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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...”
The Senate yesterday gave a detailed account of how Kabir Sokoto escaped from the custody of officers and men of the Nigeria Police. Sokoto is believed to be the mastermind of the bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, in which over 40 persons died. His escape led to the sacking of the [...]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State, says it confiscated 192.626kg of hard drugs in the state in 2011. The Anambra Commander of the agency, Mr Timinipre Zikiye, told newsmen in Onitsha that the seized hard drugs comprised mostly of cannabis, popularly known as Indian Hemp. He said that the command was [...]
As part of plans to pay last respect to the Late Ikemba of Nnewi and former Military Governor of defunct Eastern region of Nigeria, Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Rivers State Government is billed to hold a public lecture in his honour tomorrow in Port Harcourt. The plan was made public by Governor Chibuike Amaechi who [...]
Out of about 180,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Rivers State less than 8,000 are currently receiving treatment for the disease. Leader, Rivers State delegation to the Joint Zonal Consultative Meeting on National Ownership of HIV/AIDS Response, Hon Leyii Kwanee disclosed this to Assembly correspondents shortly after his return from Abuja, recently. Hon Kwanee who [...]
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, said yesterday that the Federal Government has earmarked about one billion dollars to boost the nation’s inland revenues and potential basins in the next four years. Alison-Madueke made the disclosure in her welcome address entitled, “State of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry’’ at the opening of [...]
Senator Magnus Abe, has said that corruption could be much reduced in the country if people stop making financial demands on their elected representatives and public office holders. The Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District at the National Assembly made the assertion Sunday in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area, during a thanksgiving and [...]
The Rivers State Chairman of Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Very Rev. Monsignor John Wangbu, has said that the $750 allowances given to pilgrims for the 2011 pilgrimage to Israel was the amount approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as Basic Travelling Allowance (BTA) for pilgrims. Very Rev. Wangbu was reacting to media reports [...]
The Rivers State Chairman, Petroleum Tankers Drivers Union, Chief John Amajuoyi, has absolved the union from complicity in the vandalisation of pipeline across the country. Amojuoyi who made the avertion recently while fielding question from newsmen on the activities of his group regarding the distribution of petroleum products across the country said tanker drivers have [...]
Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Sulleman Abba, will tomorrow in Port Harcourt declare open this year’s Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC). The ceremony which will take place at the Police Officers Mess, Old GRA, Port Harcourt will also feature talks on the need to fortify the police, community partnership for improved security and an interactive [...]
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to provide lasting solution to the incidents of environmental pollution caused by the exploration and production of oil and gas especially in the Niger Delta region of the country. Speaking during an assessment tour of some communities believed to [...]
