By NATHANIEL IKYUR, Markudi – In far away Portharcourt, the Rivers State capital, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State was on Wednesday, honoured with the prestigious “Courageous and Purposeful Leadership Award” by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). It was an elaborate ceremony that had the cream of the...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Universal Men’s Fellowship of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has pledged to empower no fewer than 50,000 youths with its training and scholarship programmes for the year 2022. International chairman of the faith based evangelical group with headquarters in Calabar, Christ Shepherd Sylvester...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared 19 individuals wanted for operating illegal crude oil refining sites which are responsible for the black soot menace in Rivers State. The governor in a statewide broadcast also directed the Rivers State Head of Service to query one Mr. Temple Amakiri, a...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has banned nightclubs and prostitution in the state. Governor Wike gave the order in his New Year broadcast in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The banned nightclub activities including nighttime trading and street prostitution especially along Abacha road and surrounding streets particularly in...
The negative effects of fireworks popularly called knockouts were today seen within Rumuokwuta-Mgbuoba axis of NTA-Mgbuoba road in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State after a section of a building was gutted by fire. An eyewitness said the fire started when some men in the building threw the...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Port-Harcourt – No fewer than 40 suspected Internet fraudsters popularly known as “yahoo boys” have been arrested by men of the Port-Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The arrest follows an early morning raid by EFCC operatives in two locations in...
The Nigerian Navy on Thursday deployed 13 warships, two helicopters and 1,500 troops in a special military exercise against pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, announced the deployment at the flag-off of Exercise Grand African NEMO 2021 in Onne,...