RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has worn in five new commissioners and two special advisers at the executive chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt. Addressing the newly appointed officials on Wednesday, the governor urged them to refrain from responding, either verbally or through actions, to the provocations of his political opponents. He said the intention of his opponents is to divert his administration’s focus from achieving its set goals, saying it is important to maintain focus and dedication to the administration’s objectives. To Fubara, the appointments are made to better equip the cabinet to deliver on its promises…
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THE reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State Philip Shaibu has resumed office and has directed his staff to follow suit. He is also warning banks carrying out transactions with the Office of the Deputy Governor of Edo State without his express consent about the illegality of such transactions. In a video broadcast, Shaibu mandated those yet to resume work since his reinstatement to do so or face the consequences. According to him, the judgement of the Federal High Court which reinstated him indicated that his office has never been vacant. He also disclosed that he was saddened by the killing…
A DYNAMITE explosion rocked the secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP)along the GRA axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, Monday morning. News Point Nigeria gathered that the incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday precisely around 2am. The assailants allegedly threw substances believed to be dynamite into the building housing the secretariat shattering windows and doors, as well as destroying other property of the party. This came amidst strong indications that the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has begin plans to move with his supporters to the APP following the alleged hijack of the Peoples Democratic Party in…
A LIEUTENANT Commander, Gideon Yashim Gwaza, attached to the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Bonny Island, Rivers State, has died while trying to rescue about 59 crew onboard a sinking ship. Though, the 59 crew onboard the ill-fated dredger were rescued, the naval officer who led his team on the search and rescue operation died in the process. It was gathered that the ill-fated vessel, MV AMBIKA 4, was sudden hit by a heavy tidal wave while the crew were working at Okpobo oil field on July 30,2024. A statement issued by the Director of Information of the Nigerian…
COALITION of Civil Society Groups have advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to integrate state Governors if he is desirous of seeing an end to the nationwide protests that have grounded the country. The Coalition of Civil Society Groups made this known in a media parley the groups had with journalists in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory FCT while appraising the impact of the protests through its National Coordinator and convener Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke and Secretary Ali Abacha. The group urged the president to take decisive actions which will be appreciated by the people rather than rely on his speech which…
NATIONAL Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the State Coordinator of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Okun Christopher, and Driver, Mr Daniel Effiong Asibong, are missing. Speaking to the press in Abuja, Director Press and Public Relations department, Eddy Megwa, said they were abducted between Delta and Akwa Ibom States while traveling for an official assignment on Monday, July 29, 2024. Megwa lamented that since their abduction, all efforts to locate their whereabout have yielded no results. He said the scheme was in touch with their families in the bid to get any information about their whereabouts. Megwa pleaded with…
THE Rivers State Government has denied the allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it sponsored protesters to vandalise a billboard at the state office of the party in Port Harcourt on Monday. The Rivers State Commissioner for Information Joe Johnson told Channels Television in a telephone interview that the allegation that was made during a press briefing by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC in Rivers State Tony Okocha on Tuesday is baseless. He said the Governor Siminalayi Fubara-led government is too occupied with the management of the state to consider such an act. The commissioner said…
THE Joint Task Force South-South, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), says Nigeria’s crude oil production has hit 1.7m barrels per day (bpd) and also re-echoed its commitment to securing the pipelines. This came in a statement by the Coordinator (OPDS) Joint Media Campaign Centre Major Kayode Owolabi. He disclosed that following a directive from the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa to end crude oil theft, OPDS Commander Rear Admiral John Okeke implemented several key measures starting from 18 July 2024. His statement revealed that the terminal factors on major pipelines—Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), Trans Escravos Pipeline (TEP), and Trans…
THE International Association Of World Peace Advocates IAWPA has announced the list of it’s delegates that will attend the forthcoming United Nations International Day of the Girl Child billed to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday 11th October 2024. A statement signed by the association’s International Spokesman and Chief Contact Person Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke and made available to newsmen by its Director of Media and Publicity Amb. Nwokoma Messiah, said Amb. Mrs Amaba Sam-Ogbuku will lead the group which will also comprise other Eminent Peace Ambassadors from Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Kenya including the African Director of IAWPA Amb…
MEMBERS of the Civil Society Groups in Rivers state have commended Governor Sim Fubara over his timely intervention that helped dousing tensions that would have been created by the nationwide hunger protests. Coordinator of the group Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke who described the intervention as a true reflection of a true leader, advised the governor to ensure that he gages members of the Civil Society in a round table that will help engage the people in true dialogue. The statement hailed the Rivers number o e citizen for being recorded as the first state governor to address protesters in the country…
GUNMEN suspectecd to be kidnappers have reportedly attacked a church, ‘King Jesus’ off DBS road in Delta State, reportedly killing two policemen and abducting the Ada Anioma, Joan Onyemaechi, a notable community member in Asaba, the state capital. This newspaper gathered that the incident occurred Tuesday evening when the attackers opened fire on the security personnel before seizing their target. “Kidnappers went on the rampage at the King Jesus and I Church located off DBS Road in Asaba this evening (Tuesday). They killed two policemen who were providing security at the church. “The kidnappers, heavily armed, stormed the church premises…
AS some youths in the country insist on engaging the Nigerian government in series of protests across the country, a leading Eminent Peace Ambassador Amb. Tom John has called for strong dialogue between the government and stakeholders. The Ambassador, who is the Focal point of the International Association Of World Peace Advocates IAWPA to the African Union made this known in a statement issued in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria where addressed issues on the planned protests scheduled from August 1st to August 10th, 2024. He said as an advocate of peace, he strongly urge the government to…
THE International Association Of World Peace Advocates IAWPA has said it will be Intervening in the planned nationwide protests in order to ensure the safety of lives and properties of Nigerians. The world renowned global peace advocacy group said the ugly outcome of the endsars protests as well as the sad news of the Kenyan protests should not be allowed to repeat itself. The group in a press statement jointly signed by its African Director Amb. John Metchie and International Spokesman Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke while decrying the state of the nation’s economy presently, said Nigerians must explore other options that…
THE Rivers State Police Command says the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has redeemed the N100m bounty on the head of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, aka 2Baba, who alongside his gang members killed a Divisional Police Officer, Superintendent Bako Angbashin, in the Oduemude area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, confirmed the development during a parade held in honour of the slain DPO at the state police headquarters on Saturday, adding that the corpse of the slain officer had been released to the family. Disu said, “On March 25, 2024, the police killed the wanted…
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently holding ward congresses in the various wards of Rivers states, against court orders. This is coming despite two court orders stopping the exercise. At the PDP Secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, various members of the party were observed collecting materials for the congress in their various wards. They left for their various councils after taking possession of the materials. It would be recalled that Justice Charles Wali on Friday, prohibited the party, its National Chairman Iliya Damagum, and National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu, or their agents, from gathering anywhere in Rivers…
FORMER Local Government Chairmen in Rivers state have accused Governor Siminalyi Fubara of supporting illegality by continuing to support the illegal Caretaker Committee Chairmen’s stay in office despite a Supreme Court judgement nullifying them. In a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday, the former chairmen called on the IGP to arrest the CTC chairmen. They threatened that if the development continues they’ll force their way into their various councils and match the governor with force. “We are not cowards. If this continues, we will go back to our local government and force ourselves into the council. That’s exactly what…
A BABY was reportedly tear-gassed and became unconscious on Wednesday as supporters of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, clashed with the loyalists of ex-governor Nyesom Wike in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the clash happened during a government medical outreach in the Eliozu community, Obio/Akpor LGA. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that trouble started when officials of the state Ministry of Health were carrying out a medical outreach for women at the Eliozu Health Centre. It was gathered that no sooner had the programme started than some supporters allegedly loyal to the factional…
THE Nigeria Navy has apprehended two suspected oil thieves operating an illegal bunkering site concealed in their private residence in Rivers, an official has said. The Commander of Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder in Port Harcourt, Commodore Desmond Igbo, said this on Wednesday when he took newsmen to the site in Okwuzi community of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area on Wednesday. Igbo said that during a raid on the building, the naval operatives discovered 200,000 litres of illegally refined diesel stored in the compound. “The operation was conducted based on credible intelligence, leading us to a private compound used solely for…
JUSTICE Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has restrained the Department of State Service (DSS), police, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and seven others from stopping or disrupting the conduct of congresses for wards and local governments of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. The scheduled congresses are to elect new officers who will run the affairs of the PDP at the wards, LGs, and state levels of PDP in Rivers State. The congresses are also to elect ad-hoc and national delegates as specified in the constitution, guidelines, adjusted timetable, and scheduled of activities in…
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has declined to bar Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending government funds pending the hearing and determining the suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. Ruling on the motion ex parte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24, Justice Emeka Nwite declined to grant the prayers, though he ordered the plaintiffs to put the defendants on notice. Justice Nwite however granted the motion ex parte to serve the 5th to 10th defendants in the matter by substituted means saying “the leave is hereby granted to the plaintiffs/applicants, to serve the 5th to 10th defendants/respondents with the…