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     By Polycarp Nwaeke   ‘Crucify him, crucify him’. That was the swan-song that came from the Lagos-Ibadan Press when Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, alias Evans, the so-called kidnap kingpin was arrested by the Nigeria Police.The guy, they said, had committed many heinous crimes by his kidnap of so many ‘bigmen’, …

    By Sotonye Ijuye-Dagogo   When will this Amaechi Vs Wike narrative end? Would Amaechi’s name be on the governorship ballot again? Was Amaechi on the 2015 Rivers State governorship ballot? Would Amaechi become Rivers State governor again? I can’t just get it! Can’t Rivers people question the actions …

    By Simeon Nwakaudu   For weeks, Lagos State has been in one of the worst cult crisis ever imagined for a metropolitan city. On a daily basis, blood of the innocent and supposedly guilty flow on the streets on the account of the Badoo Cult war. Whatever the …

The president of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Comrade Legborsi Saro- Pyagbara, has raised alarm over “a grand plan by Shell Development Petroleum Company (SPDC) and Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) to clandestinely resume oil operations in Ogoni land.” The MOSOP President made this known during …

The national executive of the Ijaw Youth Council (Worldwide) IYC has berated the Federal Government over what is described as deliberate abandonment of sea ports in Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar, imposition of high tariffs and implementation of stifling policies aimed at sabotaging the economy and marginalizing the people of …

The manager of Onne Port, Alhassan Ismaila Abubakar has taken delivery of one unit tug boat sent from the headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Lagos. The tug boat, MT Ohafia, a Nigerian flag ship with the registration number, 9252711, and earlier registered in Lagos arrived Onne port habour …

After a few weeks on the airwaves, Rap/Hip Hop artiste, Megastar’s recently released music video has reportedly reached over 1,070,000 views online and on-air within a period of one month, with thousands more reading the story on newspapers and magazine. The Port Harcourt based Rap/Hip Hop artiste launched his album …

  By Joel Anaekwe, Port Harcourt   Aftermath of last weekend’s ward and local government non-elective congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which further exposed the cracks in the party in Rivers State, the senator representing Rivers South East senatorial district, Magnus Abe has said that no amount of …

A high court sitting in Port Harcourt has upheld the position of Hon Benibo Anabraba as minority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Justice C.D. Green of high court 20 at a ruling that lasted over 30mins ruled that the election of Hon Anabraba who represents Akuku Toru …

Rivers Hoopers made up with a bit of struggle but eventually overcame relegation threatened Police Baton 77-72 points on Thursday at the Basketball Court on Niger Street, Port Harcourt. Solomon Ajegbeyi had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists while Emmanuel Balogun contributed 14 points 6 rebounds and 3 assists. …