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Rivers Police Dismisses Report of Riot, Burning of Wike’s House. Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating in some sections of the media about an alleged riot and burning of the residence of the former Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The police…
Rivers Crises Deepens As Assembly Begins Impeachment Process Against Fubara, Deputy Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have commenced impeachment moves against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. Recall that 26 members of the Assembly led by the speaker, Martin Amaehwule are loyal to the Minister…
School shuts as students protest police brutality in Akwa Ibom Uko Okon, Uyo Students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, took to the streets on Monday morning to protest alleged insecurity, extortion, and police brutality. The students, led by the Student Union Government (SUG) President, Comrade Geoffrey George, gathered at the school gate, displaying…
A/Ibom Police Arrests 32-Year Old Man For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend Uko Okon, Uyo A 32-year-old Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson, has been arrested by the Operatives of Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga, aged 39. This was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer DSP Timfon…
Oil Resumption: Dialogue Committee Ends Grassroots Consultation In Ogoniland Barikui Felix The Ogoni Dialogue Committee on oil resumption in Ogoniland has assured communities in the area that the final report to be submitted to the Federal Government would represent the views of the generality of the people. The committee chairman, Professor Don Baridam, gave this…
NSCDC Arrests 17 Vandals for Attacks on Pipelines in Niger Delta The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 17 suspected vandals for their alleged role in the killing of an officer of the corps during an operation in the Niger Delta. A statement by the spokesman of the corps, Afolabi Babawale, on…
CAPPA Commends Lagos on Adiyan II water Treatment Plant Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has applauded the Lagos State Government for showing its deep concern for its citizens by funding critical water infrastructure in the state, particularly the Adiyan II Water Treatment Plant. According to a statement issued over…
APC to Akpoti-Uduaghan: Stop Spinning False Narratives Uko Okon, Uyo The All Progressives Congress (APC) Media Network has dismissed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claim that security agents plan to arrest her upon her return to the country, labeling it a “desperate attempt to avoid justice and gain sympathy through false information”. This was contained in a…
Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister in Nigeria to Strengthen Bilateral Ties Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs is in the country to explore avenues for deepening bilateral ties with Nigeria in the areas of healthcare, education, agriculture, science and technology, and cultural exchange. A statement on Sunday by the Acting Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Kimiebi Ebienfa read…
A/Ibom Boundary Conflict: Widow of Beheaded Man Begs For Help Uko Okon, Uyo A distraught widow, Mrs. Immaculate Sampson Akpan, whose husband was gruesomely murdered with his head chopped off by armed hoodlums who invaded the village of Ndito Eka Iba, in Ibeno local government area, from the neighbouring Eket local government area, has cried…