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Saleh Emerges PHCCIMA’s New President

The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) has elected a new president to steer its affairs. He is Chief Nabil Ahmed.Saleh. The new helmsman takes over from the immediate past president, Dr Emi Membere-Otaji. Saleh who was until his election the first deputy president of PHCCIMA …

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Abonnema Youths Protest Against Sepribo’s Killing

  By Des Ogini   Bearing several placards with varied inscriptions such as ‘Military, Stop Killing Us,’ ‘Military is Here to Protect Us, Not Kill Us,’ and ‘Army, Kill Criminals Not Law-Abiding Youths,’ youths of Abonnema, headquarters of Akuku-Toru local government area (AKULGA) of Rivers State on Monday, November 12, …

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Sekibo Hails Monarch Over Book on Ogu Kingdom

  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 …

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More Confusion as INEC Lists Cole as APC’s Guber Candidate

  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). …

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MOSOP Gives FG Ultimatum on Ogoni Cleanup

  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. …

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Asari-Toru Youths Declare Support for Wike for 2019

  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 …

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2019: Non-Indigenes Queue Behind Tonye Cole

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 …

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Abe’s Epiphany

    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, …

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