Team Rivers defeated Team Plateau 63-58 to pick gold in the fiercely contested final of the men’s basketball final at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. The thrilling showdown on Friday at the jam-packed Alake Sports Centre, Abeokuta, lived up to expectations, with both teams showcasing...
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President Bola Tinubu has sought the consideration and approval of the Senate for the N1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers budget. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday. The president,...
President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to consider and approve the sum of N1.481 trillion as the 2025 budget for Rivers . Tinubu’s request was read by the Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, during Thursday’s plenary in Abuja. NAN reports that the state of...
The Coalition of Ijaw Interest Groups (CIIG), on Wednesday, described the current political situation in Rivers as undemocratic and worrisome. The group which made the expression in a statement to newsmen in Yenagoa on Wednesday, described the emergency rule in Rivers as unconstitutional. The statement was signed by Ben...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has raised concern over the low student loan application at the Rivers State University. The Managing Director, NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr disclosed this during the Strategic Engagement and Sensitisation Campaign on operations of the Fund on Tuesday in...
Rivers State Government, has reiterated its commitment to build a strong institutions, promote efficiency, and foster a results-driven public service through leadership training. The Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), made the remark during the opening ceremony of a 4- day Transformational Leadership Training for Senior Civil...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in Rivers, has uncovered a group distributing suspected fake drugs to the public in the name of evangelism. NAFDAC South-South Zonal Director, Mr Chukwuma Oligbu, said at a media briefing in in Port Harcourt on Monday, that the...
The 115 Special Operations Group of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced free medical screening, diagnosis, and treatment for about 900 residents of its host community, Rumuomasi, in Rivers. Group Capt. Abdulafeez Opaleye, Commander of Special Operations Group, NAF, Port Harcourt, disclosed this on Saturday during a one-day...
House of Representatives has ordered security agencies to step up actions for release of 18 persons abducted by sea pirates on Degema coastal axis in Rivers. The order followed a motion under urgent National Importance, moved by the member representing Degema/Bonny Federal constituency, Rep. Cyril Hart, on Tuesday in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is making reconciliatory moves and had, alongside two other governors, visited him. Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, said this on Monday following reports that Fubara, who was suspended...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas says the National Assembly will set up a reconciliation committee to address the political differences in Rivers. Abbas made this known while addressing members of the house at resumption of plenary from the Easter/Sallah break on Tuesday. According to...
A former Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Udengs Eradiri, has urged the suspended Governor of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, to shut his doors against those he called crisis merchants and step up his ongoing reconciliation moves. Eradiri, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa, commended...
Rivers Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has charged Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) participants to provide practical solutions to insecurity issues in their study tour reports. Ibas gave the advice when the Senior Course 47 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, paid him a courtesy...
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In its response, it contended that the suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit. It...
THE Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, says resilience has become the hallmark of journalism practice in Nigeria, especially in Rivers State. China, who is the CEO of the Housing and Construction Mayor Limited, made this known in his goodwill message to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the body...
Beneficiaries of the empowerment programme organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) and the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs)...
The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has commended the state workers for their resilience, dedication, and professionalism, in spite of the democratic challenges in the state. Fubara made the remark in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nelson Chukwudi, to mark the 2025 Workers...
The Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare and industrial harmony. Ibas made the remark during a state-wide broadcast in Port Harcourt on Thursday to commemorate the Workers’ Day celebration. He acknowledged the crucial role of workers in the development...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigerian Navy ship Pathfinder has rescued ninety-nine passengers from a mishap involving a market boat in a headon collision with a barge en-rout Akulu Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, confirmed the development ina statement...
Mr Marshall Stanley-Uwom, the former Deputy Speaker, Rivers House of Assembly, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja, to order the removal of the state Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas. Stanley-Uwom, in a suit filed by his lawyer, Mr Sylvester Evbuomwan, also prayed the court to...