Across Nigeria, an increasing number of people are abandoning traditional banking halls in favor of Point of Sale (POS) systems for their financial transactions.…
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Tag: Rivers State
Rivers Pensioners Suspend Protest After Partial Fulfillment of Demand.
Pensioners in Rivers State, operating under the banner of Rivers Civil Pensioners (2012 to date), have temporarily suspended their planned street protest after the State…
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Rising Orashi River Sparks Panic Harvests and Renewed Flood Fears in Akinima
The people of Akinima in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Rivers State, are once again bracing for possible flooding as the water level in…
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Voter Apathy Looms as Residents Reject August 30 Council Election in Rivers State.
With just weeks to the scheduled August 30 local government elections in Rivers State, several residents of Port Harcourt have expressed their unwillingness…
View More Voter Apathy Looms as Residents Reject August 30 Council Election in Rivers State.Calls for Recruitment Grow After Civil Service Verification in Rivers State.
The recently concluded five-day civil service verification exercise in Rivers State may have ended on Monday, but the concerns it raised are far from…
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NAPTIP Warns Parents on Rising Cases of Organ Harvesting and Human Trafficking.
As the world recently marked the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 28, the Rivers State Command of the National Agency for…
View More NAPTIP Warns Parents on Rising Cases of Organ Harvesting and Human Trafficking.Skin Health Holds the Key to Early Disease Detection – Experts Say.
Skin Health Holds the Key to Early Disease Detection – Experts Say. Following Skin Health Day, observed on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, medical experts…
View More Skin Health Holds the Key to Early Disease Detection – Experts Say.From Waste to Wealth: Experts Highlight the Economic Importance of Recycling
In the bustling streets of Port Harcourt, a silent workforce is transforming the city’s waste into economic opportunity. Dozens of young men, often referred to…
View More From Waste to Wealth: Experts Highlight the Economic Importance of RecyclingAnalyst Raises Concerns Over Transparency in Rivers State’s ₦1.485 Trillion 2025 Budget
A financial expert, Kenneth Okara, has expressed serious concerns over the lack of transparency surrounding the recently approved ₦1.485 trillion budget for the 2025…
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Rivers Residents Urge President Tinubu to Lift Political Cloud on June 12: “Let This Be Your Gift to Us”
As Nigeria prepares to mark another Democracy Day on June 12, residents of Rivers State are calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use the…
View More Rivers Residents Urge President Tinubu to Lift Political Cloud on June 12: “Let This Be Your Gift to Us”June 12 Gift: Rivers State Residents Urge Tinubu to Restore Civil Rule, Reinstate Fubara. By Nzeuzor Jane, Port Harcourt June 11, 2025 As Nigeria…
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Fubara Assures Rivers People: Executive, Legislature Will Be Stronger, United Again
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured the people of the state that the suspended state government structures will soon be fully restored, stronger…
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Again, Rivers Women Protest Emergency Rule, Demand Restoration Of Democratic System
Thousands of Rivers women again, troupe to the streets today, to protest the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. They labeled the…
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Woji Market Tension: Policy Analyst Harps On Peace, Tolerance In Rivers
A policy analyst, Mr. Young Ayo Tamuno, has urged religious leaders to actively promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence in society. He made this call while…
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Journalists Are Catalysts For Sustainable Devt – Essien
The founder, Blue Economy Academy, Mr. Ubong Essien has reiterated the need for journalists to play a leading role in the blue economy, describing them…
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Blue Economy: Rivers; A Clueless State In A Sea Blind Nation – Ubong Essien
Mr. Ubong Essien, a guest speaker in the on-going Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Correspondents Chapel, Rivers State, has described Nigeria as sea blind. Essien…
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NUJ Correspondent’s Chapel Press Week: Utilizing The Opportunities Offers By Blue Economy
The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has held their annual event, with the theme; Blue Economy: Starting Steps…
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Fmr ONELGA Chairman, Umejuru Embroiled In ₦16 Million Debt Controversy
The immediate past Chairman, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA), Prince Isaac Umejuru, has come under fire for failing to pay a ₦16 million debt owed…
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President Tinubu Appoints Ibokette Ibas, Administrator Rivers State, Declares State Of Emergency
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has today, Tuesday March 18 2025, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. He made the pronouncement in a nationwide…
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Another Explosion Rocks Pipeline In Rivers
Another explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in Omwawriwa community, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State. This happened today, few hours after a…
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Supreme Court Judgment: Gov Fubara Invites Amaewhule, Lawmakers For Meeting Tomorrow
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting. The meeting…
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Stand Firm On The Side Of The Truth – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has called on the people of the State to keep standing firm on the side of the truth following…
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We Supported President Tinubu On Gov Fubara’s Demand – Sekibo
An erstwhile Minister of Transport, Chief Abiye Sekibo, has disclosed that he and other leaders abandoned former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to support President Bola Ahmed…
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Another Crisis Hits Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly Over Gov Fubara’s Impeachment
The Supreme Court judgment on the Rivers State political crisis has thrown the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly into deeper division, as plans to impeach…
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