General Technology

NDDC Urges Niger Delta Youths to Embrace AI for Wealth Creation

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has urged youths in the region to look beyond crude oil and embrace Artificial Intelligence as a new frontier for wealth creation, employment and innovation. The call was made as the Commission, through its Department of Information Technology and Innovation, commenced a four-day AI training and capacity-building programme aimed

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General

Ikwerre Council Pledges Continued Support for Military

The Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Charles Wobodo, has pledged the council’s continued support for the military in carrying out its activities and programmes within the limits of available resources. Wobodo stated this while serving as the Special Guest of Honour at the 24th anniversary celebration of the Great Men of

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Security General

NDLEA Arrests Businessman With 1.55kg Cocaine Concealed in Luggage at Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Nwankwo Onyebuchi, with 1.550 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed inside the walls and railings of his luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement. Babafemi said Onyebuchi was arrested at

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Community General

Suspected Armed Thugs Attack Residents Over Disputed Egbelu Farmland in Rivers

Suspected armed thugs have reportedly attacked some residents of Egbelu Rumuekini in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, leaving some victims injured. The incident reportedly occurred during a meeting of the Egbelu Rumuekini Landlords Association amid a lingering dispute over ownership of farmland in the area. Egbelu farmland is one of the disputed areas

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Education General

ASUP Urges Rivers Govt to Reconstitute College Governing Council After 10 Years

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology chapter, has appealed to the Rivers State Government to urgently reconstitute the institution’s Governing Council, which it says has been absent for about a decade. The ASUP Chairman of the College, Destiny Obinna, made the appeal when the Rivers

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Education General

Fubara Approves New Salary Structure for Rivers Tertiary Institutions

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved a new salary structure for staff of all state-owned tertiary institutions, effective from 2026. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor, announced the approval on Thursday during a familiarisation visit to the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. Speaking to stakeholders at the university’s

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General

Revenue Consultants Inaugurate Task Force to Curb Illegal Collection in Rivers

The Association of Revenue Consultants and Agents has inaugurated a six-member task force to tackle illegal revenue collection across Rivers State. Chairman of the association, Oriye Tamuno-Nengiye Ofori, charged members of the task force with ensuring effective coordination of revenue collection across the state. The task force is headed by Kingsley Idaye as Chairman, Edward

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General

INEC Says Over 1.9 Million PVCs Collected Ahead of Osun Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says more than 1.9 million Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, have been collected ahead of the Osun State governorship election. INEC disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna. According to Haruna, the figure was derived from the

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Security General

Rivers Police Parade 18 Suspects, Recover 47 Firearms, 12 Stolen Vehicles

The Rivers State Police Command has paraded 18 suspects arrested during various operations across the state between June and August 2026. The command also recovered 47 firearms, 102 rounds of live ammunition, 11 cutlasses and 12 stolen vehicles in the course of the operations. Parading the suspects at the command headquarters on Moscow Road, Port

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General Oil and Gas

Five Rivers Oil Communities Protest Lack of Transparency in Host Development Trust

Five oil producing communities in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have accused the Board of Trustees of the Egi Igburu Host Community Development Trust of failing to ensure transparency and accountability in the management of funds meant for community development. The affected communities, Egita, Akafta, Ohiuaga, Ikiri and Obite, alleged that despite benefiting

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