A fire ignited by the explosion of a keresone stove on Saturday night completely burnt down a shantytown neighbourhood of Rumukalagbor in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire started when the stove a boy lighted to prepare a noodles meal exploded and set the whole place on fire. Reports however said no life was lost…
Wike Presents Budget Proposal of ₦483bn for 2022
….. Pledges completion of road and flyover projects and focus on Agriculture Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Friday presented a budget estimate of ₦483 billion for the 2022 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The budget, which was christened, Budget of Consolidation, according to the governor, will…
Wike Creates Vital Offices
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has created two new offices that may coordinate activities in new directions that the Rivers State Government may be charting. The offices are those of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House and Special Adviser on Aviation matters. A statement issued on Monday by the Special Assistant to the Governor…
Court Stops EFCC From Investigating Dickson’s Verified Assets
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Wednesday issued an order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from investigating assets declared by former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, which has been verified by the Code of Conduct Bureau. The judgement pertained to assets the former governor declared between 2007 and 2020 when…
NDDC Directs Rice Mill to Source Paddies From Local Farmers
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has charged Elephant Group, the firm operating its multi-million-naira rice mill at Elele-Alimini, in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, to integrate local farmers in the Niger Delta to be fully engaged in the production of paddies. NDDC Director Corporate Affairs, Ibitoye Abosede, said in a press release…
Military, Police Personnel Involved in Oil Theft – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that people who break oil pipelines and steal crude oil should be treated as treasonable offenders. The governor, who stated this in Port Harcourt on Monday, when he hosted the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Isiaka Oladayo Amao, also stated that the fight to stop oil theft…
Wike Justifies Dethronement of Port Harcourt Monarch
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has formally presented Certificate of Recognition and Staff of Office to Uchechukwu Isaiah Elikwu, as the Eze Epara Rebisi, XII. The governor said the presentation had to be performed by him because of the importance of the stool to the State Government, and also to ensure the peace in…
Port Harcourt Submerged After Hours of Rain
Different parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, were submerged after several hours of rain on Thursday morning.Areas affected included Old and New GRA, Odili Road, Ogbunabali, Trans-Amadi, the area in front of the state Secretariat complex and Government House.In some of the areas, the water filled homes rising up to window levels. One…
Stop Appointing Cowards as Judges, Wike Tells NJC
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has asked the National Judicial Council, NJC, not to appoint lawyers who lack boldness and courage as judges. Wike, who spoke at the swearing-in of Justice Ihenacho Wilfred Obuzor as the Acting President of the Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday,…
Wike Inaugurates Rivers Multi-Door Courthouse
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the State’s Multi-door Courthouse that will offer alternative resolution to litigations bothering on trade deals and social relationships. At the inauguration, which took place at the Rivers State High Court Complex in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Wike said establishment of the Multi-door Courthouse is a further demonstration of…
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