… Says No Plot to Ignite Crisis in Bayelsa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-South zonal secretary, George Turnah, has dismissed the security concerns raised by Governor Douye Diri over a proposed mega rally in support of President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to …
Read More »Rivers Crisis: Diri Urges Tinubu, NASS to Reconcile ‘Disputing Parties’
… Says Ijaw Nation, not in Conflict with FG By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reconsider his declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and instead set up a committee to reconcile the different parties …
Read More »Ayakoro Community Deserves to Produce Next Bayelsa Governor ~ Okpebholo
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, has said the people of Ayakoro community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State deserves to produce a governor in the state. Senator Okpebholo made this known during the 67th anniversary of Ayakoro Annual Festival, EYAL OBEYIN …
Read More »Rivers Sole Administrator, Ibok Ibas, Assures Citizens on ‘Neutrality, Rule of Law’
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas has assumed office, while Rivers citizens that he would not to be partisan but would ensure adherence to rule of law. His address to the state came Thursday, after a meeting with heads of security agencies …
Read More »Emergency Rule in Rivers, Best Possible Decision ~ Okocha-led APC
… Congratulates Tinubu on the Declaration By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Chief Tony Okocha has reacted to the Monday night declaration of state of emergency in the state by President Bola Tinubu. In the reaction conveyed via a …
Read More »Ezenwafor’s New Book, ‘Done Over Perfect,’ Challenges Nigerians to Embrace Progress Over Perfection
By Edith Chuku (Today’s News Now) Celebrated author and News Manager of CoolWazobiaInfo FM, Port Harcourt, Chioma Ezenwafor, has offered a blueprint for personal and collective reform in a book titled, ‘Done Over Perfect.’ Progress, not perfection, is the foundation of growth, Ezenwafor explains. This is particularly helpful for a …
Read More »Ekpo Inaugurates LPG Extraction, 20mw Gas Plants in Rivers
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Federal Government Tuesday inaugurated two gas and power infrastructure in Otakikpo, Ikuru, in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The projects, a 12-million cubic feet gas extraction plant and 20 megawatts gas power plant, were built by Otakikpo Joint Venture comprising of Green …
Read More »Emergency Rule: Wike Frustrated Efforts at Peaceful Resolution ~ Commissioner
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has blamed the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, for frustrating efforts at peacefully resolving intractable political crisis in the state. In a press statement signed on his behalf by the erstwhile Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, Gov. …
Read More »Emergency Rule: PDP Insists Tinubu ‘Has no Powers to Suspend Fubara’
… Describes Situation as ‘Recipe for Crisis‘ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described yesterday’s declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu as an “utter violation of the 1999 Constitution.” In a release signed by Its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the party …
Read More »Wike Ungrateful despite ‘Benevolence of Ijaw Nation’ ~ INDG
… Urges Tinubu to ‘Caution Wike’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Ijaw Socio-cultural group, the Ijaw Nation Development Group (INDG) otherwise known as the Ijaw People’s Assembly, has slammed former Governor Nyesom Wike over “his recent inflammatory remarks and open disregard to the authority of the sitting governor of Rivers …
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