Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the October 5th Local Government election in the State is sacrosanct, saying no amount of propaganda will stop the election. He said his conviction stems from the Supreme Court judgment that all states in the federation should have democratically elected local […]
Day: October 2, 2024
FG Restates Commitment To Flood Mitigation At Ministerial Meeting On Dam Evaluation.
By Daniel Peters In a decisive step towards addressing Nigeria’s flood-related challenges, the Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, participated in the inaugural meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee on the Evaluation of Dams. . The Committee chaired by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, […]
RIVERS ASSEMBLY ORDERS CONDUCT Of LG ELECTION IN ADHERENCE TO LAW
•Endorses RSG’s 2025/2027 MTEF. Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered that the 5th October 2024 Local Government Election should be conducted in adherence to the rule of law and subsisting judgments that enabled the exercise. It also aligned itself with the position of the Executive Arm of Government and […]
FG Unveils New Fiscal Incentives To Boost Oil & Gas Sector.
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Federal Government has introduced groundbreaking concessions aimed at revitalizing the oil and Gas industry in its avowed determination towards boosting the upstream and downstream sectors. This is just as the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, unveiled two major […]
Breaking:LG POLLS: GOV FUBARA DECLARES OCT 3, 4 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
•Orders Restriction on Vehicular Movement From Midnight On Friday – 5pm Saturday. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, 2024 as public holidays to enable residents of the State to travel to their various communities to fully participate in the Saturday, October […]
Royal Father Calls on Traditional Rulers & Others To Initiate Measures To Curb Social Media Menace.
By Ijeoma Nwankpa, Abuja Nigeria. A former Director General of the defunct National Sports Commission, His Royal Highness, Alhassan Yakmut, has called for positive attitude towards the use of Social Media. The astute Sports administrator made the call during a paper presentation themed, “The Role of Traditional Councils in Promoting […]
PSC APPROVES POSTING OF FOUR CPs TO STATE COMMANDS, ABANIWONDA REMAINS IN DELTA, OPARA MOVED TO CROSS RIVERS.
The Police Service Commission has approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police to head State Commands in the Country. The commission in a statement issued by Ikechukwu Ani, Head Press and Public Relations on Wednesday said,CP Abaniwonda Olufemi recently moved to Rivers State Command has been returned as Commissioner […]
Niger Boat Mishap: 60 Bodies Recovered, 150 Rescued.
By Ken Chiwendu The Mokwa Local Government Council in Niger State says at least sixty bodies have been recovered following a boat accident that occurred on Tuesday night in the local government area. According to a statement by the Press Secretary to the Council Chairman, Abubakar Dakani , the boat […]
Middle East Conflict FG Asks Nigerians in Lebanon To Leave .
By Ken Chiwendu The Nigerian Diaspora Commission has asked Nigerians residents in Lebanon to consider leaving the country or move to a safer place now that commercial flights are still in operation. The advice followingattacks on Hezbollah and other areas in Lebanon by the Israeli government. The commission in a […]
EFCC Arrests 24 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City.
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday September 30, 2024, arrested 24 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations within Benin City. A statement by the agency said the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence of their suspected involvement in computer-related fraud. […]