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Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
Not fewer than six lives were lost in a mid-day boat mishap along Opobo/Kono on Sunday afternoon.
Among the six people are four toddlers, which reliable source said were heading for holiday from Epellema, a satellite community in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area.
The Tide was reliably informed that the kids in company of their mother were on [...]
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), yesterday, advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to stagger the 2011 elections.
The National Secretary of the CPC, Mr Dennis Aghanya, gave the advice in a telephone interview with newsmen in Abuja.“If the elections are staggered, it would give room for manipulations but if conducted the same day, [...]
Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has told the people of Omuma Local Government Area to collaborate with security agencies in the area to fish out criminals in their midst and get reward for it
Governor Amaechi, who gave the charge, Monday, during a town hall meeting with the people of the LGA at [...]
The Rivers State House of Assembly, yesterday approved the sum of N2billion for the state government to obtain a grant under the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N200billion Agricultural credit scheme for the state.
The approval followed a letter from the state Governor, Rt Hon Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi to the House, requesting for [...]
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Aspirant, Ms Jumoke Akinjide, has called on INEC to expedite action on the production of a new voters’ register.
Akinjide, who is contesting the Oyo Central Senatorial District, told newsmen yesterday in Ibadan that “the most important thing now is for INEC to start the production of a new register [...]
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has approved the establishment of two new Mega Filling Stations in Bayelsa State.
The new filling stations are to be located in Ogbia town and Okordia/Zarama, both in Ogbia and Yenagoa Local Government Areas, respectively.
State Commissioner for Information, Strategy and Orientation, Mr. Nathan Egba, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the weekly [...]
The All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) minority leader, House of Representatives, Alhaji Mohammed Ndume, said the ongoing debate about zoning of political offices was unnecessary as it was a constitutional matter.
Ndume told newsmen in Abuja that although the controversial debate on zoning was purely a PDP affair, it was in the constitution in the form [...]
A youth body in the state, Rivers Youth For Continuity and Consolidation (RYCC) has called on all people of the state to support the administration of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, to ensure more development in the state.
The call, made on Monday after a meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the body in Port [...]
The Business community in the South-South zone has expressed support for President Goodluck Jonathan to run for the presidency in next year’s election.
The president of the Forum of South-South Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Billy Harry, told our correspondent in Port Harcourt that the community wanted him to contest because he was [...]
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it will embark on a sensitisation programme to educate oil communities on oil spill management procedure.
NOSDRA’s Zonal Director in Uyo, Mr Irvin Obot, who spoke with newsmen in Eket on the agency’s activities, said that frequent oil spills in the state had made the enlightenment [...]
