…..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 …
Read More »GOC Urges Soldiers To Focus On Professionalism
By Joel Anekwe Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Maj.Gen Musa Yusuf has urged officers and soldiers of the division to remain focused on the standards of regimentation and professionalism of the Nigerian Army. He said the call was necessitated by …
Read More »Youths Protest ‘Relocation of SNEPCO From Onne Seaport’
By Joel Anekwe Hundreds of youths, under the aegis of the Onne Youth Council in the Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in the premises of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) located at the the Oil and Gas Free Zone, …
Read More »IMAN Vows To Fight Illegal Importation of Goods
By Joel Anekwe The Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has asked relevant security agencies in the country to declare a total war against smuggling, especially on the activities of illegal importers. Speaking to journalists after his installation as the new national president of the association last week, Hon. …
Read More »Tambuwal’s Defection, Victory For Democracy ~ Wike
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 …
Read More »Wike’s Second Term, Guaranteed ~ Rivers PDP Chairman
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 …
Read More »Grant 50% Derivation, Become Nigeria’s ‘Best President’ ~ Ijaw Activist Tells Buhari
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 …
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