Rivers Govt. Offers Fifty Free Surgeries To Mark Fubara’s Birthday Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt   The Rivers State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme, RIVCHPP, has announced that fifty people will benefit from free surgical operations and other healthcare initiatives in all government-accredited facilities in the state beginning this…

POS Operators Sets to Pay Tax Barikui Felix, Rivers State  The chairman of Obio Akpor, the local government area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has constituted an 11-man committee to streamline the activities of Point-of-Sale (POS) operators in the council area. The committee, led by Obinna Wopara as chairman and ThankGod Chigeru as secretary, is…

Rivers Police Raids Oyibo Hideout, Arrests Suspects Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested some suspects alleged to be part of a gang terrorising the Oyigbo axis of the state. The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in a statement that the suspects were arrested…

Driver Arrested for Arranged Armed Robbery Prince Woke and Katherine Abayomi A Minibus Driver, Kelechi, has been apprehended by a mob at Artillery Junction in Aba Road, Port Harcourt. The driver of the minibus, also known as Keke Bus without plate number, allegedly planned with armed men to rob his passengers. The mob apprehended him…

Group Calls for Pro-Poor 2025 Budget, Action on Economic Crisis The Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTiON), a coalition of over 50 social movement groups representing more than 30 million Nigerians, has raised serious concerns over the worsening economic conditions and pervasive insecurity in the country. A statement by the group on Monday said…

EU Ambassador Advises ECOWAS to Learn From Brexit in Addressing Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Exit The Head of European Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ambassador Gautier Mignot, has asked the West African regional bloc to learn from Brexit by evolving a new way of managing its relationship with…

Nigeria Team to China Returns with Investment Goodies. Nigeria’s investment-seeking delegation to China has concluded its visit with bags of goodies, including securing landmark agreements with top Chinese firms, paving the way for significant investments in critical sectors of the nation’s economy. The Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) undertook a tour of China to achieve the…

KACRAN Appeals to NEDC to Sustain Efforts in Promoting Livestock and Regional Development The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has appealed to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to continue its commendable initiatives to advance the livestock sector and foster general development in the region. KACRAN was established to minimize conflicts between…