RIRS seals NDDC office
Government should put in adequate control measures in preventing oil spill- Environmentalist says
Quit street trading or face jail term – Mile 3 market chairman warns.
Wahoku Community Drags Indorama and Elano To Court Over Royalties
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port-Harcourt has adjourned till 30th of May 2018, to take all motions and application on whether the court has the jurisdiction to hear the matter between Wakohu community, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, IEPL and Elano Investments Limited. Wakohu, one of the host community to Indorama EPCL, in Elelenwo […]
Breaking: Magnus Abe declares interest for governorship under APC
APC Governorship ticket remains zoned to the Rivers South-East Senatorial district- Abe
Port-Harcourt: EFCC Arraigns Front Desk Officer For N14Million.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Ojone Ogwu, a Front Desk Officer with the Cable African Network Television, Port Harcourt, Rivers State before Justice F. O. G Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt. Mr. Ogwu was arraigned on a 22-count charge bordering on stealing and obtaining money […]
#500 Million Private Hospital Loan Scheme recorded 90% repayment failure – Wike says
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the failure of private medical practitioners to service their loans have made it impossible for the state government to start the second phase of the N500million Private Hospitals Loan Scheme. Governor Wike declared that the N500million Private Hospitals Loan Scheme introduced by his administration recorded a […]
Environmentalist warns against indiscriminate dumping of plastics in Rivers State.
An environmentalist, Andah Wai- Ogosu says indiscriminate dumping of plastics pose major ecological problems in the state. Andah Wai- Ogosu in an interview, listed some of the environmental effect improper disposal of plastics can cause in the state. “These plastics are found both on land and in the water surrounding most of the communities in […]
LGA Polls: Imposition of candidates has brought back violence to Rivers State by Mike Wabali
The forthcoming Local Government Elections in Rivers State elicited excitements from Rivers people, more so, members of the People’s Democratic Party, that an opportunity they had long clamoured for, is about to become a reality. Sequel to the primary elections that was to select the flag bearers for the 319 councillorship and 23 LGA Chairmanship […]
Andoni Council Of Traditional Rulers Ask Government To Intervene In Communal Clashes.
Andoni Council of Traditional Rulers have called on the State Government and law enforcement agencies to intervene in the alleged communal clash between Andoni fishermen and the people of Finima in Bonny Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman Andoni Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Majesty King Dr. Aaron Ikuru, made this call […]
Editorial: We are all preparing for the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps to go wrong. But what if it goes right?
As Rivers State prepares for the recruitment of young men and women into the Neighbourhood Watch and Safety Corps, with the governor having inaugurated members of Neighbourhood board of Directors , Governor Wike, the members of the board and the Police have a lot of work ahead of them . A successful recruitment, if it […]