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LG Chairman Pledges To Make Bonny Tourists Haven

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The chairman of Bonny Local Government Council, Barr Edward Pepple, has pledged to transform Bonny into a tourist centre using its natural ambience.

Mr. Edward Pepple made the pledge during a banquet at Royal Atlantic Suite, Bonny. In a power point presentation, the chairman highlighted projects completed so far by his administration in the areas of infrastructural development, capacity building and employment generation, social amenities and rehabilitation programmes, such as Bonny Unity motor park, Bonny Peace Garden, Ibani historic centre, ICT centre, provision of 12 Hace buses to ease transportation difficulties on the island, four speed boats and eight outboard engines, livestock (poultry farm), marine terminal, N20 Million micro finance scheme, which 128 persons are beneficiaries, Bonny football team initiated and inaugurated by the chairman. They are placed on monthly salary.

The chairman commended Nigerians on the attainment of her 49th year of independence, stressing that the freedom Nigeria enjoys today is as a result of the tireless struggle of our fallen heroes. According to the council boss, he would ensure that before December, rural dwellers enjoy water projects which  he said was his next point of call.

The council boss used the occasion to call on all Bonny stakeholders to turn out enmasse for this year’s Bonny cultural carnival, assuring that this year’s carnival would be not different from Calabar’s cultural carnival.

Earlier in his welcome address, the head of local government administration in the council, Mr Reginald Inimgba advised Nigerians in diaspora to join hands with the rest of their kinsmen and women to build a better future for the country.

In his good will message, former commissioner for finance, Amaopusenibo Israel Tuwotamuno Williams commended the chairman for his numerous achievements within a short period, appealing to the Rivers State Government to consider the development of Bonny coastlines, spanning several kilometres, with a view to enhancing the activities of the island and improving on its tourism potentials.

Susan Serekara – Nwikhau

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Tai Agric Sector Gets Emergency Attention …As Chairman Distributes Farm Inputs, Inaugurates Technical Team

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The Chairman of Tai Local Government Council of Rivers State, Hon. Matthew Nenu Bari Dike has declared a state of emergency in the agriculture sector of Tai local government.
Speaking while distributing farm implements and other agricultural support packages to the farmers at the council’s headquarters in Saakpenwa, yesterday, Dike challenged farmers to show their farms before requesting for financial assistance.
The council boss stated that as a government, they were committed to putting smiles on the faces of the people and assured that his administration would ensure that every person in the local government is happy.
“As a government we want to assure you that, we will stop at nothing to ensure you all are empowered and living happily”.
According to him, “the gesture is aimed at enhancing food production and security through agriculture, and enjoined all lovers of agriculture in the local government area to identify with the quest to redefine development through agriculture in the local government.
He encouraged everyone to cultivate the passion and return to agriculture, to guarantee self-reliance, maximum food production and security in the area.
His administration, he said, would purchase more yam seedlings in order to get greater production to encourage exportation beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“A boost in yam production will also empower farmers in the Local Government Area”, the elated chairman said.
In a related development, the Chairman has inaugurated a five, member Agricultural Technical Committee for the Local Government Area.
The committee is made up of Pst. Anderson Wariboko, Barr. Paul Newman,, Smith Nyor-Ue, Gladys Jumbo and Dr Keke Rammyson
Also speaking, the Director of Agriculture, Tai Local Government Area, Mr Anderson Wariboko revealed that the event was part of activities to mark the chairman’s 100 days in office.
Wariboko who led the chairman, and other leaders of the council on the distribution of the farm inputs to the farmers, was full of praises for the chairman, Hon. Dike whom he said has the interest of the people at heart.

Kiadum Edookor

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Moremonee Appointment Rivers Man As Brand Rep 

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One of Nigeria’s leading financial service provider, Moremonee M&M MFB, has appointed a Rivers State man and renowned  content creator, Mr.  Eche Ndubuisi,  as one its brand representatives in the state.
Ndubuisi said he was appointed based on his track records and achievements in marketing strategies, which has made him a celebrity in the content creation through the new media industry.
Speaking to journalists shortly after his endorsement by the company, Mr Ndubuisi said he was committed to marketing the company by bringing his wealth of experience to sell the bank to the world.
He thanked the company for the opportunity and assured that he will justified the confidence reposed on him
 MoreMonee Bank was established in 2008, securing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licence in July.
According to an official of the bank, who spoke anonymously, the Bank migrated as a Limited liability in October 2023, marking the start of a new era for the financial service provider.
He said with a bold vision to become Africa’s generational bank, MoreMonee aims to tackle poverty across the continent by offering accessible financial services that empower business owners and foster job creation.
The company, he continued, is committed to driving growth through innovative products, seamless transactions, and strategic technological integration.
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Group Faults Shell In Ogale, Bille Environmental Pollution 

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Fridays for Future Nigeria (FFFN), an environmental protection group, has faulted the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for the environmental pollution in Ogale and Bille communities in Rivers State.
This is contained in a statement by the National Coordinator and Country Representative, FFFN, Mr. Kingsley Odogwu.
Odogwu, who in strong terms condemned Shell’s disregard for human and environmental rights in the region, said, ”The people of the Niger Delta, including Ogale and Bille communities, have an inherent right to a clean and healthy environment, a right that Shell has systematically violated”, he said.
The Ogale and Bille communities in oil rich Nigeria’s Niger Delta are experiencing ongoing and significant environmental pollution, primarily from oil spills.
Residents have claimed severe contamination of their water supply, farmlands, and waterways, preventing them from fishing and farming due to the chronic oil pollution.
This issue is currently the subject of ongoing legal action against Shell in the UK courts by members of these communities.
The FFFN National Coordinator urged the Nigerian government and the international community to support the Ogale and Bille communities in their quest for justice and to hold Shell accountable for its environmental destruction.
He lamented the decades of environmental degradation due to oil spills, gas flaring, and other harmful practices by Shell and other oil companies in the region.
According to him, the ecosystem of the affected communities has been severely damaged, and the health and livelihoods of its inhabitants compromised.
”The affected communities demand that Shell fulfill its legal obligations by cleaning up the pollution to international standards and providing adequate compensation.
”The FFFN stands in solidarity with the Ogale and Bille communities in their pursuit of justice against Shell Petroleum for its egregious environmental destruction in the Niger Delta”, he said.
He called on all citizens of the country to support the move for the actualisation of justice for all the communities and other victims of ecosystem pollution in Nigeria.
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