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Women from the Ipo community in Rivers State have blocked the entrance to the Port Harcourt airport in a Protest. As early as 7:30 am on Tuesday morning, the women from Ipo which is one of the host communities of the airport, blocked the gate at the airport roundabout, waving placards, singing, wailing, and even…
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The Rivers State Executive Council has approved access to N15 billion facility from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Infrastructure Fund, to accelerate the completion of three critical projects. According to a statement signed by Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant on Media, to Governor Nyesom Wike, the three major projects are the -Okoloma Road; Chokocho-Igbodo Road…
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Gunmen have killed one soldier and injured two others during an ambush in Rivers State. The troops were reportedly attacked yesterday close to Ahiankwo Market between Asari-Toru and the Emohua local government areas of the state. It was learnt that the Chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Rowland Sekibo, visited the scene where the hoodlums…
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Rotimi Amaechi administration of abandoning the state-owned Legacy 600 aircraft in Germany. He claimed that under Amaechi’s administration, the aircraft was flown to Germany in 2012 and abandoned there. The governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media Kevin Ebiri, said it was unconscionable…
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The Rivers State Police Command says it has set up a panel to investigate a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) who is alleged to own an illegal refinery in Rivers State. In a statement on Sunday, the Police said the unnamed DPO has been “immediately redeployed and a panel headed by an assistant commissioner of police…
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