Tide turns against Dickson, Diri
What may have been considered impossible some years ago in Bayelsa State is about to happen. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP appears to be facing a harrowing experience which may result in a woeful outing in November if utmost care is not taken. The tide…
APC members protest against Abe
A column of youths marched through the streets of Abuja, carrying placards. They were headed for the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC. They were obviously angry. Soon, they were at the gate in their numbers. The protesters who stormed the party office…
16 held for operating artisanal refineries in Rivers by Chimex Ndubuisi
The Rivers State command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested no fewer than 16 persons suspected to be engaged in diversion of stolen crude oil and other petroleum products. While parading the suspects in Port Harcourt, NSDDC Commandant, Muktar Lawal,…
FG, RSG, get credit for peace in Ogoni
The Mene Sirabarabateera 1 of Ogoni, High Chief Solomon Ndigbara (JP), has commended the various efforts by the Federal Government in ensuring that peace return to Ogoniland following the violence that in part of the area recently. Speaking to newsmen over the weekend on the…
Take Your Vote – Wike
Governor Wike has urged those who besiege for settlement to take their votes back and allow him focus on the task ahead. Wike made the plea while speaking at one of the flyover bridges at Rumuokoro. Apparently lamenting the pressure that he is facing as…
Rivers APC Congress: Lobbyists go to work
A lot of ongoing lobby is taking place within the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State. Although the courts are yet to dispose of the suit filed by Senator Magnus Abe’s men, intending aspirants have hit the ground running. It is a sign that…
Etche impassable
At last, what most motorists and commuters plying the major Etche route have been afraid of has happened. The Igwuruta – Okpala Road which plays a critical role in the movement of goods and services between Rivers State and its neighbours has finally collapsed. The…
Ogoni martyrs may be honoured
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has constituted a seven member Planning Committee for the 24th Remembrance Anniversary of Ogoni Martyrs. This was part of actions taken in a well-attended MOSOP Steering Committee meeting held in Port Harcourt, presided over by…
Wike accuses CSO of theft?
Reports making the rounds in the Garden City suggest the Chief Security Officer to the Governor of Rivers State, Promise Wosu has been relieved of his assignment. He is accused of allegedly engaging in sinister transactions which may be seen as theft. The verbal indictment…
Supreme Court gives it to Buhari
The nation’s apex court, the Supreme Court has delivered judgment on the appeal brought before it by Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The court said in its ruling that President Muhammadu Buhari was duly elected by the Nigerian people in the 2019 Presidential Polls. Recall that…
