Month: December 2020
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill into law. A post on the verified Twitter page of the Presidency confirmed that President BUHARI signed the document at the State House this morning. Recall that the estimate which is over 13.58 trillion naira was passed by the National Assembly at a joint session last […]
The Rivers State Government has announced the shutting down of Creek Road, Bille, Bonny and Nembe Jetties from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9th January 2021. Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri made this known today, disclosing that the temporary closure is to enable Government carry out extensive sanitation work in the area. […]
Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH, has dismissed reports that he called for a coup against BUHARI’S administration. The clarification came as reactions and counter-reactions continue to trail his Christmas Day message, where he slammed the Buhari government for alleged incompetence and nepotism. In a news conference in Sokoto, KUKAH urged Nigerians to […]
The Presidency has blasted the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah after the cleric slammed the BUHARI administration on alleged nepotism and incompetence. Presidential social media aide, LAURETTA ONOCHIE, slammed the cleric following his Christmas Day message, where he alleged that there could have been a coup if a non-northern president did a […]
Residents have expressed mixed reactions over the warning of Governor NYESOM WIKE to re-impose a fresh lockdown from January as the number of coronavirus cases surges in Rivers State. Recall that Governor WIKE said this during the Thanksgiving Church Service in celebration of the 90th birthday of PRISCILLA NWANEDIYE MARK, at Saint Martin’s Anglican Church, […]
Five persons including a male child are reported to be victims of a shoot-out between two rival cult groups in the riverside town of Lobia community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. However, the police say four persons were killed, while online sources indicated that the casualty figure was five. Eyewitnesses account […]
Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE has called on Christians to use this Christmas to promote love, peace and unity. Governor WIKE, in a Christmas Message, urged Christian faithful to remain committed to the worthy ideals exemplified by the birth of Jesus Christ as they celebrate the Yuletide. In a statement by KELVIN EBIRI, Special Assistant […]
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has asked Nigerians to give the military more time and support to fight insecurity in the nation. The President made the appeal in his Christmas message to Nigerians. The President noted the Christmas season represents joy, peace, hope, love, goodwill, and imminent salvation worthy values which Jesus’ Advent symbolizes, and are very […]
Rivers State Governor NYESOM WIKE, says members of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Governors Forum cannot only acknowledge the worsening insecurity across the country and shy away from accepting the fact that their party, the APC, has failed Nigerians. Governor WIKE said the APC Federal Government has failed to offer better governance that will ensure safety […]
The National Orientation Agency in Rivers state has disclosed that the second wave of COVID 19 is real. The state director of the agency, AYO YOUNG-TAMUNO who made this known during a press briefing at the agency headquarters in Port Harcourt, urging residents, citizens and cooperate organizations to observe all the protocols of COVID 19, […]
