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By Emmanuel Sunday  The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome murder of the campaign director general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Chisom Lennard. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt. In …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An agriculturalist, Otunba Yomi Akingbade has congratulated the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his vice, Alhaji Kasim Shettima, on their electoral victory, while expressing hope that Nigeria’s populace and farmers would benefit “bountifully from the agricultural policy to be initiated by the Tinubu government.” Akingbade, …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The people of Ekrokpe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have congratulated Dr. Duke Okoro on his appointment as rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Orogun. They also appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari; the minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and Deputy President of the …

An umbrella body of civil society groups in Rivers State, the Rivers State Civil Society Organizations (RIVSCO), has called on the state government to pay the salary arrears of over seven years owed teachers of staff schools of state-owned tertiary institutions. In a letter to the state governor, Barr. Nyesom …

By Emmanuel Sunday  The Eze Igbo of Rivers and Bayelsa States, His Imperial Majesty, Engr. Sam Nwokolo, Eze Igbo, Eze-jiofor Ndigbo, has declared his support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Eze Nwokolo declared his position in …

By Emmanuel Sunday  The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers State has raised alarm over alleged kidnap of its party secretary in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Mr. Osaruonu Amadi. This was contained in a message sent to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the party’s state publicity secretary, Darlington …

I … Hails Wike Over Fubara’s ‘Governorship Project’ By Bethel Toby A frontline industrialist in Rivers State and managing director of Valco Construction Nigeria Limited, Engr. Valentine Dick Mietamuno Jaja, has urged Nigerians to place the unity, peace and development of the country above all other interest throughout the elective …

By Bethel Toby The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has been described as a “liberal-minded philanthropist and development driven leader” the state and its people deserves as governor for the overall interest of the electorate in …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has slammed the “faceless groups involved in the campaign of calumny against the executive vice president of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Tombomieye Adokiye,” adding that the call for a probe by …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and three other presidential contestants have onus to help their parties secure the states gained in the February 25 poll, and strive to add more states to their columns. In normal political times, the All Progressives Congress would reap a bandwagon effect from Tinubu’s …