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Jan 16, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Razaq Ayinla |Ignatius Chukwu |Remi Feyisipo |Emmanuel Ndukuba
…honour, pledge welfare packages for families of fallen heroes, heroines …Soludo, Fubara pledge to beef up security in Anambra, Rivers …Makinde gifts Salawu, a retired major, new car Some Nigeria’s governors, including Governors Dapo Abiodun, Ogun; Ademola Adeleke, Osun; Caleb Mutfwang, Plateau; Sim Fubara, Rivers; Monday Okpebholo, Edo; Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ondo; and Charles Soludo, Anambra; have asked Nigerians to work towards preserving the peace and unity of the Country as a mark of honour...
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
Gov Sim Fubara of Rivers State has vowed to remain vigilant and steadfast to protect the state. The governor said such was highly needed to ensure that Rivers State with sensitive investment installations remained safe. Gov Fubara spoke at the venue of events climaxing the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at Government House in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
The Armed Forces Remembrance Day is believed to be for the dead and maybe the weak and feeble soldiers that can hardly kill an ant. Now, Gov Sim Fubara wants heroes celebrated alive. He said it is more rewarding to celebrate the military and members of the security agencies for their contributions and sacrifices while they are alive, and not just when they are dead.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
Rivers, a state that was used to N100bn to N120bn per year as internally generated revenue (IGR) is sure to have grossed about N300bn in 2024. The state is now expecting a minimum of N264bn in 2025. The governor, Sim Fubara, said in 2024, the state recorded N100bn in IGR above the expected N231bn estimated IGR for the year.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
An unidentified expatriate has reportedly drowned in River Alesa in Eleme Local Council Area near Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while attempting to escape from kidnappers. The incident occurred between 8 and 10pm Monday, January 13, 2025. A crowd has massed along the Alesa Bridge close to Indorama Petrochemicals gate while divers have continued to search for the location of vehicle.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
Reasons were on Monday emerged why Bonny Local Council Area, which is an Island in Rivers State, was abruptly shut down as the communities complained of neglect by International Oil Corporations (IOCs). BusinessDay was told by the brains behind the protest after the shutdown was lifted that the International Oil Corporations (IOCs) reneged on agreements and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects entrenched in the agreements signed with the communities over the years.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
…BKDC boss says Train-7 community projects not off the ground yetReasons have emerged why Bonny local council area which is an island in Rivers State was to be shutdown for days from Monday, January 13, 2025. The brains behind the planned protest told newsmen after the shutdown was lifted that the international oil corporations (IOCs) have reneged on agreements and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects entrenched in the agreements over the years.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
The total shutdown which began in the early hours of Monday has been lifted. Tension began to build up Sunday night when members of the Bonny Youth Federation (BYF) intensified mobilisation for shutting down all entry and exit routes to the Island including markets, offices, etc. This is said to have raised concerns that aroused some of the biggest stakeholders in Bonny local council area of Rivers State including the the multinationals such as the NLNG and the multinationals.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
…Over 1,200 patients receive free treatmentReactions of the ordinary people usually show the relevance level of any government project or intervention. This is believed to form a measurement tool for various programmes and projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
businessday.ng | Ignatius Chukwu
…As Uche Okwukwu, Azuta-Mbata emergeConflicting reports have emerged from the South-east where the selection of the next president of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has kept all ears trained on the east. Two Ikwerre kinsmen from Rivers State have emerged at both Enugu and Port Harcourt, both said to be venues of the election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) first broke the news from Port Harcourt that Okwukwu, an activist, had become the successor to the late Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.
