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TUC Threatens Indefinite strike Over OBALGA Crisis …Rejects 12 NIC Judges

TUC Threatens Indefinite strike Over OBALGA Crisis …Rejects 12 NIC Judges

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Rivers State chapter has restated its readiness to embark on an indefinite strike action if the ongoing police blockade of the premises of the Obio/Akpor Local Government secretariat and denial of access to perform their duties and earn their salaries at the end of June 2013. Chairman of [...]

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David West Replies Amaechi’s Critics

David West Replies Amaechi’s Critics

All the issues raised by the oppositions within and outside Rivers State against the Rivers State Governor ,Rt.Hon Chibuike Amaechi  were  all false and nonsense. Former Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Power ,Prof. Tam David West who stated this in Port Harcourt in a Radio programme, ‘’View Point’’ said the Governor had done well for [...]

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Fathers’ Day: Ikuru Harps On Godly Upbringing

Fathers’ Day: Ikuru Harps On Godly Upbringing

Rivers State Deputy Governor, Engr. Tele Ikuru, says godly upbringing of children is the secret to greatness. Engr. Ikuru said this yesterday during the 2013 Fathers’ Day Thanksgiving Service at St. Simon’s Anglican Church, Ikuru Town in Andoni Local Government Area of the State. The State Deputy Governor while acknowledging that all men were leaders [...]

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Ex-UNIPORT Students Back Amaechi …As Governor Plans New Obiri Ikwerre Complex

Ex-UNIPORT Students Back Amaechi …As Governor Plans New Obiri Ikwerre Complex

Ex- students of the University of Port Harcourt between 1986 to 1988 have pledged to support the Governor Chibuike Amaechi administration. The group labelled ‘’UNIPORT Class of 86 to 88′’ paid a solidarity visit to the governor in Government House last Thursday in Port Harcourt saying they were proud of the governor and his achievements. [...]

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Information Stakeholders Canvass Free, Fair Polls

Information Stakeholders Canvass Free, Fair Polls

Ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country, stakeholders in the information sector have described free, fair and transparent elections as a panacea for good governance. A communiqué made available to newsmen at the end of a one-day state council on information orgainsed by the Rivers State Ministry of information and Communications in Port [...]

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‘Amaechi’ll Remain Governor Till 2015’

‘Amaechi’ll Remain Governor Till 2015’

The Rivers State Leadership Advancement  Foundation of Ex-Rivers State Union Leaders says Governor Chibuike Amaechi will remain in  Government House till 2015 despite the continuous opposition against  his administration. National President of the foundation, Hon Alex Wele who said this during the inauguration of the Abua/Odual chapter of the foundation at the weekend, noted  that [...]

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‘Info Policy Must Ensure Liberty’

‘Info Policy Must Ensure Liberty’

The chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),Prof Chidi Kalu, has said appropriate information management in a society must guarantee democratic liberties by creating a deep sense of participation of the citizenry in the process of governance. Prof Kalu gave  the hint while delivering the keynote address at the first  Rivers State Council on [...]

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Five NANS Officers Die In Auto Crash

Five NANS Officers Die In Auto Crash

Five officers of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) died yesterday in a motor accident on the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road, the FRSC said. Mr John Meheux, the Abia Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC),and NANS Director, Action and Mobilisation, Mr Sunday Asefon, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abuja. Meheux said the [...]

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Court Rules On Speaker, Police Suit, July 29

Court Rules On Speaker, Police Suit, July 29

A Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Adolphus Enebeli yesterday fixed July 29, 2013 to delver judgement on a suit between Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Otelemaba Amachree and the state Police command. The suit, filed by counsel to the Speaker, Mr Emenike Ebete, is seeking the court [...]

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No Compensation For Ilegal Land Development -Cookey-Gam

No Compensation For Ilegal Land Development -Cookey-Gam

Residents of Woji town in Port Harcourt have been warned against illegal development as Rivers State Government will not pay compensation for unauthorised development. The Administrator of Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority (GPHCDA), Dame Aleruchi Cookey-Gam, stated this during a combined visit by the Authority and the State Ministry of Urban Development and Physical [...]

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