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Wike attacks ex militant leaders, calls them rifraffs
Ex militant leaders from the Kalabari speaking areas have been described as rifraffs and common criminals who should never be allowed to speak for the people. The Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike who was in Degema to Flag off the construction of the Trans Kalabari Road…
3rd Tenure Ambition: How Obasanjo Tried To Frame A Rivers Senator
For several years, Senator John Azuta Mbata, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to represent the Rivers East Senatorial District has borne an unwholesome burden. At last, the cat has been let out of the bag, and Mbata who was accused…
Breaking news: Part of Abia may be ceded to Rivers
Some Boundary communities which are currently in Abia State may be ceded to Rivers State. Governor Nyesom Wike who cautiously gave the hint while speaking in Akuku Toru Local Government however did not elaborate. Wike acknowledged that Wagbara’s village would have been part of the…
Wike moves to sandfill Abonnema, Obonoma
Governor Nyesom Wike has flagged off a land reclamation project in the Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Under the new plan which would provide land for the Abonnema and Obonoma communities, a total of 52 hectares would be reclaimed by the administration….
ECOWAS orders Nigeria to stay action over Twitter
The Nigerian Government has been asked to restrain itself from imposing any sanction on Twitter and other social media platforms. It has also been urged to shelve the idea of prosecuting all those who have acted in defiance of a temporary ban placed on the…
Unresolved! Wike, Secondus ‘war-war’
More than two months since Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State commenced the commissioning of completed projects and the flag off of new ones, the National Chairman of the PDP has not shown his face on Rivers soil. It is doubtful that the Rivers born…
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Ibom Deep Seaport: Oron, AKSG at war
Economic viability rather than sentiments would influence the choice of the site of the Ibom Deep Seaport and Industrial city project. This is the position of the Akwa Ibom State Government which in addition to operating a successful airline known as Ibom Air is dreaming…
SON ready to curtail substandard goods
A retreat designed to equip the Standards Organization of Nigeria, SON, with effective leadership skills to strengthen its performance in a competitive environment is to open in Calabar, the Cross River State capital next week. It will last four days. A statement issued by the…
Ibom Deep Seaport: Oron, AKSG at war
Economic viability rather than sentiments would influence the choice of the site of the Ibom Deep Seaport and Industrial city project. This is the position of the Akwa Ibom State Government which in addition to operating a successful airline known as Ibom Air is dreaming…
SON ready to curtail substandard goods
A retreat designed to equip the Standards Organization of Nigeria, SON, with effective leadership skills to strengthen its performance in a competitive environment is to open in Calabar, the Cross River State capital next week. It will last four days. A statement issued by the…
Wike attacks ex militant leaders, calls them rifraffs
Ex militant leaders from the Kalabari speaking areas have been described as rifraffs and common criminals who should never be allowed to speak for the people. The Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike who was in Degema to Flag off the construction of the Trans Kalabari Road…
3rd Tenure Ambition: How Obasanjo Tried To Frame A Rivers Senator
For several years, Senator John Azuta Mbata, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to represent the Rivers East Senatorial District has borne an unwholesome burden. At last, the cat has been let out of the bag, and Mbata who was accused…
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EPL: Man U, Liverpool caught in a swirl of protests over ESL, Glazer family
Widespread security concerns have led to the postponement of the Premier League march between Manchester United and Liverpool FC. Both English sides were expected Sunday afternoon to slug it out at Old Trafford. As a result of the postponement, the issue of who would be…
Arsenal smash Newcastle, Man United, Liverpool to wait a while
Arsenal smash Newcastle, Man United, Liverpool have to wait a while Arsenal Sunday afternoon claimed full points at Saint James against a Newcastle side that has been unbeaten in five. Arsenal, largely in control of the march from the blast of the whistle, banged in…
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