Pragmatics Association of Nigeria (Pran), recently held her 9th international conference/workshop at Ignatins Ajuru University of Education with the theme: Pragmatics of silence. Speaking at the university auditorium, the National President of the Association, Prof. Pius Akhimien, admonished people never to take silence at its face-value and that silence, though …
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As the political wave in the country builds up for the reelection of Mr. President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second tenure, Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, a political pressure group, has held an emergency meeting to finetune and strategize towards next year’s elections. Addressing members in the …
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By: Amb. Ozimede Izuagbe Peter With static checkpoints gone, Rivers can dominate highways through “Smart Check” — a fluid, intelligence-driven model. Roving tactical teams move like shadows across key routes in marked and unmarked vehicles, never staying long enough to be predicted. They stop only vehicles that signal danger: no …
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By: Amb. Ozimede Izuagbe Peter There are moments when leadership ceases to be paperwork and becomes presence. When a Commissioner does not just sit in an office, but walks the streets, feels the pulse of the people, and forces discipline into the system by example. That moment is now in …
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By Mandy Willy The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to fully implement Police Force Order 20 and the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS) to promote accountability, transparency and speedy justice for suspects. Justice Amadi made the call during a one-day …
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By Paul Williams A coalition of civil society groups have called on the Federal Government, the Nigeria Police Force, the National Assembly and other security institutions to prioritise the welfare of the country’s first responders through policy reforms and better budgetary provisions. In a joint statement dated June 27, 2026, …
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By Paul Williams The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) has called for an urgent, independent probe and comprehensive integrity assessment following a crude‑oil pipeline explosion in Owaza, Ukwa West Local Government Area, Abia State. FENRAD’s Executive Director, Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, in a statement on June 27, …
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By Paul Williams A Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved ruling until July 1 on the bail application of Ugochukwu Ibekwe, an alleged oil thief and suspected economic saboteur whose arrest followed intelligence gathered by PINL and other security agencies along the Eastern corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline. …
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The International Union of Tenants (IUT) a global umbrella union of tenants has urged the Rivers State Government to take practical steps to stop the escalation of rent cost in the state especially Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas. The IUT urged the government to immediately introduce measures to …
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By: Emmanuel Kanayo Motorists and pedestrians plying St John/Car Wash Road along Ogbogoro in Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have alleged that a local vigilante group is extorting money from road users in broad daylight. The road, a busy link route in Obio/Akpor LGA, has reportedly become …
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