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By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt   The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has said that the current political concern in the state is to keep the state one and united, adding that the issue of upland/riverine dichotomy was no longer necessary. He said one of the greatest achievements …

Less than a year to the 2019 general elections, Nigerians, especially those from the southern part of the country, have been charged not to vote into power any presidential candidate that does not support restructuring. According to Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, without restructuring, southerners would find it difficult to …

The newly elected chairman of the National Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) Rivers State Chapter, Captain Opunabo Briggs has stated that the NASSI has been re-positioned, re­invigorated and re-focused to greatly assist all small scale Industrialists operating and doing business in South-South region, especially in Rivers State. The chairman …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) have resolved to collaborate towards ensuring efficiency and ease of doing business at the Onne Port. This resolve will also see both bodies work towards harmonizing charges at the port and the free zone area. Listing …

The chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA), Mr. Uzo Nwamara has decried what he termed neglect of the writers in the state by governments and corporate bodies. He made this known during the 2018 ANA Inter-Secondary Schools Poetry Competition/World Poetry Day held at …

Sharp condemnation, especially from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has greeted Governor Nyesom Wike’s signing of the Rivers State Neighborhood Watch Safety Corps Law No. 8 of 2018 into law. Wike, last week assented to the Neighborhood Watch law, along with two others – the Rivers State Secret Cult …

Following the Rivers State House of Assembly’s rejection of the proposal seeking financial autonomy for local governments, in the ongoing review of the Nigerian constitution, the state chapters of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed disappointment with the Assembly over …

  By Hamzat Lawal   If there is one thing on which political thinkers all over the world agree on, it is the idea that a leader has no glowing legacy or historic impact unless he or she has a robust successor plan. The baton of personalized political principles must …

… Rejects Senate Seat The deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has debunked rumours that House of Assembly members loyal to his boss, Governor Rochas Okorocha, are planning to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. In a chat with correspondents at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Prince Madumere noted …

The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has sworn-in 15 local government caretaker committee chairmen, following their screening and confirmation by the State House of Assembly. Performing the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House Port Harcourt on Thursday, Wike charged the caretaker committee chairmen to pay the outstanding salaries …