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  By Joel Anekwe   The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt has commissioned its training school, Officers, Masters and Warrant Officers’ residents and other faculties constructed and rehabilitated by the division at its headquarters in Port Harcourt. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who …

The chairman of Eleme Local Government Area, Hon. (Barr) Philip Okparaji has said that he and his team “are not in office to make money but to serve the people of Eleme.” Okparaji stated this when members of a socio-cultural organisation from his community, O-E’la Obor Wiwi Aleto paid him …

The council of Ogoni Leaders of Thought (COLT), an affiliate of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), has rejected what it described as “the reckless move by some oil companies to forcefully resume oil activities in Ogoni through the backdoor.” In a release made available to our …

  By Joel Anekwe   Ogonis, under the aegis of Gbo Kabaari Ogoni, the Elders Forum of the Ogoni People, have petitioned the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, over alleged moves by the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) to tie the cleanup process to the resumption of oil and …

  By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three persons in connection with the seizure of 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The agency’s director of prosecution and legal services, Barr Sunday Mbona, who represented the chairman, chief executive …

  By Joel Anekwe   In the bid to flush out criminals from the local government, the new chairman of Ikwerre local government area, Samuel Nwanosike, has said that communities must take over the war against criminals and criminal activities in their domains. He called for traditional rulers, community development …

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Port Harcourt zonal council, has threatened to shut down its activities over the increasing cases of termination and victimization of its members by some companies operating in the zone. The zonal chairman/national treasurer of NUPENG, Alex Agwanwor, who addressed reporters …

  By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi   Effort by the Rivers State Government to eradicate widowhood practices in the state is yielding results. This is because the once high rate of such practices has drastically reduced in the state. The permanent secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Atosemi Eson Teetito, …

Following the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day and award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) title to the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, Late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olaloko Abiola, Niger Delta activist, Rev. Dr. Soberekon, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to also honour …

Despite the secessionist and other related propaganda by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the people of the South-East region of Nigeria actually seek a return of the military operation code-named Python Dance II to the region. This comes on the heels of alleged persistent hostile activities by the group, …