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Rivers to set up courts for only Christians

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2017 0

The Rivers State Government has initiated actions to establish Ecclesiastical Courts to handle Christian matters across the state. This was announced by the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, when he was addressing Christians at the Civic Centre, Port Harcourt on Saturday after his investiture

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Angry youths set houses of chairman, directors ablaze over N14.6billion

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2017 0

Hundreds of irate youths from seven host communities in Eleme, in Elelme local Government Area, in Rivers State, have burnt down the houses of the Chairman of Elano Investment Limited, Chief Gomba Okanje, his sprawling shopping mall, as well as the houses of two other directors, including the home of a sympathizer to the cause […]

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Wike takes full charge of revenue drive in Rivers state

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2017 0

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has now taken charge of revenue  drive in the state in order to block financial leakages which has been militating against attainment of the desired revenue generation.   The governor revealed this during a protracted meeting with hotel owners in the state at the Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday. He […]

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Wike promises jobs for repentant cultists, militants

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2017 0

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has announced that his administration would create  jobs for repentant  cultists and militants who accepted  the state government’s amnesty programme.    The governor stated this while flagging off the construction of the Rumuji-Ibaa-Obele-Isiokpo road and the bridge running from Emohua to Ikwerre Local Government Area on

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Wike: Seized helicopters imported by Amaechi

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2017 0

The two armoured Bell helicopters seized by Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and given to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were ordered by former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, when he was at the helms in Rivers State. His successor Nyesom Wike made this known today, contradicting the claim of NCS that the owner of the aircraft was […]

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FG sets N9.6billion fake pharmaceutical products ablaze in Rivers State

Ihesiulo Grace 25 January 2017 0

The Federal Government on Monday destroyed by fire over N9.6billion worth of fake pharmaceutical products jointly seized by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at Igwuruta, Rivers State. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewale, at the brief ceremony before the destruction of the fake […]

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Indorama wades into impasse between host communities and Eleno Investments Company over N14.6 billion dividends

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2017 0

The management of West Africa’s largest Fertilizer Plant, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals, Eleme, Rivers State, on Monday initiated a meeting between Elano Investments Limited and the protesting Eleme host communities to address issues raised by the communities over the sharing of N14.6 billion dividend payments from Indorama by Elano. The intervention of Indorama saved what

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APC is dislodged in Rivers State, says Governor Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2017 0

The Rivers State governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that what he described as the vestiges of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state has been completely dislodged following the mass execution of key projects his administration has carried out across the state.    Commissioning the Ozuoba-Rumuoparaeli-Choba road in Obio/Akpor Local Government

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Adopt scientific measures, Jacobs tells cassava farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2017 0

Mr. Umoroye Jacobs, Chairman, Cassava Growers Union (CGU), Abua /Odual Chapter, Rivers State, has called on cassava farmers in the area to adopt scientific methods in the fight against pests. Jacobs who stated this on Monday during the Union’s 2016 end of year activities in Abuja noted that apart from weeds, pests remain one of the major […]

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Rerun: Security agencies plotted to make Rivers State ungovernable, Wike alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2016 0

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday alleged that the violence that characterized the December 10 legislative rerun elections in the state was orchestrated by security agencies with the aim of making the state ungovernable.   The governor, who alleged that the plot was politically motivated, announced that the Police High Command has […]

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Remove Rivers INEC Commissioner, APC demands

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2016 0

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has demanded the redeployment of Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, for allegedly colluding with Governor Nyesom Wike and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to rig the December 10 rerun legislative elections in the state in favour of PDP. The Rivers APC Chairman, Chief Davies Ikanya, […]

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Rivers Rerun: Police attach special squad to APC candidates – Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2016 0

With just one week to the re-run elections in Rivers State, the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the Police Command, acting through the State Commander of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, has distributed SARS personnel to APC candidates and chieftains for the December 10 elections.    The governor said that […]

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Anxiety in Rivers over Handing Over

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2015 0

With Barely two weeks to the May 29 hand over date, anxiety is mounting in Rivers State over the refusal of outgoing Governor, RotimiAmaechi to constitute a transition committee that will liase with new incoming government for a smooth transition. While Amaechi has announced that he will handover, the incoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Government […]

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Rivers Assembly Suspends Three Care Taker Committee Chairmen

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2015 0

  The Rivers State House of Assembly has announced the immediate suspension of the Care Taker Committee Chairmen of Asari-Toru, Ahoada East and Khana Local Councils, over issues bothering on insecurity and financial mismanagement. The announcement of the state house of assembly is coming less than 48 hours after some aggrieved members of the All […]

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2, 680 Batch ‘a’ Corps Members Deployed to Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2015 0

A total of 2,680 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have been deployed to Rivers State, for the compulsory one-year service. The corpers, who comprised 1,165 males and 1,515 females, took the oath of allegiance to observe the rules and regulations guiding the NYSC, at their permanent Orientation Camp in Nonwa-Gbam, Tai Local Government Area […]

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Cobham Appointed NACCIMA Director General

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

Barrister Emmanuel Cobham a lawyer, journalist, broadcaster, and administrator has been appointed as the new Director General of Nigerian Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture. An official statement from NACCIMA said Cobham is endowed with an excellent inter-personal, communication, and administrative skills: “He bestrides the public and the private sector

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Amaechi, APC Plot To Stop Wike's Swearing-in, Alleges PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Rivers State, has alleged that Governor Chibuike Amaechi and his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), were plotting to secure a court injunction, in Awka, Anambra State, to stop the swearing-in of Governor-Elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, on May 29, 2015. This allegation was contained in a statement signed […]

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APC Urges Jega to Caution Rivers REC

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2015 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, to caution the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesilla Khan. It expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s INEC’s refusal to allow its agents to have access to election materials, which were to be presented

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APC Urges Jega to Caution Rivers REC

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2015 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. AttahiruJega, to caution the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Ghesilla Khan. It expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s INEC’s refusal to allow its agents to have access to election materials, which were to be presented

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Amaechi Knew That He Would Lose Rivers Election- Opara

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

  The war of words between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State is far from over as a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Austin Opara, has insisted that the PDP won Rivers State governorship election because “the state is a PDP State”. Opara […]