…Vows not to dump PDP Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt said that contrary to claims that the Federal Government refunded the sum of N78 billion to the Rivers State Government for federal projects executed by the state, only the sum of N52 billion was received by the state. Wike disclosed…
Police Arrest Suspected Ritualists, Native Doctor in Delta
The police in Delta State have smashed a gang of ritualists and arrested a native doctor working with them, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe stated on Tuesday in a press release. He said that on June 24th, one Ejiro Okoro, 35, reported that the corpse of his sister (Name withheld), 65, who…
N3bn Agric loan diversion: Bayelsa govt sues broadcaster for sedition
Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Monday adjourned the trial for seditious publication of a former General Manager of Radio Bayelsa, John Idumange, to July 19th, 2021 Idumange had alleged in a publication that Bayelsa State Government officials had diverted agricultural loans amounting to N3 billion. But the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice…
Rivers Gets Law School Campus
The Council of Legal Education has approved the establishment of a campus of the Nigerian Law School in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The letter of approval for the Port Harcourt campus was presented to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday at Government House, Port Harcourt by the management of the Council of…
Don’t Kidnap Construction Workers, Wike Begs Kalabari People
Rivers State Governor has begged the people of Kalabariland not to do anything that would jeopardize the completion of the Phase One of the Trans-Kalabari road project. The governor who spoke at the flag-off of the project at the Degema Waterfront on Thursday said, “Do not allow saboteurs to come and kidnap the contractors and…
Court Sends Dead man to Prison for Child Theft
A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced three persons including one who is now dead to 24 years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing and trafficking a 28-month-old baby, identified as Etim Gospel George The convicts, Goodness Thompson, Sunday Jonah and Kpabong Imasin, were found guilty of taking away the child from his…
Lawyer Wants Wike Impeached Over Charity Donations
A Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Uchechukwu Sunday, has called on the Rivers State House of Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against the state governor, Nyesom Wike, for gross misconduct. Sunday accused the governor of spending taxpayers’ money on goodwill and donations without getting approval from the House of Assembly. He said the governor’s philanthropic acts contravened…
Eleme bridge: There may be Scarcity of Petroleum Products – Marketers
The Rivers State Branch of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has warned that they can no longer guarantee the supply of petroleum products in Port Harcourt and all the catchment areas of the Port Harcourt petroleum depot. The Rivers State Branch Chairman of IPMAN, Joseph Obele, gave the warning on Thursday at…
Traffic Crisis Hits Port Harcourt as Vital Bridge Caves in
There was serious traffic on Thursday along the vital Eleme section of the East – West Road when the heavy rain of Wednesday night washed off an end of the Aleto bridge near the Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited and cut off the use of one side of the dual carriageway. It was the second time…
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