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•As Bonny King Advocates Unity   Emma Sunday  Police FC has emerged winners of the inter-security agencies football tournament organised by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in honour of the King of ancient Bonny kingdom, HRM King Edward Asimini William Dappa-Pepple III. The NDLEA FC and FRSC took second and third respectively in tournament in Port Harcourt, which also featured teams from Nigeria Navy, Airforce, Army and Honourary members of the Mess, with the aim of strengthening collaboration between sister agencies. Speaking at the event, His Royal Majesty, HRM King Edward Asimini William Dappa-Pepple III, Perekule XI Amanyanabo and…

Ogoni youths have frowned at the improper naming of the newly created Federal University of Environment Technology, Saakpenwa/Koroma, Tai. ‎The youths under the aegis of Ogoni Youths Development Initiative (OYDI), said citing Saakpenwa and Koroma as location of the university is confusing, strange and uncalled for. ‎President-General of OYDI, Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar, said since Saakpenwa is housing the main campus of the university and having enough space and facility to accommodate the pioneer faculties, the name should be Federal University of Environment Technology, Saakpenwa.  He stressed that Koroma can exist as an additional campus when the need arises but…

Concerned about the risks that could emanate from improper handling of chemicals, the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) has emphasized the need for safe operational practices in the chemical and allied services industry. ‎ ‎At the 2025 stakeholders symposium with the theme, Chemical Handling Safety: Standards, Strategies and Compliance, held under the auspices of PHCCIMA’s Chemical and Allied Services Trade Group, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Chamber’s president, Dr Chinyere Nwoga, said the need for safety and standards compliance within the chemical and allied ecosystem cannot be over-emphasized. ‎ ‎She said despite the importance…

The Governor Douye Diri administration, on Tuesday, recorded another landmark feat in the state’s history with the inaugural flight of one of its two newly acquired aircraft landing at its airport. ‎ ‎The ATR-72/600 aircraft, which took off from the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 09:30hrs with about 50 passengers and crew on board, including Governor Douye Diri, the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah, members of the state’s National Assembly Caucus, the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission,…

Organizers of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity Cup, say they have concluded plans for the sale of registration forms for Season eight of the competition. ‎ ‎Director General of the tournament, Mr. Ono Akpe in a statement on behalf of the Central Organizing Committee, COC, noted that this year’s edition would witness some innovations. ‎ ‎According to him, the sale of registration forms will commence from the 1st of December through the 15th of January, 2026 while the tournament will kick-off on the 13th of February, 2026 as part of the activities…

By Angela Anthony Oju-Kienmie ‎ ‎Majors Samuel and Grace Edung who recently were posted to be divisional leaders of the Rivers/Bayelsa Division in the territory Nigeria  will be installed by this weekend. ‎The Territorial Commander, Commissioner Friday Ayanam and the Territorial President of Women’s Ministries, Commissioner Glory Ayanam, will visit Rivers/Bayelsa Division to perform the installation from 29th to 30th November, 2025 . ‎Activities which will mark the Installation Service of the Divisional Commander,Major Samuel Edung and the Divisional Director of Women’s Ministries,Major Grace Edung are as follows: ‎All Salvationists are expected to gather at the Port Harcourt International …

Basic infrastructure challenges confronting Nigerian Naval College (NNC), Ebubu, Eleme, Rivers State, have been tackled. ‎ ‎Rear Admiral Haruna Zego, outgoing Commandant of the College, disclosed this while handing over to the new Commandant, Commodore Johnson Adewoyina. ‎ ‎ Recounting how he achieved the feat, Rear Admiral Zego explained that on assumption of office, he met some infrastructure challenges which were limiting smooth training and development of officers. ‎ ‎‘’Some of the challenges that stared at me in the face upon my assumption of office which I urgently addressed ranged from epileptic power supply to poor waterways supply. ‎ ‎…

By B. Elums ‎ ‎The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Godify Towers Nigeria Limited and the Chairman, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Onne Seaport chapter, Rivers State, has received the team of Nigerian Economic Growth Forum (NEGF) on courtesy visit in his office in PortHarcourt, the Rivers State capital. ‎ ‎Speaking at the visit, leader of NEGF team, Hon. Olamilekan Adisa, opined that the essence of the visit was to commend and appreciate Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku (Onwa), for his numerous contributions to the economic growth and robust revenue generation to the federal government of Nigeria, through the…

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa. The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited and First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P) recently launched the Nigerian Engineering Olympiad (NEO), an engineering competition aimed at inspiring engineering students to develop innovative projects that will solve societal problems. The project is championed by Enactus Nigeria and has the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) as key partner. Explaining the concept, Country Director of Enactus Nigeria, Michael Ajayi, stated that the Nigerian Engineering Olympiad will inspire final-year, and postgraduate engineering students…

By Bon Peters Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Haulage District Eastern Zone, Onne, Rivers State has staged a peaceful protest at Onne to debunk what the union described as an alleged malicious and unfounded allegations of connivance and extortion levelled against the Union by a group they refer to as dissidents within their fold who according to them felt aggrieved over the commencement of Electronic Truck call- Up system otherwise known as E- Call Up at Onne Port. The peaceful protest which started at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT) Round-About with a motorcade on Monday morning…