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By Momoye Oghu The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Rivers State has urged Governor Nyesom Wike to reinstate payment of government allowances to corps members serving in the state stopped over six years ago. The plea was made by the state coordinator of the NYSC on Monday in Port …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The Odion’Rode of Evwreni kingdom, His Highness, Moses Inore, has poured royal blessings on Mr. Fidelis Adjogbe, an All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, as the latter paid him a visit in his palace recently. Mr. Adjogbe, who is an acclaimed businessman, is in the 2023 …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Dr. Johnson Ovio Abrucha, a renowned traditional medicine practitioner and the ‘Akpohor’ (Deputy speaker) of Unenurhie community, was accompanied by family members, friends, community leaders and loved ones recently as he paid his last respect to his late mother in-law, Mama Blacky Edevwie Johnholt, who passed …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Victims of Ohoror fire tanker explosion in Ohoror community, Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State recently heaved a sigh of relief as three Uwheru indigenous social and interventionist groups (NGOs) donated relief materials to cushion the traumatic and economic impact …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri It was a moment of joy and celebration recently for the clergy and laity of the African Church as two dioceses, Ughelli and Warri Central Missionary, organized a unification/reunion service to mark the reconciliation of the two church units after a long period of misunderstanding …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Federated Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa State Council, has passed a vote of no confidence on Mr. Daniel Alabra, the chief press secretary to Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri. The vote of no confidence was passed in Alabrah recently during …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Concerned Eiders of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area have sent a Save our Soul message to the Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to intervene and maintain the zoning of the local government chairmanship position among constituencies …

By Amaechi Okonkwo, Port Harcourt Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State loyal to the Sen. Magnus Abe faction, have denied being in a meeting with any other group, as well as leadership of the state chapter of the rival Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, “with the …

By Memoye Oghu The just inaugurated Finance Committee of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may meet next week Wednesday, March 2, 2022 to map out plans on how to raise funds for the party in the state. Chairman of the committee, Mr Maxwell Akwe, made …

… NGO Launches #PublishRiversBudget Campaign A civil society organisation (CSO) in the Niger Delta, Policy Alert, has called on the Rivers State Government to publish its 2022 approved budget and budget implementation report (BIR) for 2021. The call was made in a statement today by the organisation’s Communication and Stakeholder …