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By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, over his recent announcement that his administration has improved the state’s internally generated revenue by about 100% from what obtained during the previous administration. The party challenged the governor …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly, backed by 26 other members, on Monday, vetoed the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and enacted the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into law. This veto is the 6th time the House of Assembly has overridden the governor …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has said that it has commenced moves to modernise the Igbo Apprenticeship System, an economic system that has helped in the economic empowerment of the people. This is as the organization has vowed to continue to protect the interest of …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Eminent Itsekiri leaders have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to comply with court verdicts on the delimitation and review of Warri Federal Constituency, and dismantle illegal ward structure in the constituency. The leaders raised strong objections against the proposed execution of the delimitation and review …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi A former member of the House of Representatives (Degema/Bonny), Hon. Dagogo Farah, has described the outcome of the recent National Executive Committee (NEC), meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a win-win situation for the party. He said it was another demonstration of the resilience of …

By Kelechi Nwaucha Youth restiveness and agitations in the Niger Delta have refused to lay to rest despite Federal Government’s efforts and initiatives aimed at assuaging the feelings of youths in the region. The seeming inadequacy of these initiatives, according to publisher of the National Point Newspaper, Chief Constance Meju, …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  While most Nigerians still clink wine glasses in toast to Abia State Governor Alex Otti for belling the monstrous cat of life pensions for former governors and deputy governors, three Abia ex-governors have punctuated Dr Otti’s enviable limelight, by denying drawing pensions, and the accompanying perquisites of …

A Port Harcourt-based linguist and Indigenous Language advocate, Mr. Josiah Egbilika, has called on the United Nations (UN) and other world bodies to enact policies that will enforce the inclusion of African Language Study in the educational curriculum of Western countries. The linguist, who spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has lamented the reality of having 75 percent of primary schools in the state without teachers and 90 percent of such schools in dilapidated condition, adding that the situation was troubling. The governor who disclosed this when he received members …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has offered a N200 million support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bayelsa State. Leader of the UNDP team, Joyce Oboro, who presented a cheque to Governor Douye Diri at the Government House in Yenagoa on Monday, said …