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President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved salary increment for men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force, cutting across all ranks of the force. The Inspector-General of Police, MOHAMMED ADAMU, made the announcement during a visit to the Ogun State Police Command, charging to continue carrying out their duties irrespective of the criticisms against them following […]
The Rivers State Governor NYESOM WIKE has assured people of Opobo Kingdom on the inauguration of the Ogoni-Opobo-Andoni Unity Road in next month.The governor gave the assurance when the Amanyanabo And Natural Ruler Of Opobo Kingdom, His Majesty king DANDESON DOUGLAS JAJA the fifth and Opobo Sesquicentenary celebration committee paid him a courtesy visit at […]
The All-Progressives Congress in Rivers State led by IGO AGUMA has condemned the absence of Minister of Transportation, CHIBUIKE AMAECHI from South South Stakeholders meeting with the Presidency. In a statement signed by the Media Adviser to the Acting/Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC, LIVINGSTONE WECHIE said the absence of AMAECHI representing Rivers State in the […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, LAI MOHAMMED, has accused CNN of desperation over its second report on the Lekki toll plaza shootings that happened on October 20. CNN had on Tuesday released a second ‘investigative report’ on the shootings at Lekki toll plaza during the #EndSARS protests amid threats of sanction from the Federal […]
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a refund of 148.14 billion naira to Rivers, and four other states for reconstruction work on federal roads. The states include Bayelsa, Cross River, Osun and Ondo State Governments for projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government. The approval followed the consideration of a report […]
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has apologized to South-South leaders for his absence at the South-South security meeting last Tuesday. President BUHARI, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, IBRAHIM GAMBARI, tendered the apologies while speaking at Rivers State Government House Banquet Hall in Port Harcourt. GAMBARI also told the delegation that the meeting was to […]
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs to be done”, even as he vowed to keep contesting his election defeat. The General Services Administration (GSA) said it was acknowledging Biden as the […]
The Rivers Judicial Commission of Inquiry into police brutality and violation of fundamental human rights by the Nigeria Police has commenced sitting in Port Harcourt. The Commission Chairperson, Justice CHUKWUNENYE URIRI, said memoranda had been received from affected persons, the general public, corporate bodies, ministries, extra-ministerial departments and agencies, parastatals, groups and individuals.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Borno South Senator, ALI NDUME, over his inability to produce former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, ABDULRASHEED MAINA. The Court ordered that NDUME be remanded in Kuje prison pending when he meets the condition for his release, after MAINA reportedly jumped […]
The Minister of Works and Housing, BABATUNDE FASHOLA, has declared that no money was missing or stolen under his watch between September and December 2019. FASHOLA denied reports that he supervised the illegal payment of 4.6 billion naira into private accounts when he served as Minister of Power, Works and Housing. Recall that some reports […]
