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COVID-19: Obaseki Given 48 Hours to Rescind Order On Compulsory Jab Or Risk Shutdown of State Economy
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As resistance continues to mount over Edo State government’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for citizens, civil society organizations and students’ unions on Monday paralysed activities in Benin City, the state capital to protest the order. The protesters handed down a 48-hours ultimatum to the […] More
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Port Harcourt Floods: Govt, Victims Trade Blames
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Victims of Tuesday’s massive flooding in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital have blamed poor construction work by government contractors for the disaster. But the state government has returned the blame to residents who dump solid wastes in the drains and build on […] More
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Residents Call for Drastic Measures as Heavy Rains Submerge Port Harcourt
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Most parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, including Government House and the state Secretariat Complex, were on Tuesday submerged as heavy rains pounded the city for several hours. The rains which started very early in the day barred many residents from […] More
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FIRS & Rivers State Government: Who should Now Collect VAT?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, has just ruled that both parties maintained the status quo in an appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS against the judgement of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, validating the Rivers State law that […] More
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Wike Declares 3 Men Wanted for Allegedly Harassing Julius Berger
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Rivers State Government has declared three men wanted for allegedly harassing contractors working for the state government. In a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Kevin Ebiri, the government directed the Chairmen of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor […] More
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COVID-19 Surge: Rivers May Re-impose Lockdown
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the state government would re-impose the suspended COVID-19 lockdown if residents of the state fail to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. The governor, in a broadcast on Monday said daily figures released from the NCDC on […] More
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ALGON Accuses INEC of Plot to Disenfranchise Rivers
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Rivers State Chapter of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has accused the Independent national Electoral Commission, INEC, of plotting to under-register and disenfranchise voters in Rivers State. The newly inaugurated executive committee of ALGON, who stormed the state headquarters of INEC […] More
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Rivers Govt Alleges Plot to Unleash Media War on Wike
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Rivers State Government has alleged that the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, has hatched plans to carry out a smear media campaign against the Governor, Nyesom Wike. According to the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, the plot includes the use of […] More
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“No Place For Violence, It’s Time to Move Forward Abe
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Magnus Ngei Abe, former senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State to denounce violence and resist the temptation of being provoked to attack anyone. Abe, in a […] More
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150 prisoners Freed last December know fate August 19
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The 150 prisoners freed by a High Court judge in Rivers State in December 2020 would know if they can walk free from prison come August 19th. That is when another High Court will rule on an application filed by the Rivers State […] More
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Rivers Hails Supreme Court Over Injunction on Oil Wells Ceded to Imo
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Rivers State Government has commended the Supreme Court for issuing an injunction to stop the Federal Government from ceding 12 oil wells from the state to Imo State. The Commissioner for Finance and Planning, Isaac Kamalu, said Rivers State Government filed the suit […] More
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Court Jails Two Women for Child Theft, Trafficking in Rivers
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate Court has sentenced two women, Ada Ebere and Favour Godwin to 10 years and 15 years in jail for conspiring to steal and traffic a four-year-old boy, Uwana Emmanuel, at Igbo-Etche near Port Harcourt. A third defendant in […] More