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  By Ehichioya Ezomon   Like the fabled tortoise that’s never absent in stories, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s lately the talk-of-the-town – and the “beautiful bride” courted for drafting into the presidential contest in the 2027 General Election. The one-term (or “two-term”) president (2010-2015) – relishing another four-year stay at …

…Declares Immediate Action on Secretariat Renovation Plan ‎ ‎By Mandy Willy  ‎ ‎ ‎Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed gratitude to God that no life was lost in Monday’s fire outbreak that affected a section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt. ‎ ‎The governor, who …

By: Bethel Toby  ‎ ‎ ‎A prominent human rights activist and coordinator of a non- governmental advocacy group in Rivers State, the Centre For Good Governance Initiative(CEFORGI), Barr. Gerald Fynecountry, has cautioned politicians, especially members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and other stakeholders for discriminating against the administration …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has charged the newly sworn in Permanent Secretary, Mr. Austin Ezekiel-Hart, to remain unwavering in professionalism, uphold the values of the civil service, and shun any act of illegality in the discharge of his responsibilities. The Governor gave the charge on Friday during the …

Stakeholders in South East and South South regions of Nigeria who met in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have expressed delight over the outcome of the recently concluded Highlife Legendary Concert and Awards organised by World Icon Enter10ment. The stakeholders, who cut across music and entertainment industries, entrepreneurs, religious and political …

By: Amos Odeh, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎ ‎Bayelsa State Government has urged the Inter-Agency Technical Committee set up by the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) for plotting of coordinates of crude oil and gas wells to be above board in carrying out its assignment. ‎ ‎The Deputy Governor, Senator …

By Emma Sunday   The Chairman, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Dr. Samuel Nwanosike, has announced the suspension of Saturday’s mandatory sanitation exercise in the state. Nwanosike made the announcement shortly after meeting with the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday. Nwanosike, had …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon   Days after restoration of democratic governance in Rivers State, “busybodies” are honinig strategies to stir a crisis for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who endured a six-month suspension from office following President Bola Tinubu’s imposition of a state of emergency rule in Rivers on March 18, 2025. …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Belburge International Limited (Custom Bonded Terminal/Warehouse), Amb. Dr. Nwagbo Eberechukwu Barnabas has congratulated Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Mrs. Ngozi Odu, as they resumed office from their six months suspension, after expiration of the emergency rule in the state. Speaking with Journalists …

The three Executive Orders issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the Oil and Gas Industry in March 2024 did not erode the relevance of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act on the operations of the oil and gas industry, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring …