The Council for the Registration of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN) Tuesday organized a workshop in Port Harcourt to sensitize freight forwarders on the payment of practitioners’ operational fees through the regulator’s online portal. CRFFN’s director, Regulations and Enforcement, Basil Opara, told newsmen on the sidelines, that the workshop, with …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Miland Dikio (rtd), has charged youths of the Niger Delta to deploy civilized approach in the course of their agitation for the development of the oil rich region. The Amnesty boss gave the advice while speaking tojournalists …

…set to appeal ruling   The Rivers State National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of the senator representing Rivers East senatorial district, George Thompson Sekibo, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), while ruling in favour of his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Chief Andrew Uchendu. …

By Godwin Chukwu   Recently, the Rivers State government declared a suspected cult leader, Samuel Ogoso (aka Supreme) wanted for refusing to embrace the fresh amnesty window approved specifically for cultists and militants in Ogoniland by the Nyesom Wike administration. The suspected cult leader, some members of his cult group …

In synergy with Rooters, a sports/media development and consultancy group, the Amanyanabo of Abonnema Kingdom, HRM King (Barr) Disrael Bob-Manuel, is to host a golf tournament tagged, Amanyanabo Kitty, to mark the elevation of the kingdom’s royal stool by the Rivers State governor, Barr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, from second class …

Twelve youths from Oginigba community in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, recently became proud beneficiaries of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) sponsored training on maritime operations and specialization NBC’s Legal, Public Affairs and Communications director, Mrs. Sade Morgan, delivering an address at their graduation ceremony in Port Harcourt …

The immediate past caretaker committee chairman of Degema Local Government Area (DELGA) in Rivers State, Pastor Agiobu Victor Fubara, has described the emergence of Chief (Barr) Nyesom Wike as governor of the state as divine. Pastor Fubara told newsmen during a chat in Port Harcourt recently that “I have been …

The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has began fieldwork for the third phase of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) exercise in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of preparations towards the 2018 Population and Housing Census in the country. The 3rd Phase of the EAD, which …

The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (PHCCIMA) has described as a welcome development the call by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo that International Oil Companies should relocate their headquarters to their areas of operations but has also implored the Federal Government to also direct the …

Exactly a year ago since the attack on three journalists, Martins Giadom of Radio Rivers FM, Sotonye Jamaica of Garden City Radio and Barididum Lema of Rhythm FM Port Harcourt, by suspected political thugs during the re-run elections in Rivers State, a human rights advocate in the state, Barrister Higher-king …