The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has presented the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly. Christened ‘Budget of Consolidation, Advancement and Empowerment,’ the proposed budget intends to spend a total of N510 billion, in a bid to consolidate and advance the state’s investments in …
Read More »I Won’t Leave APC ~ Abe
The lawmaker representing Rivers Southeast Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Abe, has said he will not leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for any other party. In a chat with reporters Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Abe said he believed in the ideology of the APC, adding that …
Read More »Amaechi Condemns Omoku Killings, Accuses Wike of ‘Ineptitude’
By Joel Anakwe The immediate past governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has said that the New Year cross over killings in Omoku and “the uninspiring response” of the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, should compel the people of the state to action against insecurity …
Read More »NAFDAC Seizes Unregistered Herbal Drugs In Port Harcourt
In its bid to sanitize the sale of herbal medicines by ensuring that only registered (listed) and authorized herbal drugs are sold, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raided some outlets and sales vehicles, seizing large quantities of unregistered herbal medicines in Port Harcourt. …
Read More »Okochiri Chiefs, People Protest ‘APC’s Slight’ on Ateke
The chiefs, elders and people of Okochiri kingdom in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, as well as non-Indigenes resident in the area, have protested a perceived slight on their traditional ruler, HRM King Ateke Michael Tom, by “some immature and irresponsible members” of the All Progressives Congress (APC) …
Read More »MTN Organizes Capacity Training for Port Harcourt Journalists
In a bid to enhance the capacity of media practitioners in the South South region, communications giant, Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) has organized a one-day media capacity training for journalists in Port Harcourt. The training, which was held on recently in the Rivers State capital, brought together beat reporters, national …
Read More »10 Yrs After: S’ South Youths Celebrate Amaechi, S’ Court Verdict
Ten years after the Supreme Court ruling that ushered in Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi as governor of Rivers State, youths of the South South have gathered in Port Harcourt to commemorate the verdict. Livingstone Wechie, facilitator of the Society for the Promotion of Better Nigeria, under which banner the youths …
Read More »NPA Committed to Improved Security At Eastern Ports ~ MD
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has restated its resolve towards ensuring improved security at ports within the Eastern part of the country. This followed increasing stakeholders’ concerns over incidents of sea piracy on waterways within the zone. Addressing a stakeholders’ forum on Monday at Onne Port, managing director of the …
Read More »Army Denies Killing Suspected Rivers Kidnap Kingpin
By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Six Division of the Nigerian Army has denied claims that ex-militant leader, Don Wanny, was killed in a raid by men of the division, saying that Wanny was not home when security forces raided his home in the early hours of Monday. …
Read More »NBC Trains 700 Youths In Rivers, Targets 500,000 Across Nigeria
By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) last Wednesday, in Port Harcourt held a three-day youth training workshop for 700 youths, designed to equip beneficiaries with technical and business management skills that would make them employable globally and able to run their own businesses. The …
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