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Ogoni Cleanup: Mixed Reactions Trail FG’s $177m Release

  By Joel Anekwe   Stakeholders from Ogoniland have reacted differently to the announcement last week by the Federal Government that it has released another $177 million into the account of the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) for the Ogoni cleanup exercise. While some think the release of the …

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Group Seeks Autonomy for HYPREP on Niger Delta Cleanup

  By Joel Anekwe   A non-governmental organisation, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, (Centre LSD) has called for the autonomy of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), a federal agency set up to handle the cleanup of oil polluted areas in nine states of the Niger Delta. The group …

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2019: Emohua Youths Declare Support for Wike

  By Joel Anekwe   Youths in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State have declared their support for the re-election bid of the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to a second term in office. The youths made the declaration during the One Million Youths for New Rivers State sensitization …

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… Ruling Did Not Come To Us As Surprise ~ Rivers APC

  By Joel Anekwe   The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Wednesday’s ruling by Justice Chinwendu Nwogu of the Port Harcourt High Court annulling the governorship primaries did not come to the party as a surprise. In a press conference reacting to the …

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Wike Unveils NAFEST 2018 Mascot, Theme Song

  By Joel Anekwe   Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has unveiled the mascot and theme song for the 2018 National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) holding in Port Harcourt. Describing the unveiling ceremony as the beginning of activities for NAFEST 2018, at the Government House Port …

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Okanje Elected President, Eleme Chamber Of Commerce

The chairman of Elano Group of Companies, Chief Gomba Okanje was Tuesday inaugurated 4th President of Eleme Chambers of Commerce, Mines, Industry and Agriculture (ELCIMA). At a special ceremony in Port Harcourt where he and other new members of the executive committee of the chamber were inaugurated, Chief Okanje promised …

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Isiguzo Emerges New NUJ President

South East bureau chief of ThisDay Newspaper, from Enugu Zone, Chris Isiguzo, on Friday emerged the national president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the union’s general election in Abeokuta Reports indicate that Isiguzo polled 346 votes to defeat the incumbent president, Waheed Odusile, who polled 329 votes. …

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