[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] Rivers State Government has stopped a proposed meeting of Igbo communities in Rivers State, citing security reasons. In a statement, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, said security agencies had been directed to ensure that the meeting called by the United Igbo Communities for Oyigbo on Saturday did not hold. Nsirim…
Flyovers will Attract Investors, Rivers Govt
[responsivevoice] Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim, has said that the multiple flyovers that the state government was erecting in Port Harcourt will ease traffic flow and attract investors to the state. Nsirim spoke at a post State Executive Council press conference where he disclosed that government has awarded contracts for the…
Rivers Disclaims Wike Presidential Election Posters
[responsivevoice] Rivers State Government has disowned a number of campaign posters bearing the image of the Governor, Nyesom Wike, and a message that he was aspiring to run for President in 2023. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim, said on Monday that Wike had not informed anyone that he was interested in the…
Wike Abandons PDP/Obaseki Negotiations
*Says NWC members are tax collectors. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of the negotiations to bring in his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki in the governorship race of Edo State.In a statement Tuesday evening by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, Wike said he had headed back to…
N118bn Unlawful Withdrawals: Rivers State Insists on Not Releasing Officials to EFCC
Rivers State Government has insisted that it would not release any government official to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for any investigation. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim, said apart from the fact that the state government would not submit to a media trial of its officials by the EFCC, there…