•Vow to Engage NWC to Revisit Party Congresses •Insist Gov Fubara Must Take Leadership Position in Rivers The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has restated its solid stance in support of Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on the political crisis in the party in the State. The …
Read More »Court Stops APC From Conducting Congresses In Rivers
Emma Ovundah A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an experte order restraining the National Leadership of the All Progressive Congress led by the chairman, Abdullahi Umar-Ganduje, the Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola-Basiru from going ahead to conduct planned Ward, Local Government and State Congresses scheduled to hold …
Read More »LG Polls: Ex-Rivers Assembly Leader, Odum Declares Interest to Run for Emohua Chairmanship
•As Journalists task politicians, stakeholders on development of Emohua LGA Emma Ovundah Former Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Prince Azubuike Odum has declared his interest to contest for the Chairmanship position in Emohua local government area in the forthcoming October 5th, 2024 LGA elections in the …
Read More »Rivers will be first to Implement New Minimum Wage ~ Fubara
•Say RSG pays N2bn monthly to clear pension, gratuity backlog Emma Ovundah Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that the Rivers State Government is paying N2bn monthly to offset the backlog of pension and gratuity to retired civil servants. Governor Fubara stated this while addressing workers in the …
Read More »Gov Fubara Moves to Decongest PH, as RSG, RHG Sign Deal For New Port City
Rivers State Government has signed a Public-Private-Partnership framework agreement for the establishment of a New Port City to be delivered on a 1,000 hectares of land that will serve as nucleus of network of urban centres designed to decongest Port Harcourt and break the one-city jinx of the State. The …
Read More »Correspondents’ Chapel Lauds Members on NUJ Awards
… EMR Hails BusinessDay Manager, Chukwu, on Lifetime Award …. Awards Well Deserved, Honour to Chapel ~ Okonkwo Members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State have felicitated with five of their colleagues who received various categories of awards from the Nigeria Union of …
Read More »Nigerian Christian Graduates to Hold 49th Conference in Bayelsa
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) is set to hold the 49th Conference and 27th Anniversary of her Missionary Arm, in Bayelsa, with the theme: “More Than Conquerors”, from Wednesday, August 28 to Sunday, September 1, 2024. Barr. Peter Great Temedie, President of the Nigeria Christian …
Read More »Rivers LG Election: Elele Youths Seek Support for Innocent Worusah
As election into the 23 local councils in Rivers State gathers momentum, youths in Elele Kingdom, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, have declared support for the aspiration of Sir Innocent Worusah to occupy the chairmanship position in the council. They are of the view that Sir Hon Innocent …
Read More »Oporoma People Honour SILGA Chairman, Segibo
… as Council Boss Reiterate Commitment to Selfless Service By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The people of Oporoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, led by the Amananaowei of the ancient community, His Royal Highness (Amb) Ayibakuro Peter Ogidi-Oke, Opu-Oporomo Igbedi-Ogbologhe, Pere IV of Oporoma Kingdom have organised a grand reception …
Read More »Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Warn Against ‘Attempts to Impeach Akpabio’
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Against the backdrop of recent calls for the impeachment of Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, some ex-agitators in the Niger Delta, coming under the agies of the Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Forum, have warned against such plans, describing it as evidence of the injustice against …
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