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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…
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has so far provided potable water to 30 Ogoni communities in Rivers State. This is particularly so as the Project joined the world to commemorate this year’s World Water Day. Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey, who gave the indication in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, to mark this year’s World Water Day said the theme of this year’s celebration, “Glacier Preservation”, underscores the need to protect the world’s freshwater sources, which sustain ecosystems, support human life, and regulate the climate. According to him, the theme specifically highlights the importance of preserving…
On the backdrop of the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu, a frontline legal luminary, Chief Albert Owuru has joined other well-meaning Nigerians in condemning the state of emergency, saying the emergency rule is an invitation of the military aganist democratic governance. Owuru, in a statement signed by the Regional Director, Africa Without Borders, Dr.H.D. Abbas, and made available to this publication, said the unconstitutional suspension of the elected Governor of Rivers State to install a Sole Administrator is a representation of an army occupation of a State under the guise of invoking…
The first United States of America (USA) black woman elected to Congress as a Republican, Rep. Mia Love is dead. According to her family, Rep Mia Love passed away last Sunday following a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. A report monitored on CNN indicates that the family, in a post on X announced that it was “with grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully today” in her home surrounded by family members. The deceased, who was 49, was elected as…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has added his voice to the growing dissent against President Tinubu’s imposition of emergency rule in Rivers state by condemning the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State, asserting that the declaration of a state of emergency in the state is contrary to the spirit of federalism. In an interview with an international news outlet, Prof Soyinka expressed concern over the excessive power granted to the president under Nigeria’s 1999 constitution, emphasizing the need for a national conversation to address the issue. “If it is constitutionally right, then I think it is about time we…
The newly appointed administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd) will today, March 24, 2025 meet with civil servants at the State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, capital of the state. In a circular dated March 21, 2025 and signed by the state’s Head of Service, Dr George Nwaeke informed that: “I hereby write to inform you that His Excellency, Vice Admiral (Rtd), Ibok-ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, Administrator, Rivers State will be visiting the State Secretariat Complex on Monday, 24 March, 2025. “In light of the above, you are requested to inform all your staff to…
Several Nollywood stars and other big names in the industry turn up in their numbers as Nollywood Actress, Ini Edo lays her father to rest with pomp and pageantry. Nollywood stars were in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State yesterday, March 21, 2025 to commiserate with actress Ini Edo as she laid her father to rest. The actress lost her father weeks back and her family gave him a befitting burial. Some of her colleagues who graced the funeral ceremony included Uche Jombo, Rita Dominic, Desmond Elliot, Mary Remmy Njoku and Nancy Isime. Others were Ik Ogbonna, Lilian Afegbai, Ruth Kadiri…