The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Onne Port Complex in Rivers State commences the demolition of illegal structures at Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT) along the Port access roads and the junction, Onne Rivers State. The action was done in collaboration with the Federal Highway Unit of the Federal Ministry of Power, …
Read More »Rivers APC Suffers Another Setback, Still Optimistic Of Victory
… As INEC Excludes Names of APC Candidates By Joel Anekwe Again the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suffered another legal setback in its attempt to actualise its ambition of ousting the PDP-led state government in the coming general elections A …
Read More »Wike Flags-off Campaign, Says APC Has Lost Out
By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has flagged off his campaign for a second term, declaring that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost the political struggle in the state due to the greed of a political godfather. Speaking during the flag-off of the PDP State …
Read More »Ogoni Clean Up: MOSOP’s Factional President Explains Attack on HYPREP Bus
By Joel Anekwe Factional President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Fagole Nsuke has explained that the Federal Government and management of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREB) are to blame for the burning of a bus belonging to the agency in Ogoniland on …
Read More »History Will Be Hard On Sylva ~ Dickson
By David Owei, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, has said the verdict of history would be hard on former governor, Timipre Sylva. Dickson said politicians who desecrated the opportunities to serve, to abuse state resources to lure Bayelsa youths to violence would face …
Read More »IGR: Bayelsa Posts N13.6bn, Seeks More Revenue In 2019
By David Owei, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Government on Thursday posted a total of N13.6 billion as its annual Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for last year, as against the N4.5bn realized in 2012. The state deputy governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Retd) disclosed this in Government House, Yenagoa …
Read More »2019 Elections Will End Godfathers’ Dictatorial Tendencies ~ Wike
By Joel Anekwe Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has declared that 2019 general elections will be used by the people of the state to put an end to the dictatorial tendencies of political godfathers. The Governor also stated that Rivers politics cannot be controlled by any …
Read More »Bayelsa Will Implement Minimum Wage ~ Dickson
– – – New Wage to Determine Voting Preference ~ Labour David Owei, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government says it would not hesitate to implement the 30, 000 minimum wage once President Muhammad Buhari signs the bill, as the state has been labour-friendly and continues to sustain …
Read More »High Court Verdict: Rivers APC heading to Appeal ~ Abe
… Seeks Party Cohesion Factional gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has said that the party has a chance of resolving its current crisis if stakeholders “appreciate the sacrifices made by members to build the party and show respect …
Read More »Bayelsa Gov Receives 9th Police Boss in 3 Months
… Urges Politicians to Desist From Manipulating Security Agencies David Owei, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday received the 9th commissioner of Police posted to the state within 3 months, expressing his administration’s readiness to work with any security officer for the maintenance …
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