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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 …

  By Joel Anekwe   Some Port Harcourt-based legal practitioners have condemned the recent issuing of Executive Order (EO6) by President Muhammad Buhari, and the consequent travel ban placed on some 50 high profile Nigerians, describing this as illegal and unconstitutional. The President Buhari-led APC Federal Government, capitalising on a …

  By Joel Anekwe   The United Nations Children’s Funds UNICEF has scored Rivers State low on official registration of children born in the state, noting that only 30 per cent of such births are recorded. UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, Sharon Olatunji made the revelation during a media campaign to …

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Rivers State last week marked the association’s 13th anniversary with the theme, ‘Re-­engineering Nigeria Education System for Effective Nation Building,’ in commemoration of the ‘NAPPS Day.’ Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja, who was the special guest at …

  By Joel Anekwe   Stakeholders from Ogoniland have reacted differently to the announcement last week by the Federal Government that it has released another $177 million into the account of the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the Ogoni cleanup exercise. While some think the release of the …

  By Joel Anekwe   A non-governmental organisation, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, (Centre LSD) has called for the autonomy of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), a federal agency set up to handle the cleanup of oil polluted areas in nine states of the Niger Delta. The group …