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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and his brother Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) commence a strategic meeting at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, in…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the immediate release of the international passport of a former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, which was seized by the Nigeria Immigration Service,…
Socialite, Pretty Mike recently showed up at an event in Rivers State, Port-Harcourt with 3 ladies donned in a spiritual outfit. Pretty Mike who doesn’t fail in putting up ‘crazy’ stunts on social media took to his…
The Rivers State Government has said harmful chemicals are emitted when bottled water and its equivalent in sachet are exposed to sunlight. The warning was issued by the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon…
A prophetess, Edna Lovely Worleru, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment has died. She was sentenced last week Thursday, September 16, by a high court in Rivers State. Two days after her sentence began,…
A bill to empower Ogun State Government to collect Value Added Tax on certain goods and services within its shores on Tuesday scaled second reading at Ogun State House of Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly, Mr Deji…
Following a recent order by the federal high court in Port Harcourt issuing an order restraining the FIRS from collecting VAT and personal income tax (PIT) in Rivers state, the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has ordered…
The Kogi State government has said it will not involve itself in the pursuit to retain the Value Added Tax as embarked on by the governments of Lagos and Rivers. The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, had signed a…
There is tension at Rivers State University, Port Harcourt after a student was shot dead at a cafeteria on Thursday morning. It was leant that a group of suspected cultists had trailed the victim to a cafeteria near the…
Following the reaction from some Nigerians of the failure of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sanction violators of the Nigeria’s currency, the Nigeria apex bank said it has no power to take such action. In July,…
Season 6 of Big Brother Naija kicked off yesterday with 11 male housemates unveiled, however, the show continues with the female housemates to be revealed today. Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye Season 6 presents, the…
Governors of the southern region are holding a meeting in Lagos on the state of the nation. The meeting is a follow-up on the earlier meeting in Asaba hosted by the Delta state Governor where the governors agreed on…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says mass defections will rock both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) between now and December, as politicians realign ahead of the 2023 general…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says governors and others defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lack conscience and cannot be trusted. The governor…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State seems to be on his own after his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as many of his Commissioners, Special Advisers, Assistants and other political appointees have…
The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Dr Nyesom Wike has received heavy criticism from people after he gifted Burna Boy a piece of land and money to build on it. Recall that in a previous report, Nyesom Wike as a sign…
There has a wild series of reactions trailing a report that Grammy award-winning musician, Burna Boy charged the sum of N100M to perform in Rivers State. According to a Twitter user identified as @PH_prinx, the African…
Governor Nyesom Wike has banned all forms of protests in Rivers State. The governor specifically said all proposed protests by #EndSARS campaigners have been prohibited. Wike’s directive was contained in a statement on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt's zonal office, on Thursday, July 23, 2020, secured the conviction and sentence of Oghenovo Emmanuel and Abdullahi Hassan Bika to five years imprisonment…
The former Managing Director of the Interim Committee of the Niger-Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh has thanked the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for coming to save her from an attempted arrest by security…
