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Barikui Felix The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired vice-admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has highlighted the need for traditional institutions in the state to step up their collaborative efforts in safeguarding public infrastructure in their respective domains. Ibas stated this while declaring open the 121st and 122nd Combined Quarterly General Meeting of the Rivers State…
Stop Blame Games, Face Your Corruption Allegations – Enang Tells Udom Uko Okon, Uyo Sen. Ita Enang has urged the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom, Mr Udom Emmanuel, to focus on the alleged corruption leveled against him instead of looking for who to blame. Enang said this in a statement issued in Uyo and…
Anthrax Disease: Rivers Govt Begins state-wide Vaccination of Livestock Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture will embark on a state-wide livestock vaccination campaign from February 10 to 17, 2025, following the recent outbreak of Anthrax disease in Zamfara State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Engr Victor Kii, who made this statement…
By Bariku Felix The Rivers State Government has flagged off its monthly community-based free medical outreach for communities hosting its healthcare facilities. The outreach, a collaboration between the State Ministry of Health and the Hospitals Management Board, was launched at the Kelsey Harrison Hospital in Diobu, Port Harcourt. Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary…
By Uko Okon The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) University of Uyo branch, has joined its counterpart across the country to protest against the Federal Government over the failure to complete the renegotiated 2009 agreement. This action has led to the shutting down of UNIUYO campuses and all examinations scheduled for today, August 26,…
By Tracy Ohovwore The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has partnered with the Edo State Youth Parliament to support the girl child in achieving her full potential through an initiative themed, “From Fear to Fierce; Empowering the Girl Child.” The collaboration was highlighted during the Parliament’s engagement with the Ministry at its premises…
WADEMOS Seeks Prioritization of Citizens’ Interest, Security Post AES Exit The West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS Network), a transnational Network of CSOs, across the West African sub-region, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in its proposed post-exit dialogue with the three-nation of Alliance des États du Sahel (AES), Burkina…
Alake Urges Mining Marshal To Keep Up Good Work In Tracking Illegal Miners The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Dele Alake, has enjoined the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Mining Marshal to remain focused and continue to work relentlessly to enforce and crack down on illegal miners across the board. The message was given…
…victim paralysed, unconscious The Edo State Migration Agency has rescued 27-year-old Godstime Uwoghiren who was allegedly poisoned by his friends for buying a motorbike in Burkina Faso. Uwoghiren touched ground at the Benin Airport on Wednesday at about 1:00pm alongside the Director-General of the agency, Lucky Agazuma and other staff, paralysed and unconscious. The victim…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, on Friday, May 15, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (also known as Blessing CEO), before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N36…