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No Candidates Yet Till 2019 ~ REC

  The Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Obo Effanga, obviously sits on a hot seat. This is particularly so given the load of expectations political players in the state have placed upon the electoral umpire, the Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC). However, the cool and intelligent resident electoral commissioner remains …

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Toxic Politics

    A flurry of activities enveloped politicking in Nigeria as primaries were conducted by various political parties in the country towards 2019. In the forefront of these enterprises were the All Progress Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and a motley crowd of loosed political parties either innate …

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Journalists Honour Gov’s Aide, Nwakaudu

The Non-Indigenous Journalists Association (NIJA), a body of non-indigenous media practitioners working at the Brick House, Port Harcourt, has honoured one of their own, who is the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, with an Award of Excellence. Presenting the award at the …

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NDDC Presents Foreign Scholarship to 200 Graduates

  By Joel Anekwe   The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has presented award letters to 200 graduates from the Niger Delta region for its 2018 Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarship Programme. Making the presentations, during a pre-departure briefing and orientation at the Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt, the NDDC managing director, …

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SDP Flags-Off Campaign In Rivers

  … Elekima Promises Robust Transformation   The Social Democratic Party’s governorship flag-bearer in Rivers State, Chief (Sir) Precious Elekima, has rolled out plans for the “total transformation of Rivers State if voted into power come 2019.” He made this known in his address during the party’s formal kick-off of …

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OPM Overseer Charges Politicians on ‘Life of Sacrifice’

As Nigerians eagerly await a fresh set of general elections come 2019, politicians have been advised to see whatever positions they are voted into as offices of sacrifice for the people who voted them in. General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere who gave the advice while …

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Youth Group Condemns Violence against ‘The Girl Child’

“Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies because of violence, while up to one-third of adolescent girls report their first sexual experience as being forced and are thus victims of sexual violence.” So said the Rivers State director of the non-governmental organisation, Youth For Human Rights, …

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