Barinada Mpigi, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works has died. It was gathered, Senator Mpigi, 64 died on Thursday. The senator was born on June 23, 1961. Mpigi represented the South-East senatorial district of Rivers until his death. A source confirmed the lawmaker’s demise to on Thursday morning. The late lawmaker was first elected…
The Rivers State Executive Council has cancelled a N134 billion contract awarded by the past sole administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibokete Ibas (rtd). The contract was for the reconstruction of the ageing State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt, reports Vanguard. The contract was awarded to CCECC during the period of emergency rule by…
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has released the final list of political parties and candidates cleared to contest the August 30 local government elections, with 16 parties given the green light. The Chairman of the RSIEC, Michael Odey, in a statement, explained that the list followed a screening exercise held at the commission’s…
A pastor in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has been arrested by the police for alleged involvement in homosexual activities. The pastor, identified only as Elijah, is the General Overseer of a church located on Eagle Island in the state capital. His arrest follows the circulation of videos in which he is seen engaging in sexual…
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has stated that it cannot take a stance on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, reiterating its primary function as a platform for fostering unified policies and collaborating for sustainable socioeconomic development of the country. In a statement issued on Saturday, NGF’s Director General,…
The federal government has deployed 10,000 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel to curb further attacks on oil pipelines against the backdrop of the blasts at oil installations in Rivers State between Sunday and Tuesday. The NSCDC spokesperson, Afolabi Babawale, confirmed the deployment of anti-vandal operatives to The PUNCH on Wednesday, stating that…
The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has reacted to the invitation extended to it by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. On Sunday, Fubara invited the Assembly for a meeting at the Government House on Monday, March 10. The governor, through the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, announced that the 10 a.m. meeting…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed concern over the recent Supreme Court judgment which barred the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) from releasing local government money to the Rivers State government. The apex court on Friday stopped FAAC from allowing Rivers State government in accessing local government revenue because Governor Simi Fubara did…
Tensions flared in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Thursday as police barricaded the road leading to the Peoples Democratic Party’s secretariat on Aba Road. The move followed reports that the Acting Executive Committee, formed after a court nullified the elected executive, planned to take over the secretariat complex. A Rivers State High Court in…
