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  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 …

President General of Ekpeye Youth Congress Worldwide, Comrade Ogboka Chris Umeda has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris over the alleged killing of Mr Unwobudu Edema by men of the Nigeria police stationed at Obite in Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State While speaking with …

  … As Court Restrains EFCC from Arresting Rivers Contractors   The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has urged prominent indigenes of the state and other Nigerians to stop de-marketing the state. Delivering a speech at the commissioning of the Port Harcourt International Airport Terminal on Thursday, …

  By Joel Anekwe   As the much awaited cleanup of Ogoniland is set to commence, a civil society organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has called on the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) to ensure adequate monitoring and reporting of the process to ensure a thorough job is …