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Shock and disbelief as Tinubu declare state of emergency in Rivers State
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow After a long period of heat occasioned by penetrating sunshines, the rains fell heavily in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Tuesday evening. Even though the downpour flooded many parts of the city, residents welcomed it as a soothing balm to the […] More
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Minister Commissions HYPREP Water Projects in Ogoni Communities
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abass Lawal, on Tuesday inaugurated water projects executed by the Hydrocarbons Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) at Beeri in Khana Local Government Area and Bunu in Tai Local Government Area of Ogoni land. The projects were part of the […] More
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First Congress of Ogoni People Issues Communique Despite Disruption of Meeting
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Despite the violence that greeted the first consultative meeting of Ogoni people on Saturday, the conveners of the meeting under the aegis of Congress of Ogoni have issued a communique commending President Bola Tinubu for initiating the consultations and the Ogoni people for […] More
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Ogoni Rioters Chase Out Leaders at First Consultative Forum
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Angry Ogoni youths on Saturday chased out some leaders of Ogoniland at the first meeting they called to respond to the appeal by President Bola Tinubu for Ogoni leaders to hold consultations with the people to discuss outstanding Ogoni issues. Prominent among the […] More
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Ogale Oil Spill Was Operational Accident, Shell Admits
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited has admitted that the oil spill that occurred at its manifold at Ogale in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers on Monday was an operational accident. The admission came as the Chairman of Eleme Local Government, Brain Gokpa, […] More
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Another Oil Spill Reported In Rivers
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A fresh oil spill has been reported in Ogale, headquarters of Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. The spill, which occurred at platform operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited occurred while workers of the company were said to be carrying out […] More
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Ogoni Celebrate Tinubu’s Assent to Federal University of Environment, Ogoni Law
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Ogoni people of Rivers State have been upbeat over the assent given to the Federal University of Environment, to be sited in Ogoni on Monday. But a few others have expressed reservations over the President’s action, coming after the Federal Government began […] More
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Eleme Council Chairman Flays NNPCL, PHRC For Neglecting Youths, Host Communities
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Chairman of Eleme Local Government, Brain Gokpa, has berated the managements of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, PHRC, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, for neglecting their host communities and youths in their employment programmes. Gokpa, who hosted a […] More
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Rivers NUJ Election Stalemated, Suspended
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Eighth Triennial Delegates Conference of the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, ended in a stalemate on Wednesday. This followed an alleged interference by the state government, which created suspicion among journalists. The National Vice-president of the union, […] More
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Unattended Oil Blowout Spill in Rivers Spreads, Causing Damages in More Communities
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The oil spill from the Buguma Oil Field blowout has continued to spread to more communities along the New Calabar River causing damage to lands and water resources on its path.The blowout occurred two weeks ago after a security helicopter was said to […] More
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Police Identify Expatriate Casualty in East-West Road Bridge Tragedy [Photos]
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The police have identified the expatriate that drowned when his car plunged into Okulu River, Aleto, Eleme on the East Road on Monday night. The body was recovered from the river about 4pm on Tuesday, following a combined operation by the Eleme Local […] More
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Kidnap Attempt Victims Fall into River
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow An attempt to kidnap company workers on the Eleme axis of the East-West Road in Rivers State on Monday night ended with the Toyota Hilux van carrying an expatriate and other passengers skidding off the bridge and falling into the Okulu River at […] More
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