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The chairman of Eleme Local Government Area, Hon. (Barr) Philip Okparaji has said that he and his team “are not in office to make money but to serve the people of Eleme.” Okparaji stated this when members of a socio-cultural organisation from his community, O-E’la Obor Wiwi Aleto paid him …

The council of Ogoni Leaders of Thought (COLT), an affiliate of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), has rejected what it described as “the reckless move by some oil companies to forcefully resume oil activities in Ogoni through the backdoor.” In a release made available to our …

Rivers-born movie producer, Maltida Lambert has advocated the need for government to come to the aid of independent producers in a bid to enable them attain great heights. Maltida who made this known while briefing newsmen, ahead of her new movie, ‘Insta Guru,’ which was premiered on June 29, 2018 …

  By Joel Anekwe   Ogonis, under the aegis of Gbo Kabaari Ogoni, the Elders Forum of the Ogoni People, have petitioned the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, over alleged moves by the Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project (HYPREP) to tie the cleanup process to the resumption of oil and …

  By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three persons in connection with the seizure of 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The agency’s director of prosecution and legal services, Barr Sunday Mbona, who represented the chairman, chief executive …

  By Joel Anekwe   In the bid to flush out criminals from the local government, the new chairman of Ikwerre local government area, Samuel Nwanosike, has said that communities must take over the war against criminals and criminal activities in their domains. He called for traditional rulers, community development …

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 …

  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 …

  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, …

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 …