Rivers State

Filling Stations Stop Operations In Port Harcourt

February 19, 2020 10:40 am

Most filling stations in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital have shut down operations following the disagreement between tanker drivers and security agencies in the state.

Our correspondent who monitored the industrial action by the filing station operators reports that queues have continued to build up in most filling stations in the state capital.

Speaking on the action, the National Treasurer of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Employees, NUPENG, Alex Agwanwa explained that the action was due to the inability of security agents to respect the understanding they reached with them last weekend.

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BVN Requirement For New E-Passport Not Acceptable – Wike

February 19, 2020 3:49 am

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike said Nigeria has failed if her way to check corruption is by requesting Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a condition for obtaining the new e-passport.

Wike, who spoke on Tuesday at the roll-out of the enhanced international e-passport in Port Harcourt, said he was shocked when he was informed that his BVN will be needed to obtain an international passport.

He noted that the method would create problems for couples intending to travel with their families and urged NIS to revisit the requirement.

Wike said: “I was surprised when I was told to present …

Wike and Oshiomhole

Wike Sends Word To FG Over Oshiomhole’s Rant

February 14, 2020 5:01 am
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has launched a verbal attack on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, over the comment he made about the inauguration of the candidate of the People Democratic Party, Douye Diri.

Reacting to the sacking of APC’s David Lyon by the Supreme Court on Thursday, Oshiomhole insisted that Lyon was democratically elected by the people and added that “Nobody will be sworn in on Friday as the new governor in Bayelsa state”

In response to the APC Chairman’s rant, Wike called on the Federal Government to warn him (Oshiomhole) to stop …

Chima Ikwunado

How Police Butchered Chima To Death – CSOs

February 10, 2020 11:33 am

Civil Society Organizations in Rivers State have claimed that the grievous wounds on the body of late Chima Ikwunado, indicate that the deceased auto mechanic suffered brutal torture with machete cuts before his death.

Chairman of Rivers Civil Society Organizations, Enefaa Georgewill, in interview with newsmen at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital where a new autopsy was conducted, said the marks on Late Chima’s body are horrible.

Georgewill re-emphasized that Chima was tortured to death, regardless of the outcome of the autopsy report.

“We have confirmed that the

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