An early morning fire caused a scare on New year’s day at the Port Harcourt Refinery complex at Alesa, Eleme, Rivers State. The fire caught a section of the process area of the refinery and lasted for several hours before it was put out. It was not certain what caused the fire, but a senior…
2 Armed Men, 3 Others Killed in Delta Shootings
Delta State Police Command on Friday said two armed men and three other people were killed during a shooting incident in which the police intervened in Udu Local Government Area near Warri. The state police public relations officer, Bright Edafe, said in a statement that the command headquarters on Thursday morning received information that some…
Rivers Urge Media, Citizens to End Soot Pollution
Rivers State Government has called for collaboration among citizens, the media and security agencies to bring an end to illegal artisanal petroleum refineries which is causing serious pollution and fire incidents in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, made the call during the presentation of prizes to winners of the Ministry’s…
Endsars riots: Oyigbo Courts Still Sit in Port Harcourt
Magistrate and high courts sacked last year during #endsars riots in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State are still sitting in Port Harcourt more than 30 kilometres away from their jurisdiction. The courts were sent packing after hoodlums taking advantage of the #endsars riots attacked police stations, courts and other government stations in the…
South-south APC Roots For Yari as National Chairman
As race for the national chairmanship of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), revs up ahead of its national convention in February 2022, some members of the party from the South-south states have endorsed former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari as their preferred choice. They made their position known in Benin City, Edo State,…
Wike Signs Rivers ₦483 Billion 2022 Budget, Blasts Buhari Over Electoral Act
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday assented to the 2022 budget of the state and promised to do everything possible to achieve at least 80 percent implementation of the budget. The ₦483.1 billion budget is the last full budget that the governor will implement before leaving office in May, 2023. Wike said that though…
Buhari Won’t Sign Amended Electoral Act – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has again insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari would not sign the amended Electoral Bill because of the provision for electronic transmission of election results. Wike, who spoke at the flag-off of the 27.12km Chokocho – Igbodo road in Etche Local Government Area of the state on Monday, said the inclusion…
Wike Fires Health Commissioner for Hosting Medical Council Without His Approval
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has sacked the Commissioner of Health, Princewill Chike, hosting the preliminary session of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, in Port Harcourt without his approval. The governor said the unilateral decision of the commissioner to host the MDCN without his approval was most embarrassing. He therefore used the…
How Journalists Can Achieve Self Empowerment
A former General Editor of Newswatch Magazine, Jossy Nkwocha, who also presented a paper at the occasion, said that there are many legitimate ways by which journalists could leverage on their profession to empower themselves. Nkwocha spoke on the topic, “Leveraging Journalism for Socio-economic Sustainability”. The event held at the conference hall of the Rivers…
Diabetes Not Caused By Sugar, Can Be cured – Amukele
Renowned lifestyle medicine practitioner, Samuel Amukele, has said that contrary to common belief, diabetes is not caused by sugar. Amukele, who disclosed this in a lecture he delivered on natural medicine at the opening of the 2021 Correspondents’ Chapel Week of the NUJ in Port Harcourt on Monday, said diabetes can be cured within two…
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