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NUPENG Issues 7-Day Ultimatum, Threatens Shutdown

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Port Harcourt zonal council, has threatened to shut down its activities over the increasing cases of termination and victimization of its members by some companies operating in the zone. The zonal chairman/national treasurer of NUPENG, Alex Agwanwor, who addressed reporters …

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2019: Sekibo Predicts ‘Defeat For Rivers APC’

  By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi   In what could be described as a doomsday prophetic declaration, the immediate past senator representing Rivers East, Sen. Thompson George Sekibo, has declared that there is no vacancy in the Rivers State Government House, popularly referred to as the Brick House. Speaking during the flag-off …

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Widowhood Practices Have Reduced In Rivers ~ Perm Sec

  By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi   Effort by the Rivers State Government to eradicate widowhood practices in the state is yielding results. This is because the once high rate of such practices has drastically reduced in the state. The permanent secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Atosemi Eson Teetito, …

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June 12: Sokari Urges Buhari To Honour Adaka Boro, Saro-Wiwa

Following the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day and award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) title to the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, Late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olaloko Abiola, Niger Delta activist, Rev. Dr. Soberekon, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to also honour …

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IPOB: South-East Seeks Return of Python Dance II ~ Report

Despite the secessionist and other related propaganda by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the people of the South-East region of Nigeria actually seek a return of the military operation code-named Python Dance II to the region. This comes on the heels of alleged persistent hostile activities by the group, …

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LG Polls: Wike Swears-In New Council Chairmen

  … As Peterside Rejects ‘Sham Election’   The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has sworn-in the 23 council chairmen that emerged from the June 16, 2018 local government elections conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). This is even as the deputy leader of the …

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Kidnapped Thrice, Nwigbarane Goes To Mother Earth

The death of a prominent Ogoni leader and philanthropist, Late Elder Baranu Bennet Nwigbarane has been announced by the family. He was aged 75 years. A release signed by the son, Engineer Suka Nwigbarane and Martins Giadom of the Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation indicates that there will be service of …

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