BY JAMES AKINOLA Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed worry over President Bola Tinubu’s mention of his name in his statement on the destruction of local government secretariats in Rivers State. Fubara was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. Violent clashes erupted in at least four localContinue Reading
Rivers-based environmentalist and human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has knocked the Nigeria Police Force for its “unacceptable” and “dangerous” operations in the oil-rich state. “If nobody is not going to defend us, we are very likely going to be left to have to defend ourselves,” Briggs said on Channels Television’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Labour Party, on Sunday, welcomed the offer by the New Nigeria People’s Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to be running mate to LP’s Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, in a recent viral post, indicated his willingness to serveContinue Reading
Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, says she is not worried about the planned reshuffling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) by President Bola Tinubu. The minister was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Asked whether she was worried that the President would drop herContinue Reading
Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has defended the bank’s decision to raise the Monetary Policy Rate to 27.25 per cent, describing it as a necessary move to control inflation and curb excess money in circulation.This is according toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, IMO, Arsenio Dominguez, has commended Nigeria for leading the charge to maintain the safety and security of commercial shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, particularly during recent times when the situation in the Red Sea has led to heavier shippingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance officially inaugurated into office After the electoral process, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) declared theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI In a groundbreaking initiative, Nigeria has officially started the sale of crude oil and refined petroleum products in Naira. The announcement was made by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edin who confirmed that this new policy took effect on October 1,Continue Reading
BY CHIGOZIE EZEH The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), has declared 22 chairmanship candidates of the Action Peoples Party winners of the October 5, 2024 local government elections in the state. He said the candidates, after collation of results, scored majority of validContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Rivers State Police Command says it is investigating two explosions that rocked the city of Port Harcourt in the early hours of Saturday amid a local government election in the state. In a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, the police acknowledged the explosion atContinue Reading