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By Paul Williams A town hall meeting on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, tagged ‘Town Hall Meeting on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation,’ organized by Kebetkache Women Development & Resource Centre, ended Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, with a focus on the recent flooding that ravaged …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Suspected kidnap kingpins, John Lyon and Emmanuel Angase, have been arraigned before a Bayelsa State High Court on 14 count charge of conspiracy to commit felony, kidnapping and armed robbery. The two suspects while taking their plea before Justice Eradiri, pleaded not guilty to all the …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Against the backdrop of the recent verification and audit embarked upon by the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP), Niger Deltans and other stakeholders have been advised to applaud the agency’s interim administrator, Maj-Gen B.T Ndiomu (retd), rather than “casting aspersion and maligning his reputation.” The national acting …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday handed over to the Nigeria Police, Intelligence and Surveillance Centre capable of monitoring the entire state capital from the control room.  The centre was built by his government with the sole aim of boosting efforts of security agencies …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, has approached the state House of Assembly seeking approval of a N550, 666,987,238.00 Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 2023.  The appropriation bill which was presented on Tuesday is christened ‘Budget of Consolidation and Continuity,’ comprises of ₦350,977,495,537.00 as capital expenditure and N175, 249,692,497 as recurrent. While …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The immediate past executive director, Projects (EDP) at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Engr. Samuel Adjogbe, recently led a high-powered delegation, comprising members of the political and business class and community leaders to grace the burial of late Mrs. Janet Avwouwekpada Dietake. Late …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi  A governorship aspirant in Rivers State and serving member of the House of Representatives, Farah Dagogo, has commended Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for making the burning issues of restructuring and resource control priorities of his administration if he is elected president of Nigeria in …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi  Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, offered to provide logistics support to Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) whenever he visits Rivers State for his presidential campaign. Wike made the commitment to Obi on Thursday in Port Harcourt as Obi and his running …

It was simply grandiose, full of glamour and glitz. Talking about the National Network Newspaper’s 18th birthday anniversary staged at the Banquet Hall of the prestigious five-star Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The management team of the sizzling newspaper led by its pragmatic publisher, Pastor Jerry Needam, had …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Regions 11 and 12, District 404A1 of the Lions International Club, both based in Warri, Delta State, have presented relief materials worth millions of naira to Okwagbe and Emadadja communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area and Ozoro kingdom in Isoko North Local Government Area. …