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The chairman of Meyeti Allah in Rivers State, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur Abubakar has condemned the fight between Muslims and a lady food vendor in Woji market in Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State. You will recall that a lady food vendor last Friday in Woji suburb of Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State had an altercation with a Muslim in an area considered to be predominantly a Muslim enclave. As a result, the food vendor chairs, table and cooking utensils were burnt to ashes because she was accused of making blasphemous statements against the holy Prophet Muhammad which Muslim…

Amidst controversies surrounding his actions in the last three weeks in the state, Rivers State Sole Administrator (SOLAD), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd) has appointed administrators for the 23 LGAs in the state. He has also reconstituted the Boards of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC ) and the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC ) with a promise to reconstitute the remaining Boards as soon as possible. This is coming on the heels of a purported court injunction granted by a Port Harcourt Federal High Court on Tuesday April 8, 2025, barring the SOLAD from appointing these…

NUJ Condemns Police brutality and assault On Rivers Journalists The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has condemned in strong terms the inhuman treatment meted out to some of its colleagues by men of the Police Command. The Union described the assault on Charles Opurum of Channels Television, Allwell Ene of Naija FM, Soibelemari Oruwari of Nigeria/Info, Ikezam Godswill of AIT and Femi Ogunkhilede of Super FM as unprovoked, barbaric, inhuman and a violation of their rights. The four members of the NUJ were tear gassed by the Police while carrying out their legitimate duties of covering a…

The Nigeria Police Force celebrated its National Police Day last Monday April 7, 2025 with a heavy clampdown on protesters from the TakeItBack movement across the country, who had trooped out on the streets protesting against the cybercrime Act, increasing hardships in the country and the illegal imposition of emergency rule in Rivers State. It’s not known if the Police were angry that the protesting youth were against the declaration of every April 7 as national Police Day or not. But what is certain is that the protesting youth said they had formally and officially informed the Police about their…

. . . 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,…