… assailant arrested A student of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt has been shot dead at a spot where he was eating at the Faculty of Management Sciences on Thursday. The incident initially sent people scampering but some brave members of the community regrouped and arrested the assailant, who was handed over to the…
Court Stops FG from Collecting VAT, Personal Income Tax
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that it is not the place of the Federal Inland Revenues Service to collect Value Added Tax, VAT, and personal income tax, PITA. In a suit brought by the Rivers State Government, the court, presided over by Justice Stephen Dalyop Pam, also issued an order…
COVID-19 3rd Wave: Church Cancels Convention
The General Overseer of the Port Harcourt-based Omega Power Ministries, Chinyere Chibuzor, has cancelled this year’s Jesus Night of Coconut Convention of the church that would have held this month in Port Harcourt. Chibuzor in a repeated media announcement said the programme was being called off because of the scourge of the third wave of…
Uniport Prof Dies 3 Days After Nomination as Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Andrew Efemini, a professor of Philiosphy in Development at the University of Port Harcourt, has died few days after he was nominated for the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the university. Efemini, who recently celebrated his 30 years of surviving diabetes, died on Saturday at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. He was…
Youths Suspend Siege on East-West Road as Contractor Mobilises to site
The siege on the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State by youths from the area has been suspended following the mobilisation to site by contractors of the Federal Government, Renolds Construction Company Limited. The suspension of the blocking of the road, which began seven days ago was announced by the Chairman of…
Rivers Closes Largest Slaughter Market Permanently
Rivers State Government has now permanently shut down Oginiba slaughter market located in Trans -Amadi Industrial layout, Portfolio in Harcourt. According to the Commissioner for Agriculture, Fred Kpakol, the decision to close the market permanently was taken at the state executive council meeting on Monday presided over by Governor Nyesom Wike. Briefing journalists after the…
Wike Charges FG on Miltary’s Combat Capacity
…..as he promises gunboats Rivers State Governor has challenged the Nigerian government to strengthen the combat capacity of the Nigerian Army and make it the strongest army in Africa. The governor gave the charge while delivering a keynote address at the Nigerian Army Combat Support Arms Training Week 2021 christened COSAT WEEK 2021, in Port…
Obi Donates N5m to Centre for Physically Challenged Inmates
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has donated N5 million to Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled, Old and Tramps (RECDOT) in Ozubulu, as part of the activities to mark his 60th birthday celebration. According to a statement by his media assistant, Valentine Obienyem, Obi also provided facilities to equip the computer laboratory of RECDOT Comprehensive…
Youths Shut Down Nigeria’s Industrial/Maritime Zone
…want East-West road fixed Distraught youths of Eleme in Rivers State on Monday blocked the Eleme axis of the East – West road to protest the failure of the Nigerian government to fix that portion of the road that has turned into a death trap. The youths moved very early in the morning and blocked…
Media War: Rivers APC Replies Wike
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has reacted to an alarm raised by Rivers State Government that the party and its former governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside, planned to unleash a media campaign against the state government and the Governor, Nyesom Wike. In a press statement on Friday, the State publicity Secretary of APC,…
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