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  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. …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

  By Joel Anekwe   The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt has commissioned its training school, Officers, Masters and Warrant Officers’ residents and other faculties constructed and rehabilitated by the division at its headquarters in Port Harcourt. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who …

The chairman of Eleme Local Government Area, Hon. (Barr) Philip Okparaji has said that he and his team “are not in office to make money but to serve the people of Eleme.” Okparaji stated this when members of a socio-cultural organisation from his community, O-E’la Obor Wiwi Aleto paid him …

The council of Ogoni Leaders of Thought (COLT), an affiliate of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), has rejected what it described as “the reckless move by some oil companies to forcefully resume oil activities in Ogoni through the backdoor.” In a release made available to our …

  By Joel Anekwe   Ogonis, under the aegis of Gbo Kabaari Ogoni, the Elders Forum of the Ogoni People, have petitioned the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, over alleged moves by the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) to tie the cleanup process to the resumption of oil and …

  By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three persons in connection with the seizure of 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The agency’s director of prosecution and legal services, Barr Sunday Mbona, who represented the chairman, chief executive …

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Port Harcourt zonal council, has threatened to shut down its activities over the increasing cases of termination and victimization of its members by some companies operating in the zone. The zonal chairman/national treasurer of NUPENG, Alex Agwanwor, who addressed reporters …