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Latest Politics, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi The war of words between the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, seems not to be over as the minister has described the latest call for her probe by the governor as a […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Presidency, Rivers, State News
Monday, November 18th, 2013
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The Presidency insisted on Sunday that it did not recognise Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, hence the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan at the retreat organised by the Amaechi-led faction of the Forum in Sokoto. Jonathan was billed to […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
The Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said the party was optimistic that the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and other rebel Peoples Democratic Party governors would join APC. Mohammed told SUNDAY PUNCH that they were still waiting for Amaechi to get back to them after consulting […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Rivers, State News
Thursday, November 7th, 2013
Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak The Presidency on Wednesday said Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was at liberty to dump the ruling Peoples Democratic Party for the opposition All Progressive Congress. Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
• Security agents, pro-Amaechi supporters square up as APC leaders storm Port Harcourt FROM CHRIS ANUCHA, Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Amaechi yesterday averted a clash between security agents and his supporters, who were at the Port Harcourt International Airport to welcome him and the leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), who visited the state, to […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Uche Igwe | credits: File copy As I write this piece, the leaders of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, are visiting the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, to convince him to join their political party. The visit is a clear signal of the wide division in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi | credits: File copy The All Progressives congress will be meeting with the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The APC said received warm reception when it visited two of the seven aggrieved governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, who formed the […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
Olalekan Adetayo | credits: File copy The remains of Mrs. Charity Oba fondly called Mama Sisi, the foster mother of wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, were interred at her husband’s residence at Ambemebiri, Okrika, Rivers, on Friday amidst fanfare. Oba died in an auto crash in Port Harcourt on July 22 at […]
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Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Rivers, State News
Friday, November 1st, 2013
THERE were indications that President Goodluck Jonathan, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Thursday had a closed-door meeting in Rivers State. The venue and agenda of the meeting were not clear as at the time of sending this report. However, sources said the ongoing feud […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Rivers, State News, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Thursday, October 24th, 2013

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | October 24, 2013 – Since graduating from the University of Port Harcourt many years ago, I always look forward to any opportunity to reconnect with Port Harcourt, although it is always difficult to say what exactly fires the attachment. Maybe, the inexplicable joyful feeling that often wells up […]