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Gunmen Defy Security Beef-Up, Abduct Two on Rivers Notorious Route

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Gunmen along the Emohua/Kalabari road in Rivers State Tuesday night defied the security arrangement put in place by chairmen of the four local government areas affected by incessant kidnapping on the road, abducting two persons in the process.  The victims were said to be passengers traveling …

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Wike Signs Law to End Exclusion of Women from Family Inheritance

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, Thursday, assented to three laws recently enacted by the State House of Assembly, which include the Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Right to Share in Family Property Law No. 2 of 2022, Rivers State Compulsory Treatment and Care of …

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NSCDC CG Commends Rivers, Others for Reconstituting Anti-Vandal Squad

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt  The commandant general of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has commended state commandants across the country for their “timely reconstitution” of new anti-vandal squads to combat vandals and oil thieves. The reconstruction of the squad is sequel to the NSCDC’s …

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Groups Call for ‘Enhanced Support’ for Orphans

The recent celebration of orphans in Eteo-Eleme, by a local institution providing free education for over 200 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), has drawn the attention of various groups to the deplorable welfare conditions of orphans in Nigeria. According to projections by the World Health Organization (WHO), over 8.2 million people are …

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IYC Intervenes in Obelle Conflict, Urges Groups to Sheathe Swords

By Tunde Uchegbuo Indigenes of Obelle community in Emohua local council in Rivers State may return to their homes sooner than anticipated following the intervention of the president of the Ijaw Youth Council worldwide (IYC), Comrade Peter Igbifa, in the crisis that left the community desolate for over six months. …

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Bille Kingdom Cry out over Alleged ‘Military Invasion’

The serene and quiet Bille Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State woke up on Sunday to an attack by men alleged to be personnel of the Nigerian Army. Our correspondent said the attack was on account of an allegation that the community was behind the “killing of …

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