Valentine: Chowfair begins Operation feed 14,000 less privileged persons in Portharcourt.
Team Chowfair 2018 on Wednesday, began their drive to feed 14, 000 less privileged persons within Portharcourt as way to mark the 2018 edition of Valentine’s day. The team was seen handing out food to children and other less privileged around Portharcourt streets. According to George Idoniboye, who is one of the coordinators of Chowfair: […]
Breaking news: GE signs a multi-year deal with Shell to upgrade Afam power plant.
GE has signed a multi-year deal with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for the 650-MW Afam VI combined-cycle power plant in Rivers State, the US conglomerate announced Wednesday. Under the agreement, GE will perform planned maintenance for the plant’s three GE GT13E2 gas turbines and a GE steam turbine. The contract also covers MXL2 upgrades […]
NNPC set to recover N100bn landed properties.
Esther Iyang The NNPC Properties Ltd (NPL), the real estate management company of the NNPC, has commenced the recovery of the corporation’s landed property worth N100b across the nation. This was disclosed by the NNPC Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ventures, Dr. Babatunde Victor Adeniran, at the maiden edition of NPL Property Festival which held on […]
Valentine’s Day: Foundation provides free medical treatments to the elderly.
John Diidi A Port Harcourt based foundation, Regina Gilead Foundation for the Elderly (RGFE), on Wednesday, took the valentines day message of spreading love to the Elderly people of Elekahia community in Port Harcourt with a free medical outreach. The free medical outreach which comprised of eye tests, dispensing of drugs, and massage to the […]
HISTORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY
Every February 14, around the world exchange candy, flowers and gifts between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from? Find out about the history of this centuries-old holiday, from ancient Roman rituals to the customs of Victorian England. The history […]
Buhari support group commissions office in Port Harcourt
The National Committee of Buhari Support Groups (NCBSG) yesterday kick started its second term campaign for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari with the commissioning of three offices in Warri, Delta; Yenagoa, Bayelsa; and Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The office in Yenagoa will accommodate the Council for New Nigeria and the Women and Youth […]
SPDC operations in Kdere Community, Ogoni shut down by youths and women
John Diidi Youths and women of Kdere community, in Gokana local Government Area of Rivers State, on tuesday, shut down the operations of Shell Petroleum Development Company in the area over alleged resumption of oil exploration activities in the community without due consultations. The people of the community, who where seen chanting songs of their […]
FEAR GRIPS RIVERS CIVIL SERVANTS OVER BIOMETRIC
There were indications on Monday that there may yet be another biometric exercise for civil servants in Rivers State. This is due to the fact that the ongoing verification exercise which is meant to end on the 15th of February, 2018 prepares the ground for the main biometric exercise which is believed to hold by […]
Group declares Rivers State budgets wanted.
A Portharcourt based transparency group, Niger Delta Citizens Budget Network has declared the Rivers State 2016/17 budgets wanted. In a strong worded statement signed by the group’s communications officer, Philip Akah, the group said that all attempt by their personnel to have access to the state’s 2016/17 budget has hit a brick wall. The group […]