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By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to restrict their activities as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.  In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the action was taken in the interest …

By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has declared its opposition to the planned ban on electricity generating sets, noting that it would have negative impact on the nation’s economy.  The umbrella body of manufacturers in Nigeria came out with this position during its 303rd National …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The wife of the Bayelsa State governor, Mrs. Gloria Ebibomo Diri, says she would do her best to ensure that, the challenges facing the nursing profession in the state are tackled and reduced to the barest minimum. Mrs. Diri, who made pledge when the Nurse Stakeholders …

A prominent traditional ruler in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, HRH Eze Owabie Tobin, has advised residents of his community to stick closely with all government directives and advice as regards the outbreak and prevention of covid-19 otherwise called corona-virus. Speaking exclusively with our man in his palace in …

In a subliminal ceremony held recently in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, Elder Lawson Heyford, general manager, Peoples 93.1FM was conferred with Community Service Award by Rotary International Club of Port Harcourt Gateway, District 9141, Nigeria. The award came following his nomination, which was contained in a letter dated …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri A security expert and the president general of Unenurhie community, Evwreni kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Peter Maison, has called on the Federal Government to give approval to the Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN) as part of the planned community …

… To Encourage Women Participation in Project Execution Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ehwrudjakpo, has said that the administration would partner the Association of Professional Women Engineers in the area of infrastructural development. He stated this on Wednesday, when he received in audience, the state chapter of the …

By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri Students and recent graduates of the weekend and sandwich degree programmes at the Delta State University (Delsu), Abraka have called on the Federal Government to quickly intervene and save them from the agonies of alleged illegal fees they are being charged by the university authority. Speaking …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa  A group under the aegis the Niger Delta Media Advocates (NDMA), has condemned a disparaging publication allegedly sponsored by self-seeking politicians against the person of the executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engineer Simbi Wabote, and urged him not to be …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Residents along Foropa, Sangana axis of the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa have reported sighting dead fishes littering the shoreline amidst safety concerns in the maritime ecosystem Some of the residents who spoke in reaction say the development was strange and could be an indication of increasing …