The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says some fraudulent persons, posing as members of the party, have contrived a plot to obtain a court injunction restraining the conduct of its local government congresses. State Publicity Secretary of the party, Senibo Chris Finebone, in a statement on …
Read More »#StopTheSoot: Rivers CSOs Lead March For Cleaner Air In Port Harcourt
Civil society groups in Rivers State, under the banner of the Rivers Civil Society Organisations (RIVCSO), on Thursday led a march through the streets of the state capital, Port Harcourt in protest over the continuing emission of soot in the city and its environs. The emission of soot has for …
Read More »Hold Chiefs Responsible If APC Fails In 2019, Amaechi Tells Opobo People
By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The minister of Transportation and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has charged the people of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area to hold their chiefs responsible if the party fails to win the governorship seat in 2019. …
Read More »Upland/Riverine Dichotomy Is No Longer Necessary In Rivers Politics ~ Wike
By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has said that the current political concern in the state is to keep the state one and united, adding that the issue of upland/riverine dichotomy was no longer necessary. He said one of the greatest achievements …
Read More »We’ll Vote Pro-Restructuring President In 2019 ~ Clark
Less than a year to the 2019 general elections, Nigerians, especially those from the southern part of the country, have been charged not to vote into power any presidential candidate that does not support restructuring. According to Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, without restructuring, southerners would find it difficult to …
Read More »NASSI Re-Positioned To Assist Rivers SMEs ~ Captain Briggs
The newly elected chairman of the National Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) Rivers State Chapter, Captain Opunabo Briggs has stated that the NASSI has been re-positioned, reinvigorated and re-focused to greatly assist all small scale Industrialists operating and doing business in South-South region, especially in Rivers State. The chairman …
Read More »NPA, OGFZA Collaborate For ‘Greater Efficiency’ At Onne Port
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) have resolved to collaborate towards ensuring efficiency and ease of doing business at the Onne Port. This resolve will also see both bodies work towards harmonizing charges at the port and the free zone area. Listing …
Read More »Opposition Greets Wike’s Neighborhood Watch Law
Sharp condemnation, especially from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has greeted Governor Nyesom Wike’s signing of the Rivers State Neighborhood Watch Safety Corps Law No. 8 of 2018 into law. Wike, last week assented to the Neighborhood Watch law, along with two others – the Rivers State Secret Cult …
Read More »Constitution Review: NULGE, APC Knock Rivers Assembly On LG Autonomy
Following the Rivers State House of Assembly’s rejection of the proposal seeking financial autonomy for local governments, in the ongoing review of the Nigerian constitution, the state chapters of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed disappointment with the Assembly over …
Read More »NotTooYoungToRun: How President Buhari Can Make History
By Hamzat Lawal If there is one thing on which political thinkers all over the world agree on, it is the idea that a leader has no glowing legacy or historic impact unless he or she has a robust successor plan. The baton of personalized political principles must …
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