We Must Restructure the Country – Atiku Reaffirms
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has re-affirmed his commitment to restructuring the country if elected in the presidential elections on Feb. 16…
This is final: APC has no candidates in Zamfara, Rivers – INEC; Kashamu in
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the forthcoming governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. The governorship and house of assembly polls…
Wike is the teacher, Cole is a pupil; Rivers PDP taunts APC
The Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers says the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole, is no match for Gov. Nyesom Wike in…
Stay away from Rivers politics, Wike warns Army
Rivers State Government has called on the Nigeria Army to stay away from partisan politics so that they do not derail the 2019 general elections in the State. The State…
Culture, tradition, misconception hinders acceptance of old peoples’ home in Nigeria
Dr Hope Bell-Gam, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, has identified culture, reservations, traditions and myth as some hindrances to the acceptance of old people’s home in the…
Port Harcourt bubbles in cultural splendour as NAFEST begins
The city of Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital has been thrown into a festive mood as the national festival of arts and culture [ NAFEST] kicks off in the…
We are Set for a Credible PDP Convention – Okowa … Says Venue is in Good Shape
With just a few hours to the emergence of Presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chairman of the National Convention Planning Committee, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa…
CVR: INEC records over 13m fresh registrants; Ondo, Kwara have least new voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has registered 13,013,989 new voters from its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) between April 2017 and Aug. 20 2018. A consolidated CVR…
Scholarship: Oil firm targets students in 10 Rivers communities
An operator in the oil and gas sector, Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd, says it will give scholarship to secondary school students in 10Â communities in Akuku-Toru and Degema Local…
Wike swears in 23 new LG chairmen, charges them on security
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has charged the 23 newly elected council chairmen to prudently utilize council funds to pay workers’ salaries and fight insecurity in their areas. Wike gave…