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Wike, Amaechi Allege ‘Counter Assassination Attempt’

  By Joel Anekwe, PORT HARCOURT   The simmering conflict between the governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, went up a notch on Saturday, as both camps leveled allegations of attempted assassination on the other. The Rivers State Government on …

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PASAN Suspends Strike, As NLC, TUC Wade In

The Rivers State chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has suspended its planned industrial action. This followed the intervention of the state councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Leaders of the NLC and TUC had on Monday, November 6, 2017 …

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National Assembly Committee Decries Pace of Work at PH Airport

  … Declares Enugu Airport Unsafe   The National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation has decried the deplorable state of the domestic wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa, particularly the arrival section of the terminal building which is undergoing remodeling. Senate committee chairman, Sen. Muhammad Adamu Aliero and …

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NAFDAC, Rivers Market Women Partner To Check Fake Drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Rivers State Traders and Market Women Association have resolved to partner towards checking the incidence of fake and counterfeit products in stores and market across Rivers State. This understanding was reached during a courtesy visit by the …

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APC LG Chairmen Pledge Loyalty To Amaechi, Ikanya

  By JOEL ANEKWE, Port Harcourt   As the crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter continues to widen, the Forum of LGA Party Chairmen have pledged their loyalty to the leader of the party in the state and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, and …

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Customs Tasks Importers On Use Of Eastern Ports

  …Assures on Int’l Best Practice   The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area 2 command, Onne, has called on importers domiciled in the South South and South East of Nigeria to patronize ports and other trading facilities in the zone, with a view to promoting their businesses and developing the …

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2015 LG Election: Rivers PDP, APC Take War To LGAs

… Community Leaders Seek CJN, NJC Intervention By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its rival All Progressives Congress (APC), both engaged on a struggle for the political soul of the state, have taken their war to the local government level. …

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