The Rivers State Independent Publishers Association (RIVPA) announces the sudden demise of our member, Mr. Kenneth Amabipi, publisher of the Newswriter newspaper. Mr Amabipi passed away on Monday, 12th November, 2012 after a brief illness. RIVPA wishes to commiserate with the Amabipi family and the entire journalism profession on this painful incident, and pray the […]
By Leburah Ganago | Atlanta, USA | Nov. 18, 2012 – “As of this moment, I found that the Ogoni people are going extinct . No hospitals, no schools. There is nothing. And yet, this is a very rich area. I cannot accept that paradox … I have perceived a great injustice being done to […]
THE recent acquisition of private jets by the governments of Rivers and Akwa Ibom states is as reckless as it is highly insensitive. The massive waste of money is coming at a time when the rate of poverty and deprivation is worsening in the country. It is indefensible for state governors to add acquisition of […]
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi | credits: AS anxiety over the alleged ceding of oil wells continues to mount, the Rivers State Government on Wednesday accused the Federal Government of paying the sum of N17bn belonging to Rivers to Bayelsa State. The money, according to sources, was expected to remain in a special account […]
Two inmates of the Federal Prisons in Ahoada, headquarters of Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, have been shot dead by the operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and policemen. They were attempting to escape through the ceiling after a jail break. Despite the quick intervention of the security agencies, four of […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has denied any involvement in a boundary dispute between Rivers and Bayelsa states. The presidency, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati, in Abuja, on Tuesday, said those behind a protest in Abuja, where Jonathan was accused of orchestrating plans to cede five Rivers State oil communities to Bayelsa State, were […]
Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s Global 5000 Bombardier Jet-Photo Credit: James Chevrier By SaharaReporters, New York Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has acquired a brand new Bombardier Global 5000 (N565RS) for his exclusive use, SaharaReporters has learnt. Mr. Amaechi’s lavish new “toy” comes at a time hundreds of thousands of residents in his state are displaced […]
Dress the way you want to be addressed” is a popular saying that buttresses the fact that the way you dress speaks a lot about you. This saying has, however, been compromised in recent times by our youths. Most of our streets, public places and institutions of higher learning are now adorned with indecent dressing. […]
By Clarius Ugwuoha | NNP | Oct. 25, 2012 – It is very disconcerting that a kind of violence-mentality has permeated the consciousness of Nigerians. What informed the gruesome murder of four promising youths on the flimsy excuses of phone and laptop thefts, which were unsubstantiated, remains a puzzle to most social analysts in Nigerian. […]
• Arrests three others • Identities of victims revealed by JTF The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Rivers State yesterday shot dead one of the alleged brains behind Thursday’s killing of a student of the University of Port Harcourt and two others at Rumuchakara, Choba, a host community of the institution. Operatives of the JTF, […]
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