The Rivers state government has signed a contract with engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, for construction of the Port Harcourt Ring Road. A press statement by the company’s media office, on Thursday, disclosed that during the contract-signing ceremony at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House in Port Harcourt, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, lauded Julius Berger’s on its successful Read More
The 2023 general elections have come and gone, but the intrigues and political innuendos from desperate politicians still dominate the centre stage. The latest is the wave of accusations, counter accusations and unwarranted campaigns of calumny against fellow politicians. Perhaps, their reasons may not be unconnected with the expected rewards by way of appointments, from Mr President, His Excellency Asiwaju Read More
The Rivers state House of Assembly has officially confirmed the nominations of four former Commissioners in the previous administration of Nyesom Wike. The confirmed nominees include Prof. Chinedum Mmon, who will take on the role of Commissioner for Education, Prof. Zacheaus Adango as Attorney General, Isaac Kamalu as Commissioner for Finance, and George Keli as Commissioner for Works. Details loading Read More
Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike has described himself as “a promise- keeper,” saying such attribute should be the hallmark of every successful politician. The governor said this Friday while inaugurating Phase Two of internal roads in Okochiri Kingdom in Okrika local government area and Elekahia community in Port Harcourt. Wike, who commenced another round of project inaugurations a few days Read More
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon. Yekini Nabena, has slammed the Rivers state governor Nysome Wike for ordering demolition of Bayelsa state properties located in Port Harcourt. Nabena warned the outgoing governor Wike not to extend what he described as “political drunkenness” beyond Rivers state, adding that state properties should not be used to settle personal political Read More
The President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Port-Harcourt, Rivers state to commission projects. This was disclosed in a picture shared on social media on Wednesday. Tinubu will be inaugurating the Rumuola-Rumuokwuta Flyover and the Magistrate Court Complex constructed by the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike. Details loading…
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has declared Wednesday, May 3, 2023, public holiday to enable residents give the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a rousing welcome. This was disclosed in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. He said the President-elect during his two-day official visit to Rivers would inaugurate Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover Read More
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State Rev. Fr Hycinth Alia has been declared winner of 2023 governorship election which held on Saturday March 18. Fr. Alia polled a total of 473,933 to defeat his closest rival Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 223,913 votes. Though election did not hold in Kwande, one Read More
Up to four governorship candidates in Rivers state on Friday accused Governor Nyesom Wike of harassment and intimidation of their supporters ahead of Saturday March 18, 2023 gubernatorial and house of assembly elections. To this end, the candidates including Senator Tonte Ibraye of the African Democratic Congress, Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs of Accord, and Read More
Barely 24 hours to Saturday March 18, 2023 governorship and state House of Assembly elections, the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has called for immediate arrest of top politicians in the state. The governor alleged that 27 politicians in the state are piloting to disrupt the governorship and House of Assembly elections with armed thugs, cultists, and gangsters in military Read More
Gunmen have kidnapped the Accord party candidate for the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area Constituency 2 in the Rivers state House of Assembly, Chukwudi Ogbonna. Blueprint learnt that he was kidnaped while driving in his car at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt on Monday night. Confirming the incident, Ogbonna’s cousin brother, Ifeaka Nwakiri, said, “They took him with his Mercedes car. We Read More
Ghanaian midfielder Paul Acquah netted hat-trick for Nigeria’s Rivers United in CAF Champions League clash encounter at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. Rivers United, Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) defeated DC Motema Pembe 3-1.
Goods worth millions have been destroyed after fire dsteoyed the popular oil mill market along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Blueprint learnt that the fire outbreak started on Saturday morning till Sunday. Confirming the incident, the Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Rumuokwrushi, O. C Wosu said the cause of the fire had yet to be determined. He said: Read More
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party has dissolved the Rivers state executive council over an alleged gross anti-party activities and corruption in the management of party funds. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the national chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement reads: “The national Read More
The Rivers state Labour Party (LP) chapter has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Sim Fubara, for the 2023 gubernatorial election. This was disclosed in a statement by the state chairman of Labour Party, Deinye Pepple, at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He stated that Fubara ’s senatorial district had yet to produce a governor since Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has released the winners of the National Assembly election conducted on February 25 in Rivers. INEC announced the results in a statement issued to reporters by the commission’s Public Affairs Officer, Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The commission announced the winner of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District as Mpigi Barinada Read More
Many persons have reportedly been killed after an explosion from a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe commumity in Emuoha local government area of Rivers state. Blueprint gathered that the incident occurred at the early hour of Friday when one of the buses loaded with crude went up in flames while trying to navigate to an illegal refining point in Read More
The Rivers state collation officer for the 2023 presidential election, Prof. Charles Adias, has suspended the collation of results over alleged threats to life. Adias disclosed this at the resumption of collation at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He said he was receiving more than one million calls from persons threatening him. He Read More
The Labour Party (LP) had asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the alleged unverified and manipulated results from the presidential and National Assembly elections in parts of Rivers state. This was disclosed in a statement by its national chairman, Julius Abure, in Abuja. The statement reads: “The leadership of the Labour Party is shocked by the revelations Read More
A pregnant woman and two others, including a member of Emuoha Vigilantes Service ( EMOVIS) have been killed Saturday during the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly elections in Ubomini Community of Emuoha Local Government Area of the state. Our Correspondent learnt that several houses were also burnt during the incident. Meanwhile, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System ( BVAS) deployed Read More
The Anambra state Police Command on Friday rescued three children stolen from their parents at Abia, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states. The Anambra state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement, gave the names of the recovered children as Master David Frang, aged eight; Miss Sarah Frang, aged three; and Master Chibuchi Sunday; Read More
Founder of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, will fail in the forthcoming election. This was disclosed in a statement by his Spokeperson, Oluwatosin Osho, on Sunday. He said, “APC and Tinubu will fail in Rivers State. The support for Tinubu by Wike is a Read More
Twin explosions rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally at Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt Rivers state on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Blueprint gathered that the tragedy left at least three people injured. A resident who pleaded anonymity said, “The explosion came with a loud bang and some persons were injured. The party officials had altercation with the youths Read More
Fire has gutted several houses in Elekahia area of Rivers state on Friday. The incident which had since rendered several people homeless started around 8:30 am. Goods and properties worth millions of naira were lost in the inferno which was reportedly caused by a kerosene explosion.
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, political allies of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who in November 2022, endorsed candidade of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have commenced grassroots mobilisation in the South-soutn and the South-east geopolitical zones. Jonathan’s supporters, who are members of Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), while flagging off the Read More
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