Truck rams into students in Rivers, kills two
Two teenagers lost their lives on Tuesday after a truck rammed into them on their way back from school under the Isaac Boro flyover in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the truck loaded with goods hit the male students while trying to reverse. According to sources, the victims are believed to be […]
Expatriate kidnapped in Rivers regains freedom
The expatriate kidnapped at the Trans-Kalabri road project in Rivers State has regained freedom from his captors. About ten gunmen had abducted the victim attached to the construction firm handling the Trans-Kalabari road project, Lubric Construction Company, LCC, along the Kalabari/Emohua Road. Following the development, Kalabari youths had condemned the act and vowed to work […]
Funeral guests drown as jetty collapses in Rivers
Scores have lost their lives following a jetty mishap in Isaka, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday. It was gathered that the jetty collapsed following overcrowding by commuters, who were in the town for burial. The accident plunged an undisclosed number of people into the water as local divers scrambled to rescue […]
Advise your followers to obey the law – Wike tells Sanusi
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has advised the former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, to instruct his followers in the state to obey the law and live orderly. Wike said this during a courtesy visit by the former Emir of Kano and Grand Khaleefa of the Tijaniyyan Order in Nigeria, His Royal Highness, […]
Abe’s membership in APC is questionable – Eze
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chukwuemeka Eze has lambasted Senator Magnus Abe over his recent comments that the party cannot succeed in Rivers state without him and his supporters. Recall that Abe, in an address at Bera, Gokana Local Government Area last week, claimed that the APC could not succeed in […]
Nigeria has nothing to show after 61 years – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, says it is regrettable that 61 years of independence Nigeria, there is hardly anything to celebrate about as a country whose leadership is coated with hatred and mediocrity. The governor pointed out that Nigeria is now at a point in its history, where it needs God more than ever. […]
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Nigeria needs strong leadership to tackle its challenges – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that Nigeria needs strong leadership in order to tackle the challenges afflicting the nation. Speaking during the Juma’at service in commemoration of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary held at the State Central Mosque, Niger Street, Port Harcourt on Friday, Wike, who was represented by the Special Adviser on School […]
Reps ask Agip to stop gas pollution from its pipelines
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) ensure the end of leakage of petroleum products from its pipelines, particularly, in the Niger Delta. The call follows the unanimous adoption of a motion at the plenary on Thursday titled ‘Urgent need to curb the oil and gas pipeline leakages in the […]
Decentralization of VAT will favour all States – Udom
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has explained that the decentralisation of value-added tax (VAT) collection will bring benefits to all the states across the country. Rivers and Lagos State governments have been in a legal tussle with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the collection of VAT. Also, the Southern Governors’ forum […]
Lulu-briggs foundation records over 132,591 beneficiaries
The O.B Lulu-briggs Foundation said about 132,591 persons, including children, in rural and semi-urban Niger Delta communities, have benefited from 34 free medical missions organised by the foundation since 2005. The Foundation, which was founded in 2001 by Mrs. Seinye O. B. Lulu-Briggs to institutionalize her husband, late High Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs, who passed […]
ASALGA Chairman, Chiefs condemn failed kingship installation
Da Abbi Royal House Council of Chiefs has declared that the Royal House has not installed anyone as the Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom following a failed attempt by a group to establish an Amanyanabo of the Kingdom on Saturday. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, some Chiefs of the kingdom, Chief Amachree Flag Amakiri, Chief Akaodu […]