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Wike set to demolish markets flouting lockdown rules
The Rivers Government warned on Wednesday that some markets in the state might be demolished for flouting the order of the government that trading...
Wike shuts down three markets in PH
By Ebi Perekeme
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has announced the total closure of three popular markets in the state.
The affected markets included Oginiba Slaughter...
Coronavirus: NCDC orders shutdown of Rivers community for 21 days
By Ebi Perekeme
The people of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, ASALGA received the directive of the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, (NCDC) to shut down...
COVID-19 scare, NDDC shuts office over death of one of its directors
By Ebi Perekeme
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) headquarters in Port Harcourt was shut on Thursday following the death of the agency’s Acting Executive Director...
For good, well-being of residents in COVID-19 era, NDDC begins distribution of medical supplies,...
By Ebi Perekeme
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has kicked off the distribution of medical supplies, relief Materials and Public Enlightenment Campaign to contain...
Residents tremble as Rivers embarks on new round of lockdown
By James Nwosu
The Rivers State Government has resumed another round of total lockdown after giving Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor residents four days to restock...
Woman, 62, trampled to death during sharing of Rivers government COVID-19 palliative
A woman identified as Mrs. Florence Onuobodo has lost her life in Elele Kingdom, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, during a stampede...
Monarchs in Rivers calls on FG to rescind IG’s order on interstate movement
Traditional rulers in Rivers State have sought the intervention of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to reverse the order by the Inspector...
OYF threatens to shutdown Rivers over detention of President-General
The dreaded Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) has threatened to march down to Port Harcourt and storm sensitive federal government facilities if their president-general that...
Hotel Demolition: We acted in order, no regret — Wike says, warns social media...
---Your act is draconian - Abe
---I am not in a right frame of mind to speak now - Hotel owner
Despite the outrage that greeted...
Demolishing my hotel will discourage investors in Rivers – Demolished hotel owner says
The owner of Prudent Hotel demolished by the Rivers State Government, Promise Gogorodari, has denied violating any law to warrant the demolition of his...
NDDC sets up committee to distribute palliatives due to COVID-19
--Soboma to head the committee
By Ebi Perekeme
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has inaugurated a committee for the distribution of palliatives to cushion the...
Forensic Audit: NDDC Sends Key Staff on Mandatory Leave (Breaking)
By Ebi Perekeme
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has placed some members of staff on mandatory leave with full benefits, pending the conclusion and...
Gov. Wike takes strict measures against parts of Port Harcourt, Obio/Akpor over lockdown disobedience
--Vows to pull down any building violating the order
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced a lockdown of parts of Port Harcourt and...
Over 8,000 projects to undergo NDDC’s forensic audit
By Ebi Perekeme
The forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was said to be aimed at restoring sanity and prudence in the...
You are a civilian dictator, RIVLEAF tells Wike
A group, The Rivers Leadership Advancement Foundation (RIVLEAF) has called on Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike to urgently watch his utterances and not destroy the...
Lady found dead in PH hotel she checked in with a man
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a middle-aged woman in a hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The Public Relation...
Gov Wike releases N2b to stem food shortage during COVID-19
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has released N2billion for the procurement of essential foodstuffs to ease the pains of residents from the COVID-19 induced lockdown...
Passengers stranded at River Niger, as Delta lockdown over COVID-19
By Ebi Perekeme
Hundreds of travellers in and out of Delta State were stranded at the Asaba end of the River Niger Bridge head following...
Wike partially lockdown River over Coronavirus
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced partial lockdown of Rivers State.
He also suspended operations of night clubs, cinemas and public parks as part of...
NDDC Takes Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Infection
By Ebi Perekeme
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has suspended visits to its offices as part of measures to help in preventing the infection...
Rivers Govt gears up to tackle illegal refineries
Worried by the environmental devastation, the Rivers State government has begun moves to end artisanal refineries which are adjudged to be the major cause...
My life now seriously threatened by officials of Rivers Govt – Sobomabo Jackrich cries...
By Ebi Perekeme
High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich Founder, Kengema Unity Forum and Network for the Defense of Democratic and Good Governance president, has called on the...
Akpabio reveals planned meeting by N’Delta stakeholders in PH
By Ebi Perekeme
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, March 9, said plans were afoot by stakeholders in the Niger Delta to meet...
Buhari to Commission 13-Floor NDDC Permanent Headquarters
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, says that President Muhammadu Buhari will be invited to inaugurate the 13-floor...
Oshiomhole, Sylva should be held responsible if anything happens to Odili – Rivers Govt
Rivers state government says it will hold Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, minister of state for...
NDDC inaugurates new committees on projects, contracts documentation
…Defends budget Wednesday
By Ebi Perekeme
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has inaugurated two new committees for contract documentation and project assessment as a follow...
Cultists takeover Etche, kill over six persons
Seven persons lost their lives while several others were injured following clashes between two cults in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
It was...
Court reinstates 8 perm secs sacked by Wike
A national industrial court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, has ordered the reinstatement of eight permanent secretaries sacked by Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, in...
NDDC Extends Duration of Contract Verification Exercise
By Ebi Perekeme
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has extended the period for the verification of documents for contractors and consultants of the Commission...
NDDC’s new challenge for contractors and consultants
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Gbene Dr. Joi Nunieh, has warned that contractors and consultants of the Commission...
NDDC would have gone out of business if not for Buhari – IMC
By Ebi Perekeme
President Muhammadu Buhari saved the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, from being shut down due to over trading, bloated contracts and other...
Port Harcourt residents cry out as life-threatening black soot resurfaces
Some Port Harcourt residents have expressed concern over their health as soot resurfaces in the state. Those most affected by the menace are the...
Pyagbara preaches unity among Ogoni people
By Ebi Perekeme
The President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Legborsi Pyagbara has called on Ogoni people not to...
UPDATE: FAAN closes, reopens Port Harcourt Airport after fire incident
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said Saturday, Jan. 4, that it has temporarily closed the runway of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa,...
