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• As Fubara describes LGA attacks as act of irresponsibility  • Inspects Ikwerre LG Secretariat  Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed, many injured, with three local government secretariats burnt down on Monday by suspected thugs, in the political crisis rocking Rivers State. Our …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the 23 council chairmen who emerged victorious at Saturday’s local government election across the state. The swearing-in ceremony, which took place on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 …

… Police Directs DPOs, Tactical Commanders to Comply with Federal High Court Ruling By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reportedly foiled an attempt by the Nigerian Police, allegedly led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), to take over the Rivers State Independent …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday morning staged a protest walk in Port Harcourt to demonstrate its opposition to the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5. The party, which had earlier announced its opposition and non participation in …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt With only hours to the local council elections scheduled to hold in Rivers State on Saturday, two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have disagreed sharply over whether the polls should go on or not. While the faction led by Chief …

•We have the register, RSIEC insists Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) for Rivers State, Dr. Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, has revealed that the commission has not handed over the State voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) contrary to claims …

By Amos Odhe Some Citizens of the United States of America (USA), based in Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and others have accused the American media of attempts to truncate the United States democracy with the raging controversy surrounding the genetic roots of Democratic Party candidate in the forthcoming elections, …

Following the proposed protest to end Bad governance and hunger aacross the country, ex-agitators of the third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) have dissociated their members from the protest and further appealed to other well meaning Niger Delta stakeholders not to join it. The national chairman of the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa All sectors in Opu-Nembe, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have described as misleading and cheap blackmail, the attempt by the owner of Euphemie Hotel, Chief Darius Obiene- Dede to drag the name of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun into the issue of …

… Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce to End Portfolio Business in NDDC ~ Ogbuku By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has said that the establishment of the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA) will …