… Describes Obaseki’s Disqualification as Impunity Carried Too Far By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at the Nigeria Governors Forum for allegedly losing its focus on its role in defending the rule of law in the country, describing the forum as a toothless bulldog. …
Read More »Covid-19: Rivers Reviews Guidelines on Religious Worship
… Increases Number 0f Worshippers per Service By Joel Anekwe Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has reviewed the restriction on the number of worshippers during church services from 50 to 70 persons in the state even as modalities are afoot to determine number of Moslems that will participate in …
Read More »Covid-19: We Won’t Relent in Fighting Crime as We Fight Coronavirus ~ Wike
By Joel Anekwe Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that while his administration goes ahead to do everything in its power to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic in the state, it will not also relent in the fight against crime and criminality. The governor made the …
Read More »Court Grants Bail to Carveton Helicopters Pilots, Passengers
By Joel Anekwe A Chief Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt on Tuesday granted bail to Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, both pilots with Carveton Helicopters who were accused of contravening the Executive Order issued by the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, to check the spread of coronavirus in the state. …
Read More »Rivers Community Gets Ultra-modern Health Centre from Int’l Breweries
By Joel Anekwe Oginigba community, in the Port Harcourt City Council of Rivers State, at the weekend got a N44 million Primary Health Care Centre, courtesy of the International Breweries Plc. The health centre, which was started in 2019 is a state of the art health facility equipped with medical …
Read More »Community Leader Advises Subjects on Covid-19
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 …
Read More »Eze Tobin Cautions Odum Over Comment, Blames Govt of Complicity
A front-line traditional ruler in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, HRH Eze Owabie Tobin, has cautioned traditional rulers in the state to stop making unguided utterances and statements against their fellow rulers in the state. He was speaking in an interview with this publication in Port Harcourt against the …
Read More »Mile 1 Market: Shop Owners Reject Proposed ‘Balloting For Shops’
… Set to Deploy Protests, Legal Action to Get Shops By Joel Anekwe Members of the Mile 1 Market Shop Owners Association have rejected the proposal that the available shops at the recently commissioned phase 2 of the Rumuwoji Market, popularly known as the Mile 1 market, would be balloted …
Read More »Rivers Inaugurates Ease of Doing Business Council, Seeks Investment Boost
By Joel Anekwe The Rivers State Government has begun a significant step towards increasing investment in its economy with Governor Nyesom Wike inaugurating the Rivers State Ease of Doing Business Council (EODBC). Inaugurating the council at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Wike said that the council is …
Read More »Wike Charges S’South Monarchs Not to Allow Militants Dictate What Happens In Communities
By Joel Anekwe Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on traditional rulers in the South-South region not to allow militants to dictate what happens in the leadership of their communities. Speaking during a courtesy visit by Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, …
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