The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has blamed the failure of the Federal Government to rein in those engaged in illegal oil bunkering and refining on the complicity of its security agencies. Wike also alleged that the bane of Nigeria’s seeming endless woes over the years had been the lack of... Read more
Quadri Aruna has broken his own record to achieve a new feat in the world ranking after the Nigerian yesterday hit 11th spot in the February 2022 ITTF world rating. After his quarterfinal finish at the 2021 World Championships in Houston, United States, Aruna rose to 14th in the world ranking... Read more
*Urges CDS, Gen. Irabor to punish culpable officers Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says illegal crude oil refinery operators are causing great health hazard to residents in the State and destroying the national economy, which his administration will not tolerate. Governor Wike made the declaration when he received a... Read more
. Celebrates Get-together at Orphanage home Some nursing mothers and pregnant women at Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State have had their medical bills in the hospital paid off by a non-governmental organisation, Pega and Friends Foundation. Similarly, Pega and Friends Foundation, has offset the medical expenses of a... Read more
The Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) has decried the delay in getting justice on the impact of the Dec. 20, 2011 spill from the facility of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Exploration Company (SNE0CO). ARFAN appealed to President Muhamadu Buhari to prevail on SNEPCO to comply with the... Read more
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Tuesday said it has commenced its newly developed training model, Train, Employ and Mentor (TEM) training programme with 400 ex-agitators. TEM is a skills acquisition curriculum adopted by the PAP aims at making the trainees part of the businesses of their mentors... Read more
The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has thrown his weight behind the war against illegal refineries declared by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Dikio, who spoke at the weekend in Port Harcourt, Rivers State during the 50th anniversary dinner and award... Read more
. Pledges support of RSG to members, families of Nigerian Legionnaires Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to redouble efforts in fulfilling his cardinal electoral promise of securing the country. Speaking during the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Ceremony in Port Harcourt... Read more
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared 19 persons wanted for operating illegal crude oil refining sites responsible for the black soot pandemic in the state. The governor also directed the Rivers State Head of Service to query one Mr. Temple Amakiri, a Director in the Ministry of Energy,... Read more
The Area ll Command, Nigeria Customs Service in Onne Port, has achieved a record-breaking revenue collection of N188.6 billion (N188,643,692,057) from January to December, 2021. This was disclosed on Monday in a statement by Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu, Customs Public Relations Officer, Area ll Command Onne Port, Rivers. Ojekwu stated... Read more