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Civic Reception: Stay Away from Our Land, Rivers Community, Chiefs tell Wike, Associates, Petitions Security Agencies …Organisers are betrayals- Ijaw Women Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt As tension continues to build up in the Kalabari axis of Rivers State over a planned reception in honour of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, by a group…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced this at a stakeholders meeting at the government house in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Fubara said he decided to leave the PDP to support President Bola Tinubu of the APC, saying that he…
The Federal Government on Tuesday launched the Leadership Excellence in Africa’s Public Service (LEAPS) Programme, aimed at redefining public sector leadership. With the launch, Nigeria thus joined Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Zimbabwe on the LEAPS programme. The programme which is anchored by African Capacity Building Foundation is a response to the demand for…
Fifty of the abducted school pupils of St. Mary Private Primary and Secondary Schools, Niger State, have reportedly escaped from their captors and have reunited with their parents. The Niger State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria and Bishop of the Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, made this known on Sunday in a…
By Barikui Felix The Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board, RSUBEB, has expressed its willingness to partner the Journalists for Sustainable Development Initiative, JSDI, in advocating for climate friendly practices amongst pupils in the various schools in the state. JSDI is a non governmental organization comprising of practicing journalists into climate change advocacy and sustainable…
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has harped on the crucial influence of family stability on national security and moral values. Mallam Issa-Onilu stated this while delivering a keynote address at the opening of an event tagged “Haske Biyu 2025” at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji,…
By Israel Adebiyi In literature, few tales haunt the conscience as profoundly as that of Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables. A former convict hardened by the cruelty of the world, Valjean was presented a second chance—one forged in grace, offered through the kindness of a Bishop. That moment became the fulcrum on which…
Fire Fighters Charge Fuel Operators To Tackle Employees’ Recklessness Stella Peters The Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Engr. Abdulganiyu Jaji has called on fuel station owners and tanker operators to take immediate action in addressing reckless driving by their drivers, especially on major roads and dangerous bends. The call followed the tragic fuel…
Labour Leader Urges Government to Cut Costs and Strengthen Democracy Katherine Abayomi Labour Leader Comrade Ikechukwu Onyefuru has called on the government to reduce the cost of governance and focus more on strengthening democratic policies. Onyefuru, the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State, said robust and transparent governance structures are critical…
By Tracy Ohovwore The Edo State Government has imposed an indefinite ban on revenue collection activities by several transport unions and a private firm over allegations of extortion, harassment, and gross misconduct. In a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor, the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo condemned the…