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“Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies because of violence, while up to one-third of adolescent girls report their first sexual experience as being forced and are thus victims of sexual violence.” So said the Rivers State director of the non-governmental organisation, Youth For Human Rights, …

  By Des Ogini   Bearing several placards with varied inscriptions such as ‘Military, Stop Killing Us,’ ‘Military is Here to Protect Us, Not Kill Us,’ and ‘Army, Kill Criminals Not Law-Abiding Youths,’ youths of Abonnema, headquarters of Akuku-Toru local government area (AKULGA) of Rivers State on Monday, November 12, …

  By Des Ogini   Senator George Sekibo has commended the royal father of Ogu kingdom, His Majesty King Nicholas Dickson Ibiebele Nimenibo, Loko IX for his bold efforts at tracing and putting in book form the record of Ogu kingship over time. Speaking as chairman of the launching of …

  By Joel Anekwe   The confusion over the fate of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress’s participation in the 2019 elections continued at the weekend with the display of Tonye Cole’s name as the governorship flag-bearer of the party by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). …

  By Joel Anekwe   The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has given the Federal Government and the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) up till November 30 to fully commence the cleanup of oil impacted sites in Ogoniland or risk civil unrest from the people of Ogoni. …

It was pomp and pageantry at the ancient town of Koniju in Okrika Local Goernment Area of Rivers State on Saturday, October 27 as the kings, chiefs, elite and people of Wakirike gathered to witness the coronation of HRM Nelson Atubo Oputibeya XI as Amanyanabo of Koniju town. Among dignitaries …

The Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), in conjunction with the Access to Electricity Working Group, a coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), has launched an Electricity Distribution Tracker (EDT) app for electricity consumers in Rivers and Bayelsa states. This is in a bid to promote transparency, accountability and efficiency in the …

President General of Ekpeye Youth Congress Worldwide, Comrade Ogboka Chris Umeda has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris over the alleged killing of Mr Unwobudu Edema by men of the Nigeria police stationed at Obite in Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State While speaking with …

  … As Court Restrains EFCC from Arresting Rivers Contractors   The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has urged prominent indigenes of the state and other Nigerians to stop de-marketing the state. Delivering a speech at the commissioning of the Port Harcourt International Airport Terminal on Thursday, …

  By Joel Anekwe   As the much awaited cleanup of Ogoniland is set to commence, a civil society organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has called on the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) to ensure adequate monitoring and reporting of the process to ensure a thorough job is …