Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that the continued massacre of innocent Igbo residents in Oyigbo, Rivers State, was a threat to South East, South South relationship. President General of the umbrella Igbo organisation, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who made the remark in reaction to the unabating killings of the Igbo in... Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday said two kingpins of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) involved in the killings of six soldiers and four policemen in Oyigbo, were arrested by security operatives. The governor insisted that the steps he took including imposition of curfew in Oyigbo... Read more
By Ikechukwu Obi I have tried to gather information on events in Oyigbo (Obigbo), Rivers state in the last 5-6 days. I have read, seen videos and pictures and made phone calls (it’s difficult for an Igbo person not to have family in Port Harcourt). From all i’ve... Read more
The Rivers State security council is to meet and review the situation in the besieged Oyigbo Local Government Area. The meeting is a sequel to the violent clashes and alleged killing of security operatives by members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organisations of Biafra (IPOB) and further killings by... Read more
Residents of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State have cried out over alleged harassment, intimidation, arrest, and killing of citizens by soldiers searching for killers of their colleagues in the area. But the Nigerian Army has promptly denied the allegations. Persons described as hoodlums and also suspected to... Read more
The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has lashed out at president Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to address the nation’s numerous challenges which resulted in the nationwide #EndSARS protests. Mbaka who was addressing congregants at this year’s All Saint’s Mass in Enugu... Read more
Nine women have been abducted by suspected insurgents in Takulashi village of Chibok town in Borno state. According to local sources, 11 men were killed in the operation that occurred on Sunday morning. The insurgents reportedly attacked mourners in Takulashi village, barely 15 kilometers to the local government headquarters.... Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has challenged members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to always hold public office holders accountable to the people. Governor Wike gave the charge when the national leadership of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) paid him a courtesy visit at Government... Read more
Last week will go down as one of the most challenging weeks, if not the most challenging, Nigeria has faced in 2020. What started out weeks before as very well-organised peaceful protests by young Nigerians campaigning to #EndSARS, was supplanted by hoodlums engaging in wanton looting, arson and destruction... Read more
The Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG), Dr Tammy Wenike Danagogo, has expressed joy over the Supreme Court Verdict on Soku Oil wells, stating that the Apex court judgment will usher in more peace at the Soku Oilfields and it’s environs. The SSG’s reaction to the judgement was... Read more
