SOLAD Defends Rivers N1.48tn 2025 Budget, Focuses On Infrastructure
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ekwe Ibas (rtd), defended the proposed 1.48 trillion naira state budget before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight. While defending the proposed 2025 budget in Abuja, Ibas revealed that the budget anticipates the return of the suspended governor, […]
June 12 Election: A Watershed Moment in Nigeria’s Democratic Journey
The June 12 election has been described as a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s struggle for democracy, with Abiola’s victory symbolising the people’s desire for true representation and leadership. An ex-Camp Commandant Amnesty Program, Rivers State, Mr. Derefaka Ajubo, made this in an interview with our correspondent while highlighting the significance of June 12th in Nigeria’s […]
Rivers Community Cries Out Over Rising Insecurity
Residents and traders in Rumuwoji, Mile One Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, have expressed concern and cries over rising insecurity in the area. Recall that Mile One Diobu has long been associated with cultism and criminal activities, but residents say the situation is getting worse. In an interview with our correspondent, Chairman of […]
Rivers Women Unite in Faith, Call for State Unity and Progress
In a powerful display of unity and faith, Rivers Women Unite for SIM organised a gathering that combined physical fitness with spiritual rejuvenation, seeking divine strength and healing for Rivers State. The event, which began with a symbolic walkout, aimed to promote physical and spiritual well-being while calling for genuine reconciliation and unity among the […]
HYPREP Launches Biodegradable Bag Initiative for Mangrove Restoration
As the world commemorates the 2025 World Environment Day, the Hydrocarbon Remediation Project, HYPREP, has called for citizen-backed action to tackle plastic waste pollution, which has become a bane to the environment.Speaking during a sensitization tour of secondary school students and fisherfolks at Bomu Waterfront, Gokana Local Government Area in Rivers State, the Project Coordinator, […]
Palace Denies Humiliation of PAP Boss at King Ateke Tom’s Birthday
The Palace of King Ateke Tom has dismissed reports claiming the monarch embarrassed PAP Administrator Dr. Dennis Otuaro during his birthday, calling the publication false and misleading. In a statement by the King’s Media Assistant, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, the palace described the reports as false and aimed at causing division in the Niger Delta. “Contrary to […]
Rivers Sole Administrator Appoints 11 New Permanent Secretaries
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Eket Ekwe Ibas, CFR, has approved the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries to bolster the state Civil Service. The announcement was made in an official statement released on Tuesday in port harcourt by the Acting Head of Service Dr. Mrs. Inyingi S. I. Brown. Also […]
Labour Party Chair Debunks One-Party State in Nigeria
Following the increasing spate of defections by politicians to a particular political party, Chairman of Labour Party in Rivers State, Mr. Deinye Pepple, has allayed fears that Nigeria will soon become a one party state. Speaking with our correspondent in Port Harcourt, Mr. Pepple, who attributed the defections to the desire of politicians to be […]
ONELGA Youth Forum Accuses Former Chairman of Corruption, Demands Probe
The Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) Patriotic Youth Leaders Forum has leveled serious allegations of corruption and abuse of office against the immediate past local government chairman, Prince Umejuru. This was made known in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency stakeholders’ meeting held in Agah, Egbema. In a strongly worded statement signed […]
Super Eagles’ Nwabali to Lay Parents to Rest in Rivers
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has announced the burial dates for his late parents in Rivers State. The 28-year-old revealed the death of his father, Nwabali Onyekamu, via his Instagram page in November 2024. Barely two months later, he also announced the passing of his mother, Grace. In a statement posted on his Instagram page […]
Rivers Women Celebrates Governor Fubara’s Second Year Anniversary
Some Rivers Women celebrated the second year anniversary of Governor Siminalayi Fubara with praise and thanksgiving at Ecumenical Centre, Port Harcourt.The Women under the aegis of Rivers Women Unite for SIM stated that their gathering was to thank God for what He has done through Governor Fubara, his expected restoration back in office and the […]
Enforcers of Good Governance Rallies Support For Tinubu 2027
The Enforcers of Good Governance, a prominent grassroots political advocacy group with representation across all 319 electoral wards in Rivers State, has publicly endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The group cited his decisive leadership and bold economic reforms as key reasons for the shift in their political allegiance. In […]