Community Environment General

ONC Urges Rivers Government to Dredge Waterways to Prevent Flooding

The Orashi National Congress (ONC) has called on the Rivers State Government and local government authorities to urgently deploy swamp buggies to dredge and clear waterways and canals across the Orashi region to avert severe flooding during the peak of the rainy season. President-General of the Congress, Ambassador Emeni Ibe, made the appeal in a

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Community Politics

Iriebe Monarch Seeks Government Intervention Over Alleged Boundary Attacks

The Paramount Ruler of Iriebe Community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Eze Jeremiah Worenwu, has appealed to the state government to urgently intervene over alleged attacks by persons from the neighbouring Umuebule Community in Etche Local Government Area. Speaking in Port Harcourt, Eze Worenwu said the boundary separating Iriebe and Umuebule communities

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Community General

Four Killed in Omoku Attack, Residents Gripped by Fear

Fear has gripped residents of Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State following a violent attack that reportedly claimed the lives of four persons, including a commander of the Organized Security Peace and Advisory Committee (OSPAC). The deceased OSPAC operative, identified as Boski, was the Commander of the OSPAC Omoku Unit. Three women

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General Community

Tension Mounts Over Sand-Filling Activities at Bori Camp in Rivers

Tension is mounting among host communities surrounding the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division Bori Camp in Port Harcourt over ongoing sand-filling activities, with residents threatening protests if urgent action is not taken by the relevant authorities. Reports indicate that some aggrieved communities are mobilising to block the Rumuigbo axis of Ikwerre Road in protest over what

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Community General

Gokana Community Seeks Urgent Government Intervention Over Failing Bridge

Residents of Deken Community in Gokana Local Government Area have appealed to the Rivers State Government for urgent intervention over the deteriorating condition of the bridge linking the community to neighbouring towns. The residents said the bridge has developed serious structural defects and is at risk of collapse following weeks of heavy rainfall, which triggered

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Community Politics

Khana Leaders Reject Existence of Mene Bua Bori Stool

Stakeholders in Khana Local Government have declared that there is no recognised traditional stool known as the Mene Bua Bori. The position was contained in a communiqué read by former Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Leyii Kwanee, after a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Chairman of Khana Local Government, Dr. Thomas

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Community General

Upata Monarch Calls for Stronger Security Around Oil Facilities

The Paramount Ruler of Upata Kingdom in Ahoada East Local Government Area, King Felix Otuwarikpo, has called for stronger security around oil facilities to curb illegal activities contributing to oil spills. Speaking at an event in Port Harcourt, the monarch said host communities should not be blamed for pipeline failures caused by ageing and obsolete

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Community General Oil and Gas

MOSOP Lists Conditions for Oil Production Resumption in Ogoniland

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has outlined conditions it says must be met before oil production can resume in Ogoniland. MOSOP President, Andah Wai-Ogosu, called on the Federal Government to unbundle OML 11 to enable Ogoni people to form cooperatives and participate directly in oil exploration in line with the

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Community General

Alesa Community Seeks Government Action Over Land Grabbing, Grazing

Residents of Alesa Community in Eleme Local Government Area have called on the government to urgently intervene over alleged land grabbing and the destruction of farmlands by grazing cattle. Chairman of the Community Development Committee, Joseph Osadji, alleged that armed individuals, sometimes accompanied by persons in security uniforms, intimidate landowners and illegally take over ancestral

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Community General

Alesa Community Raises Alarm Over Fresh Shootings on Disputed Lands

The Community Development Committee Chairman of Alesa in Eleme Local Government Area, Joseph Osarojiji, has raised concerns over renewed violence on disputed lands, alleging that armed youths have resumed attacks in the area. Osarojiji said the persistent insecurity has prevented residents, particularly women, from accessing their farmlands, thereby threatening livelihoods and food production. He appealed

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