The ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, the apex youth body of all youths has taken a swipe at one of the leaders of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) for claiming that the South South region is part of the Biafra territory. In a statement, …
Read More »Soot: Rivers Assembly Summons Environment Commissioner, Others
Against the backdrop of continuing presence of soot in the air, pollution and other environmental issues, the Rivers State House of Assembly has summoned the state’s commissioners for agriculture, health and environment. They would appear before the house to tell it why slaughter houses in the state still use scrap …
Read More »No Division In PFN ~ Apostle Ogu
The general overseer of Abundant Life Evangel Mission, Apostle Eugene Ogu has said that there was no division in the fold of the Pentecostal fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) contrary to insinuations in some quarters, stressing that the PFN was united and will continue to be one indivisible family. Apostle Ogu …
Read More »Why Rivers Amnesty Failed In Ogoni
By Godwin Chukwu Recently, the Rivers State government declared a suspected cult leader, Samuel Ogoso (aka Supreme) wanted for refusing to embrace the fresh amnesty window approved specifically for cultists and militants in Ogoniland by the Nyesom Wike administration. The suspected cult leader, some members of his cult group …
Read More »Population Commission Begins Pre-2018 Census Fieldwork In Omuma
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has began fieldwork for the third phase of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) exercise in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of preparations towards the 2018 Population and Housing Census in the country. The 3rd Phase of the EAD, which …
Read More »Activist, Others Decry Attack on Journalists During Rivers Re-Run
Exactly a year ago since the attack on three journalists, Martins Giadom of Radio Rivers FM, Sotonye Jamaica of Garden City Radio and Barididum Lema of Rhythm FM Port Harcourt, by suspected political thugs during the re-run elections in Rivers State, a human rights advocate in the state, Barrister Higher-king …
Read More »Rumuokwurusi Women Protest ‘Invasion By Etche, Iriebe Communities
Hundreds of Rumuokwurusi women, in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, have taken to the streets of the community in prayers against the continued attacks on their farmlands by suspected members of neighbouring Etche and Iriebe communities. Our reporter gathered that the women, dressed in black, and in ages …
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