By Joel Anekwe   Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has described the defection of his Sokoto State counterpart, Dr Aminu Tambuwal, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as a victory for democracy, calling on every right thinking Nigerian to work in unity to …

The chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Bro. Felix Obuah has said that Governor Nyesom Wike would win a second term if he accepts the calls to run in 2019. Bro. Obuah in a statement in Port Harcourt said the sum total of events in the …

A rights activist in Rivers State, Dr Sokari Soberekon has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari would be the best president in Nigeria if he increases the oil derivation percentage from 13 to 50. He made the statement during a sermon in a church over the weekend. Dr Sokari, who likened …

  By Joel Anekwe   The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt has commissioned its training school, Officers, Masters and Warrant Officers’ residents and other faculties constructed and rehabilitated by the division at its headquarters in Port Harcourt. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who …

The chairman of Eleme Local Government Area, Hon. (Barr) Philip Okparaji has said that he and his team “are not in office to make money but to serve the people of Eleme.” Okparaji stated this when members of a socio-cultural organisation from his community, O-E’la Obor Wiwi Aleto paid him …

The council of Ogoni Leaders of Thought (COLT), an affiliate of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), has rejected what it described as “the reckless move by some oil companies to forcefully resume oil activities in Ogoni through the backdoor.” In a release made available to our …

Rivers-born movie producer, Maltida Lambert has advocated the need for government to come to the aid of independent producers in a bid to enable them attain great heights. Maltida who made this known while briefing newsmen, ahead of her new movie, ‘Insta Guru,’ which was premiered on June 29, 2018 …

  By Joel Anekwe   Ogonis, under the aegis of Gbo Kabaari Ogoni, the Elders Forum of the Ogoni People, have petitioned the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, over alleged moves by the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) to tie the cleanup process to the resumption of oil and …

  By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three persons in connection with the seizure of 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The agency’s director of prosecution and legal services, Barr Sunday Mbona, who represented the chairman, chief executive …

  By Joel Anekwe   In the bid to flush out criminals from the local government, the new chairman of Ikwerre local government area, Samuel Nwanosike, has said that communities must take over the war against criminals and criminal activities in their domains. He called for traditional rulers, community development …