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Political Structure Owned by Rivers People Come Oct 5th The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the 5th October, 2024 Local Government election will be another opportunity for Rivers people to witness the rebirth of a new political structure. The governor made the assertion when he received on solidarity visit leaders and…
SSAEAC PLANS TO SHUT DOWN POWER IN ETCHE Katherine Abayomi The Rivers State Police command has been accused by the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC ) of compromise on the investigation into the brutal assault of Comrade Gboro Benjamin in the Umuebule community, Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State. omrade Gboro…
Reproductive and Environmental Hazard, Caused by Mining. Katherine Abayomi In a welcome address, the Project Officer, Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), Ifeoluwa Komolafe, stated that the group has organised trainings to draw attention to the plight of mining in communities across the country. The Women and Extractives Journalism Training is premised on the need for more robust and…
We Are Focused on Impact, Not Distractions – Gov. Fubara Katherine Abayomi Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration has continued to do the best to leave sustainable impact of development in the State as that is what counts most and not the number of distractions encountered. Governor Fubara made this known…
How Lokiaka Trains Ogoni Women on Effect of Climate. Communities in the Ogoni area of Rivers State have suffered legacies of spills by big oil companies over the years. Not even the halt of oil exploration by MOSOP and other groups spared them from the aftermath of the effects of the exploration. With oil companies’…
Climate Change: A Chaos in the Delta. By Katherine Abayomi In a quest to unravel the issues surrounding the abysmal sea level rise in the coastal communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta and West Africa, which has claimed lives and properties and exposed communities to a high degree of insecurity among other forms of communal conflict,…
Nigerians Firmly Reject Genetically Modified Potatoes and Other GMCrops A coalition of over 100 civil society actors, farmers, scientists, legal practitioners, and academics representing 100 million Nigerian consumershave placed a demand on the Nigerian Government to discontinue plans to introduce genetically modified potatoes and outright ban GMOs in the country as they violate fundamental human…
LG polls: PDP set to lose 25-years dominance in Rivers as Fubara’s loyalists pick APP tickets By: Barikui Felix The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, could be on the verge of losing its 25-year dominance in Rivers State following the mass movement of members of the party, especially loyalists of the governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, into…
NNPCL charges journalists Against Misinformation as PH Refinery Reopens In a moment of banter and fun, print, online, and community newspaper journalists gathered in Port Harcourt with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) media friends to discuss issues bothering the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. The event provided an opportunity for journalists to listen firsthand…
HOMEF Celebrates Nnimmo Bassey on the Wallenberg Medal Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) celebrates with her Executive Director, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, on the prestigious honour of the 2024 Wallenberg Medal. Bassey is the first Nigerian and the fifth African to have received the award. He joins the ranks of other giants like South Africa’s…