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. . . PRESS RELEASE The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Mr Emmanuel Ndah, has assured the NUJ that he will do everything within his reach to ensure that the Union is put in the front burner. Mr Emmanuel Ndah gave the assurance, when the newly elected Executives of NUJ Rivers State Council and some of its members led by the Chairman, Comrade Paul Bazia paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Podium Block, State Secretariat complex, Port Harcourt, and promised to ensure that the demands of the Union gets to the appropriate quarters. The…

The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a building in the Iju area of Lagos State used for internet fraud training. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hudenyin, in a statement stated that the school, popularly called “Yahoo School,” has four Yahoo experts, among them two siblings, who had been running the school were arrested alongside six trainees, who were undergoing training in cybercrime and fraud during the operation. The statement identified the main suspects arrested to include Chibuike Ihejika, 23; Stanley Ihejika, 22; Obiora Oyediba, 26 and Emmanuel Oyedibe, 25, while the six trainees are Okorie Henry; Otoh Chisom,…

The Chairman of Vegetables and Fruits Market Union in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, Comrade Felix Opute has lauded the Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas on the unbiased way he has chosen to run the state. Comrade Felix Opute said that there were fears in some quarters about his neutrality, but that with the path he has chosen he will gain the trust and respect of Rivers people, including himself. He thanked the Administrator for visiting Projects sites and giving matching orders to contractors to make sure that projects are completed in record Time On the…

The manager of an inter state transport company, Agofure Motors limited, Eleme Junction branch in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State has felicitated with their Muslim customers and passengers as they celebrate the end of Ramadan fast Speaking to newsmen in his office in Port Harcourt, Chief Emmanuel Emete Upiopio said he was overwhelmed with joy for the hand of God upon Agofure Motors limited because no record of accident or kidnapping for ransom was recorded during this festive season, irrespective of the insecurity pervading the country. He stated that passengers’ choice for Agofure Motors limited is deliberate because they…

The chairman of Meyetti Allah in Rivers State,Alhaji Mohammed Tukur Abubakar, who is also chairman of Alhaji Tukur Mohammed Abubakar mosque hosted Muslims and non Muslims to a sumptuous Salah meal. Alhaji Tukur said he understands that things are quite difficult in the country right now, that’s why he decided that his people should come and share with him in this period to end the Ramadan fast. Alhaji Mohammed, who also doubles as the chairman of Fulanis in Eleme junction, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the state capital pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to work with elders and stakeholders in…

A landmark judgment has been delivered by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, awarding a whopping N1.1bn against the Rivers State government. The ruling comes after the government was found guilty of unlawfully demolishing and taking over landed properties belonging to residents of waterfront communities in the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. The affected residents, who had their properties demolished and taken over by the state government, had approached the court seeking justice and compensation for their losses. The residents of Egede, Uruala, Elechi Phase One, Elechi Beach Waterfront, Nanka, Ogwu Waterfront, Okwele, and Soku Waterside,…

The management of the Airforce Market at the Eleme Junction area of Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State has assured its customers of plans to restore the sale and distribution of pepper and tomatoes in the market.. Manager of the market, Mr. Solomon Orsemuvre disclosed this in a chat with newsmen in his office in the market. According to the manager, there had been lack of tomatoes and peppers sales in the market over sometime but added that negotiations are ongoing with some farmers to restore the sale of the products in the market. “I can’t really explain why the…

Business consultant and Managing Director of Flamingo Energy Ltd in Rivers State, Dr. Maxwell Atago has expressed dismay over the negative impacts the imposition of state of emergency will impose on the economy of Rivers State. Atago who spoke to newsmen recently in Port Harcourt, on the political situation in Rivers State stated that the imposition of emergency rule will scare investments and derail economic activities in the state. According to him, the action of government to impose a state of emergency will negatively impact on private investments in the state, adding that the situation was that which no authority…

The Nigeria Civil Service Union(NCSU) has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to restore democratic governance in Rivers State so that the people of the State would continue to enjoy the gains and dividends of democracy. The Rivers State Chairman of NCSU, Comrade Chukwuka Richman Osumah, who made the plea in an interview in Port Harcourt, said the plea has become necessary following the unfavourable backlash of the state of emergency declared in the State by President Tinubu. While stressing the need for President Tinubu to tamper justice with mercy in handling the political imbroglio of the State, the labour…

The Nigeria Civil Service Union(NCSU) has faulted the removal from office of the former Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, by the Sole Administrator of the State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (rtd), who replaced him with Prof Ibibia Lucky Worika. Following the development, the Rivers State Head of Service, Dr George Nwaeke, swiftly resigned his position, while the Administrator, appointed in his stead, the Permanent Secretary in the Head of Service Office in charge of Welfare, Mrs Inyingi Brown in acting capacity. The Rivers State Chairman of NCSU, Comrade Chukwuka Richman Osumah, while reacting to the development…