Rivers lawmaker wants 13% derivation paid directly to host communities
… As bill passes first reading A bill seeking to alter sections of the Nigerian constitution to allow payment the 13% derivation fund directly to...
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Katsina cattle ranch: Buhari pledges N6.25b seed money
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the sum of N6.5 billion to kickstart the development of cattle...
Court remands one for child trafficking, orders hospital to provide information on dead babies
A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded one Koko Crusco, the Executive Director of a Motherless Baby Home, Koko Home Foundation and one...
Nigerian Army confirms killing of General Hassan Ahmed
Nigerian Army has confirmed the murder of Major General Hassan Ahmed, a former Provost Marshal. A source close to the family said he was ambushed...
Amaechi does not have power to choose a riverine governor for Rivers people – Okocha
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha has stated that the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi cannot zone...
20-year-old girl accuses Port Harcourt based pastor of rape
A 20-year-old lady has accused one Mr. Tony Titus Daniel from Akwa Ibom State, said to be the pastor and general overseer of a new...
GOVERNOR WIKE AND THE AUDACITY OF ACCOUNTABILITY
By Paulinus Nsirim On Monday, July 12, 2021, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Govenor of Rivers State, did what most leaders, especially those elected to superintend...
Electoral Bill: NASS to restore electronic transmission of results, others
The National Assembly is now set to include provisions for the electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Amendment bill. This follows pressure from...
2023: Southern govs can’t intimidate us, North has 4 years after Buhari – Arewa youths
Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, have declared that the North still has four years to rule Nigeria, after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari expires...