Category: Politics

UNAIDS Commends US New Waiver Allowing HIV Treatment The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver”, which will allow people to continue accessing HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide. More than 20 million people living with HIV, representing two-thirds of all people living with HIV…

UK Appoints 32 Trade Envoys to Drive Economic Growth… Flo Eshalomi MP appointed UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria The Trade Secretary appointed a new ‘global growth team’ of UK Trade Envoys to drive UK exports and investment as the Government pulls every lever available to drive economic growth under its Plan for Change. According to…

Economic and Security Consequences For WA as AES Countries Exit; Tuggar The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has warned that the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will have far-reaching consequences for regional security, economy, and integration efforts. In a statement on Wednesday,…

Withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Official Effective After A Year Notice The exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States has become officially effective today after the expiration of the mandatory one-year notice. Though the regional bloc has officially acknowledged the trio’s exit, it said it…

Rivers Govt Set to Partner HYPREP To Connecting Ogoniland To National Grid Barikui Felix -Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government says it is partnering with the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) to ensure Ogoni land is connected to the national grid. The Commissioner for Power in the state, Solomon Abel Eke, disclosed while inaugurating solar-powered…

Political Power Won’t Change Me, Fubara Assures Rivers People Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured the people of the state that he will not have the advantage of holding a very high political office to change him from what he is known for. Rather, he reassured that he…

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…