The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) is set to meet with Ohanaeze, Afenifere, and South-South as part of efforts to sanitise the fragile peace bedevilling the country. This was even as it commended the South-East leaders for disowning the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network. While assuring... Read more
Gunshots rented the Obelawo area along Ikirun road in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State on Tuesday night when three soldiers invaded a police post in the area to free their colleague detained by policemen. It was gathered that the gunshots led to palpable tension in the area as... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his administration takes great care in executing its several development projects to completion stage without being indebted to any financial institution. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony for the construction of Trans-Kalabari Road Phase 1 in Degema Local Government... Read more
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Rivers Command, has decorated 122 newly promoted officers in the command with their new ranks. Addressing some of the newly promoted officers at the command headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Controller of the command, Mr Alex Oditah, urged them to justify the confidence... Read more
Governor Nyesom Wike says the curfew imposed in the wake of dastardly attacks on security formations in Rivers State will remain in force in spite of “sponsored criticism against it”. Wike made this known in Port Harcourt at the 60th birthday celebration Senator Barry Barinada Mpigi representing Rivers South East.... Read more
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. Igboho will storm Lagos on Saturday July 3 alongside other agitators for the Yoruba Nation rally. Hinged on the heels of similar rallies held across southwest States including Osun,... Read more
The African Development Bank (AfDB ) has announced that the $ 430 million highway project linking Enugu to Bamenda in Cameroon will be completed this year. The bank, in a statement released on Monday, said it was part of its investments in West Africa which currently amount to $16 billion. The statement attributes this to assertions by the... Read more
Three kidnap suspects in police custody in Nasarawa State have accused the command of demanding N35 million to secure their freedom. The Commissioner of Police, Bola Longe has dismissed the accusation as a blatant lie, saying the command has zero tolerance for crime and will not be intimidated by... Read more
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has assented to two bills passed into law by the State House of Assembly to enhance access to quality healthcare and enable government fulfil contractual obligations. The bills signed into law by the governor include: Public Procurement (amendment) Law No.1 of 2021 and... Read more
Governor Nyesom Wike has told newly sworn-in chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State to seek clearance from the state government before approaching any financial institution to borrow money. He gave the warning shortly after the elected chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas of the... Read more
