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Nov

24

2023

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NDDC New Board: Rivers Governor, Fubara Declares Support For President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

News Flash, Presidency, South South

Rivers Governor, Fubara Declares Support For Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda The Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara has told the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) that his administration would support the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Fubara vowed to collaborate and support the NDDC’s efforts to speed up the development of the region. The governor spoke at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt when members of the NDDC Governing Board, led by their Chairman, Chiedu Ebie, paid him a visit. A statement signed on Thursday, November 23, by Fubara’s special assistant on media, Boniface…

Nov

23

2023

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Man Disguises As Delta SSG To Defraud Job Seekers Of N10 Million

Crime, News Flash, South South

“He Used True Caller App”: Man Disguises As Delta SSG To Defraud Job Seekers of N10 Million Delta police have arrested a fraudster impersonating a high-ranking government official in the state The suspect, identified as Samson Ibiloma, allegedly scammed Nigerians using false promises of job opportunities According to the police, Ibiloma operates by mimicking the Delta state government secretary, Kingsley Emu, and has so far succeeded in a substantial financial fraud of over N10 million The Delta state police command on Wednesday, November 22, announced the arrest of a fraudster who was impersonating a top government official in the state.…

Nov

22

2023

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Rivers State House Of Assembly Passes Vote Of Confidence On Gov. Fubara

House Of Assembly, News Flash, South South

Rivers State House of Assembly Passes Vote Of Confidence On Gov. Fubara Rivers State House of Assembly under the leadership of the Speaker, Rt Hon. Barr. Edison Ehie has passed a vote of confidence on the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Governor Siminalayi Fubara DSSRS. Rising from a siting on Tuesday 21st November 2023, the House commended the Governor on his developmental strides and security initiatives to keep Rivers State peaceful , stressing that it takes a man of great vision and peace to steer the ship of development for the benefit of the people of the State…

Nov

09

2023

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Tragedy As Woman In The Viral “Mummy Calm Down” Video Reportedly Commits Suicide

Mishap, News Flash, South South

Woman In The Viral ‘Mummy Calm Down’ Video Reportedly Committed Suicide The woman in the viral ‘Mummy Calm Down’ has reportedly committed suicide in Benin, Edo state. According to reports reaching AttNews, the mother of 3 refused to disclose her predicament to anyone. Announcing the tragic event, an X user, Sammydo214 said: The woman in the viral Mummy Calm down Video has just committed suicide here in Benin. She refused to speak to anyone about her problems.She left 3 kids for her husband including the popular Mummy Calm down boy. Reactions has trailed the very sad development. See some reactions…

Nov

04

2023

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Final Year Student Electrocuted While Installing Solar Panels

News Flash, Education, South South

Final Year Student Electrocuted While Installing Solar Panels A final year student of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State has been electrocuted while installing solar panels on a one-storey building. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gory incident occurred in a business location close to a commercial bank at the Warri Garage Area on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Witnesses told journalists that the aluminium ladder used by the student in climbing up to the position he intended to install the solar panels was magnetised by the high-tension wires linking a neighbouring commercial bank. Consequently, he reportedly got electrocuted in the process,…

Oct

31

2023

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Rivers State: “Very Sad And Unfortunate, Only One Man Wants To Control Abuja And Rivers State Simultaneously…” – Momodu Knocks Wike.

Politics, South South

Fubara: One Man Wants To Control Abuja And Rivers Simultaneously – Momodu Knocks Wike A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu has reacted to the crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly. Speaking on the development via a series of posts on his X handle, Momodu berated Wike for his dictatorial tendencies. The PDP chieftain argued that Wike was trying to control Abuja and Rivers simultaneously. According to him, “Very sad and unfortunate, only one man wants to control Abuja and Rivers simultaneously… The Governor of Rivers under attack… Barely six months in government, the gentleman GOVERNOR SIM…

Oct

31

2023

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Breaking News: Real Cause Of Rift Between Nyesom Wike And His Successor, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara Revealed

News Flash, Politics, South South

BREAKING: Cause Of Rift Between Nyesom Wike And His Successor, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara Revealed In the high-stakes world of Rivers State politics, a sizzling feud has erupted between former Governor Nyesom Wike and his successor, Gov. Fubara. The drama unfolds with allegations that Wike demanded a jaw-dropping 25% of Rivers State's monthly allocation from Fubara; we are talking BILLIONS – a sum that would make anyone's eyes water. But wait, Fubara, no pushover himself, reportedly haggled it down to 10%, still an eye-popping figure by any standard. But that's not where the plot thickens. Wike reportedly had his fingers in…

Oct

25

2023

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Tension As APC Candidate’s Name, Timipre Sylva Is Missing In INEC Final List For The Forthcoming Bayelsa State Governorship Election

South South, Politics

The APC candidate's name, Timipre Sylva, in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State, is missing from the final list published by INEC On the new list, the APC candidate's column was left blank, while the commission cited a court order in its remarks Recall that a federal high court in Abuja sacked Sylva because he had been sworn in twice and can't be sworn in for the third time, according to the court. The All Progressives Congress (APC) camp has been thrown into tension as its candidate in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and…

Oct

16

2023

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This Life: Wife Bathes Husband With Acid Over N15,000

South South, Marriage And Love, Mishap

E DON HAPPEN: Wife Bathes Husband With Acid Over N15,000 Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a mother of two who allegedly bathed her husband with acid over the sharing of N15,000 paid to the family at Nchia community, in Eleme Local Government Area. The ugly incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, October 14, but the woman who hails from Akwa-Ibom but married to her husband from Nchia community was intercepted in her bid to escape by the Nchia Security Council ( community vigilante) headed by Abel Oluka, and other teaming youths of Agbonchia community.…

Sep

23

2023

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Akwa Ibom @ 36: Governor Umo Basset Eno Pays Glowing Tribute General Ibrahim Babangida(Rtd), Former Governors And Others

People & Events, South South

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Bassey Eno has paid unreserved tributes to the former Military Head of State in Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) for seeing the need to create the present Akwa Ibom State from Cross River State, saying the state is better off as an independent entity. Eno also paid glowing tribute to all former governors of the state before him, including the military administrator, for laying the solid foundation on which he is building upon. He, however, thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the recent invitation for him to be a part of his delegation at the…