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In abid to step up its constitutional role, the Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne, has recorded ground breaking seizures in its operations against smuggling and illicit trade, led by the vigilant officers and collaboration with sisters agencies. Briefing journalists, the Comptroller, Area II Command, Mahammed Babandede, said the impressive achievements in the fight against smuggling and illicit trade, are consequent on the command’s doggedness and unwavering commitment to safeguard public health and ensuring the security of the nation in compliance with Nigeria’s import regulations. According to him the proactive operation of his men successfully led to the interception…

As a result of the directive issued by the Bayelsa State Ministry of Transport that all motor parks operating within Yenagoa and its environs must relocate to the newly built state’s transport terminal at Igbogene in Yenagoa, commuters traveling from Bayelsa State to other parts of the country are lamenting the ordeal they are passing through before getting to their respective destinations, particularly during this festive season. According to different commuters that spoke to newsmen at various motor parks within Yenagoa and its metropolis, they expressed dismay and outright annoyance over the insensitivity on the part of the state Ministry…

Emma Sunday Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has insisted that there is only one House of Assembly existing in the State, and it is led by Rt Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo. Governor Fubara made the clarification shortly after giving assent to the Rivers State Appropriation Law No.1 of 2025, at Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The Governor said the records need to be put straight to address insinuations in some quarters about a possible splitter in the Legislature, and stated that there is no such division. Governor Fubara stated: “I want to say this, maybe, for some persons…

Emma Sunday The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has lambasted Governor Siminalayi Fubara over his decision to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to 3 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to him. Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Monday December 30th, 2024 presented a budget proposal of N1.188 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year, to a 3-man faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo. The budget was later passed into law on Thursday January 2, 2025. Briefing Journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Okocha declared the…

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt Newly promoted Assistant Inspection General of Police, AIG, Mohammed Bala Mustapha has officially handed over mantle of leadership to CP Olubenga Adewale Adepoju, as the new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State. Speaking during a brief handover ceremony at the Police Officers’ Mess in Port Harcourt, AIG Bala Mustapha who was deployed to Zone 6 Command Headquarters Calabar, thanked the officers and men of the Rivers State Police Command as well as residents of the state for their support and cooperation during his three months in-charge as the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State. AIG Bala said…

•Charges them to promote peace, security Emma Sunday Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has officially presented staff of office and certificate recognizing Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari as a traditional Ruler to in the state. HRH Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari was recognised as the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri in Degema Local Government Area of the state. Other monarchs recognized alongside Dokubo-Asari include: HRM Winston Odize Alamina Oputibeya XII, as the Amanyanabo of Koniju in Okrika Local Government Area; HRM Eze Noble Friday Uwoh (CSP rtd) as the Eze Igbu-Ehuda (Ahoada) IV in Ahoada-East Local Government Area; HRH Prince Ike Ehie as the…

… Lauds JV Partners Green Energy, Lekoil on CSR, Community Relations By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Ikuru Town Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT) on Monday distributed livelihood packages worth N50 million to natives and residents of Ikuru Town in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. This is as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the HCDT, Prof. Lysias Gilbert, has appealed to the Green Energy International Limited and Lekoil and Gas Company Limited Joint Venture partners to further reach out to the community beyond the stipulated 3% operating expenses (OPEX) by sponsoring more projects in the community.…

•Preaches Love, Peace in New Year Emma Sunday  The immediate past Caretaker Committee Chairman of Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Orolosama Peter Amachree has felicitated with the people of the LGA and Rivers State in general for crossing over to the year 2025, assuring them of better days ahead. Rt. Hon. Orolosama Amachree who was a former leader of the Asari Toru legislative Assembly gave the assurance in a new year message he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, 1st January, 2025. The former Council Chairman also assured the…

The Minister of State Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has toured fuel stations in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state, to monitor the availability of petroleum products. Lokpobiri arrived at the Bayelsa State International Airport, Amassoma, at about 11.30 a.m. and headed straight to the Rain Oil Filling station at Etegwe, accompanied by officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA. He also visited an NNPC, affiliate filling station at Etegwe, Rano Oil at Opolo, and NNPC mega filling station at Berger junction. In all the fuel stations, he visited, the minister requested the pump attendants to…

By Ehichioya Ezomon There’s a resurgence of “false or fake” reports of death of prominent Nigerians spurned by the mischievous for inexplicable reasons. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, are among the latest victims of repeated reports of their deaths by mongers. The canny thing about these reports is that they come mostly towards or at the end of the year, in November and December. Is it that the creators and spreaders of such rumours don’t want the affected to live into the New Year, or it’s mere coincidence that the news…