… Rivers Govt, APC Trade Accusations By Joel Anekwe The Rivers State Police Command has denied any involvement in disruption of the Saturday Bye-election into Port Harcourt Constituency III, which was reportedly marred by violence, snatching and destruction of electoral materials. Zaki Ahmed, the state Commissioner for …
Read More »NNPC, FIRST E&P Sign GMoU with Host Communities in Bayelsa
As a part of its commitment to social performance and demonstration of value to its neighbouring communities within the Niger-Delta Communities, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (FIRST E&P) Joint Venture have signed a Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) with the KEFFES …
Read More »Elections Group Wants INEC To Conduct Party Primaries
By Joel Anekwe Elections group, Media Awareness and Justice Initiative has advocated for the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the primary elections of political parties so as to solve the challenge of imposition of candidates on political parties by political elites. The call was part of the …
Read More »Rivers APC: It’s Time For Peace ~ Abe
The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said that time has come for members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State to sink their differences and allow peace to reign in the party. Abe, who made the declaration while speaking at the commissioning …
Read More »UNEP: HYPREP Lacks Capacity To Implement Ogoni Cleanup ~ ERA
… Constitute Ogoni Environmental Authority, Group tells FG By Joel Anekwe The Environment Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Federal Government to constitute the Ogoni Environmental Restoration Authority, in line with the recommendations of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report, so …
Read More »Davido, Rivers Government Partner To Groom Local Talents
By Joel Anekwe Music star, David Adeleke popularly called Davido has announced a partnership with the Rivers State Government to develop music talents in the state. Announcing the partnership in Port Harcourt Thursday Davido lauded Governor Wike for being one of the best performing governors in the current …
Read More »Wike Deserves Second Term ~ Kwankwaso
…..as Rivers West Endorses Re-Election By Joel Anekwe Presidential aspirant under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared that Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike deserves a second term on the strength of his projects. This was as the people …
Read More »Foundation Calls for ECA’s Merger with Sovereign Wealth Fund
By Joel Anekwe The Musa Yar’Adua Foundation has called for the merger of the Excess Crude Account (ECA) with the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), even as it condemned the continued illegal withdrawals by successive federal administrations from the ECA. The foundation which made the call Monday in Port …
Read More »PHCCIMA Gets Trade Fair Ground As NACCIMA’s Quarterly Meeting Ends In PH
The 3rd quarterly council meeting of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), hosted by the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce in Port Harcourt (PHCCIMA), has ended with the presentation of a trade fair ground to the state chamber of commerce at the Greater Port …
Read More »ERA Demands ‘Immediate Commencement Of Ogoni Clean Up’
By Joel Anekwe The Environment Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has demanded the immediate commencement of the cleanup of Ogoniland, in line with the recommendations of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). The NGO which described claims by the Federal Government and its agencies on the …
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