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The senator representing Rivers South East and governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, says his disagreement with the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is political. In a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Abe said …

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says some fraudulent persons, posing as members of the party, have contrived a plot to obtain a court injunction restraining the conduct of its local government congresses. State Publicity Secretary of the party, Senibo Chris Finebone, in a statement on …

Civil society groups in Rivers State, under the banner of the Rivers Civil Society Organisations (RIVCSO), on Thursday led a march through the streets of the state capital, Port Harcourt in protest over the continuing emission of soot in the city and its environs. The emission of soot has for …

Megastar, Port Harcourt based rapper/singer, has been judged as the most ‘Underrated and Anticipated’ upcoming artiste in the region. Online news and entertainment medium, Port Harcourt Mundial’s team of analysts came out with this assessment over the week. Entertainment editor, Christopher Ukandi, said the decision was based on Megaster’s growing …

Port Harcourt’s Open Mic event, newly introduced by the Port Harcourt Literary Society Library (PHLS), is currently gaining momentum, attracting the participation of the crème-de-la-crème of the literary industry in Rivers State and the Niger Delta as well. In its bid to continue to encourage both the old and upcoming …

By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt   The minister of Transportation and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has charged the people of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area to hold their chiefs responsible if the party fails to win the governorship seat in 2019. …

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 …