of Prayers/Cultural Celebration amongst the Unenurhie people in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, tagged, ‘The King’s Expectations,’ has ended with a call on sons and daughters of the community to participate fully in subsequent editions of the …
Read More »World Water Day: Niger Delta Women Seek Gender-Just Water, Climate Solutions
By Paul Williams Against the backdrop of the World Water Day, women from communities across the Niger Delta gathered in Port Harcourt on Thursday to lend their voices to the global call for the implementation of gender-just solutions to the global water insecurity and climate change crisis. Gathering under the …
Read More »PDP Clears Diri for Bayelsa Guber Election
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Screening Committee for Bayelsa State on Tuesday screened and cleared Senator Douye Diri for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. The screening exercise took place at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. Senator Diri, who is the incumbent …
Read More »Marlon Defeats Woko, Others in Southern Ijaw Election
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Hon Moses Marlon has been declared winner of the Southern Ijaw Constituency 3 House of Assembly election conducted on March 18, 2023. Marlon, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who sought re-election into the Assembly, polled 4,759 votes to beat his closest rival, Barr Woko …
Read More »Police Orders ‘Full-Scale Investigation’ into Murder of Rivers APC’s Campaign DG
By Emmanuel Sunday The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome murder of the campaign director general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Chisom Lennard. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt. In …
Read More »Akingbade Congratulates Tinubu, Shettima, Urges Farmers to ‘Tap into Agricultural Policy’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An agriculturalist, Otunba Yomi Akingbade has congratulated the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his vice, Alhaji Kasim Shettima, on their electoral victory, while expressing hope that Nigeria’s populace and farmers would benefit “bountifully from the agricultural policy to be initiated by the Tinubu government.” Akingbade, …
Read More »Fed Poly Orogun: Ekropke Community Congratulates Okoro on Appointment as Rector
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The people of Ekrokpe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have congratulated Dr. Duke Okoro on his appointment as rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Orogun. They also appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari; the minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and Deputy President of the …
Read More »Rivers CSOs Urge Wike to Pay Teachers’ 7-Year Salary Arrears
An umbrella body of civil society groups in Rivers State, the Rivers State Civil Society Organizations (RIVSCO), has called on the state government to pay the salary arrears of over seven years owed teachers of staff schools of state-owned tertiary institutions. In a letter to the state governor, Barr. Nyesom …
Read More »Igbo Leader in Rivers, Bayelsa Endorses Fubara for Governor
By Emmanuel Sunday The Eze Igbo of Rivers and Bayelsa States, His Imperial Majesty, Engr. Sam Nwokolo, Eze Igbo, Eze-jiofor Ndigbo, has declared his support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Eze Nwokolo declared his position in …
Read More »Rivers APC Raise Alarm over Party Secretary’s ‘Kidnap by Men in Police Uniform’
By Emmanuel Sunday The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers State has raised alarm over alleged kidnap of its party secretary in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Mr. Osaruonu Amadi. This was contained in a message sent to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the party’s state publicity secretary, Darlington …
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