The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has threatened to impose fresh restrictions on worship centres in the state for allegedly flagrantly violating set Covid-19 protocols. Governor Wike issued the threat on Sunday while speaking at the Saint Thomas Anglican Church in Mile 2 Diobu, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, during Chief Azubuike Nmerukini’s
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11-year-old boy, Gift Osayuhi, who was arrested last week over his alleged involvement in the attack on a police station in the state, has been released by the Police in Edo State on Friday. The young boy was arrested for allegedly joining the gang of hoodlums that attacked the Oba Market police station at Evbuotubu
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The Delta State Government on Friday has approved the re-opening of schools for all classes in public and private schools across the state with effect from Monday, November 2, 2020. It could be recalled that the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, ordered the closure of the schools last week over the #EndSARS protest in the
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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has directed that all schools in the state be closed due to rising flood water that had taken over homes, schools and farmlands. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, said the directive takes effect from Monday, October 19. Governor Diri said the decision was taken
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The Rivers State Government has placed a ban on all forms of protests in the State. The Governor, Nyesom Wike in a statement issued through his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim advised parents and guardians to ensure their children or wards did not violate the order. He said the decision followed the scrapping
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The Rivers state government has banned all forms of #EndSARS protest in the state.In a statement released this night, the state Commissioner for Information, Paulinus Nsirim, said since the Inspector General of Police has dissolved all SARS formations across the country, the state government sees no reason why any #EmdSARS protest should hold in the
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Three persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh clash between members of two fierce cult group in Abraka community in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that various deadly weapons such as cutlass, guns and sticks were used during the fracas. According to sources, several other persons sustained injuries when
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Local Government workers in Bayelsa State have suspended the planned strike earlier scheduled to commence today (Monday) over issues relating to their welfare. The decision suspending the planned industrial action was reached at a meeting between representatives of labour unions, state and Local Government late Sunday in Yenagoa. The meeting was presided over by state
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Gunmen in Inen Ikot Esse village, Oruk Anam local government area, Akwa Ibom state have invaded a Church and fatally shot one member. The victim, Elder Friday Ufenang, said to be the secretary of his church (name withheld) was shot during the attack and is in critical state in hospital. It was gathered that on
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Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, yesterday, flayed the deduction of the state’s revenue by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, in favour of Rivers State following a high court ruling. The governor expressed his dissatisfaction with the development when RMAFC Federal Commissioners representing the South South region paid him a courtesy visit
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Hon Iyadim Amboni Iyadim, the Executive Chairman of Bakassi Local government area, has on Thursday told the Federal government to either return the 76 oil well ceded to Akwa Ibom state or settle his people properly. Iyadim also further said that he doesn’t understand why Bakassi was ceded so fast adding that what happened in
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Mr. Abraham Ingobere, the Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, has rightly turned down the allegations that he escaped with the mace to thwart plans by Governor Douye Diri to have him impeached. He said that the rumour circulating on social media platforms that he escaped with the mace during plenary was uncalled for.
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The organised labour has vowed to stage a peaceful protest in order to draw the attention of the world to the ‘sins’ of Governor Nyesom Wike against workers in Rivers State. At a joint press conference on Thursday, organised by the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba and his counterpart from
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The Edo State Governor, Mr . Godwin Obaseki, has approved 50 hectares of farmland for three international investors for the production of palm oil in the state . According to a statement , the parcel of land was leased to the three new companies coming from Asia as part of efforts by the government to
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The wife of Vijah Opuama, the Liberation Movement candidate in the last Bayelsa governorship election, Cherry Opuama, has asked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu to release her husband, according to a report by SaharaReporters. It was gathered that Opuama was arrested within the premises of the election petition tribunal in Abuja, on August
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