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  By Des Ogini   Senator George Sekibo has commended the royal father of Ogu kingdom, His Majesty King Nicholas Dickson Ibiebele Nimenibo, Loko IX for his bold efforts at tracing and putting in book form the record of Ogu kingship over time. Speaking as chairman of the launching of …

  By Joel Anekwe   The confusion over the fate of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress’s participation in the 2019 elections continued at the weekend with the display of Tonye Cole’s name as the governorship flag-bearer of the party by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). …

  By Joel Anekwe   The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has given the Federal Government and the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) up till November 30 to fully commence the cleanup of oil impacted sites in Ogoniland or risk civil unrest from the people of Ogoni. …

  By Joel Anekwe   Youths in Asari-Toru Local Government Area have endorsed Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike for a second term, assuring that they would work hard to “deliver their votes to the performing governor.” The youths trooped out in their thousands on Saturday, marching through the streets of …

The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce (PHCCIMA), in collaboration with the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has held an entrepreneurial fair to engage 50 Niger Delta youths trained by the Amnesty office in various vocational skills. The programme coordinator and special adviser to the President on PAP, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo, …

The All Progressive Congress Non Indigene Campaign Team 2019 for Arc Tonye Cole, has resolved to work for emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as President of Federal Republic of Nigeria and Arch. Tonye Cole as Governor of Rivers State. During a meeting held on Sunday October 28, 2018, the group …

    When the All Progressive Congress (APC), submitted the name of Tonye Cole, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as its gubernatorial candidate for Rivers State for the 2019 general elections, the question that came to most lips was: Is this the end of Senator Magnu Abe? All, …

    “Without doubt or illusion, nothing happens on planet Earth without the approval and knowledge of God Almighty. Thus, before David was anointed as king of Israel, it was already established in the spiritual. So also it is today for His Royal Highness, Eze Amb. Dr G.B. Odum (Igwugwu-Oha …

It was pomp and pageantry at the ancient town of Koniju in Okrika Local Goernment Area of Rivers State on Saturday, October 27 as the kings, chiefs, elite and people of Wakirike gathered to witness the coronation of HRM Nelson Atubo Oputibeya XI as Amanyanabo of Koniju town. Among dignitaries …

The Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), in conjunction with the Access to Electricity Working Group, a coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), has launched an Electricity Distribution Tracker (EDT) app for electricity consumers in Rivers and Bayelsa states. This is in a bid to promote transparency, accountability and efficiency in the …