The National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Friday voided the sack of eight Permanent Secretaries by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
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Adaugo, who spoke at a world press conference on Monday in Port Harcourt, faulted the allegation by the police that her late husband died in detention as a result of high level of sugar, noting that her husband was tortured to death for an offence he didn’t commit.
The Rivers State Government on Tuesday denied statements alleging that Governor Nyesom Wike berated the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party for losing Imo State governorship seat to the All Progressives Congress.
This was made known during a recent visit by officials of United States President’s Malaria Initiative to Bonny Island to conduct a first-hand assessment of the feasibility of malaria elimination on the Island and explore opportunities for partnership with NLNG in combating the scourge.
The approval was contained in a Special Announcement by Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications
The Oba of Benin kingdom, Omo n’oba n’Edo uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, on Monday evening paid a thank you visit to Port Harcourt in Rivers.
He made the call during an inter-denominational Church Service marking the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom on Sunday.
Reading the judgment, Justice Isaiah Olafemi said Lokpobiri failed to comply with the statutory 14 days period, adding that he ought to have filed the case not later than September 17, 2019.
The Police Command in Rivers has rescued two policemen and a civilian, kidnapped on their way to work in November 2019 in Andoni Local Government Area of the state.
The Federal Government on Monday says it is committed in cleaning up the hydrocarbon impact on communities in Ogoniland in spite of challenges being faced in the exercise.
The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday.
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has waded into the disagreement between Governors Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the killing in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
Justice Adolphus Enebeli gave the order in Port Harcourt following an application by the Attorney-General of Rivers, Prof Zacchaeus Adengo.
Beneficiaries of the professional development course drawn from communities in the Niger Delta were trained at the Onshore and Offshore Safety Institute of Nigeria in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as part of fresh initiatives to extend gains of the Amnesty Programme to inhabitants of communities impacted during the Niger Delta crisis.
Raphael, a Senior Immigration Inspector from the Rivers Marine Command, Nigerian Immigration Service in Onne, Rivers, was abducted alongside three others by suspected militants on Tuesday.
According to residents, Fubara committed suicide on Wednesday by tying an electrical wire to the ceiling fan and then tied the wire around his neck.
YES is one of NLNG’s numerous initiatives designed to make youths in its host and pipeline communities self-reliant as well as economically and socially responsible through guided technical and managerial development training.
They were arrested on Friday based on intelligence and surveillance of their suspected fraudulent activities.
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has declared that his administration would continually partner with security agencies to ensure adequate security in the state.