Author: Emmanuel Obe

Host communities along the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) corridor in Obio/Akpor, Emohua and Ikwerre Local Government Areas of Rivers State have lauded Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) for extending Christmas palliatives and medical outreach to them during the Yuletide season. The commendation was given during the distribution of Christmas palliatives and a free medical outreach programme organised for no fewer than 35 communities across the three local government areas. The event took place at the Emohua Local Government Council Secretariat. Community leaders described the gesture as rare, noting that it was uncommon for companies operating in the area to engage…

…regrets setbacks at 2 water facilities The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has announced plans to create over 1,500 direct jobs for Ogoni people in 2026 as it enters a new phase of mangrove and shoreline remediation, alongside expanded skills acquisition programmes expected to benefit more than 2,000 youths, women and persons with special needs. Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey, disclosed this on Friday in Port Harcourt during a Project Review Meeting with key Ogoni stakeholders, an accountability and scorecard session aimed at assessing progress and strengthening collaboration. Zabbey said the proposed employment opportunities would emerge from the…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has strongly defended the Nigeria Police Force’s Motor Vehicle Tinted Glass Permit Policy, describing recent criticisms by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, as misleading and based on misrepresentation of the law. In a press statement issued on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the police said it was compelled to respond to public commentary on the policy in the interest of public order, national security and institutional clarity. The police leadership stressed that the regulation of tinted vehicle glass is firmly rooted…

Bonny Local Government Area has taken steps to regulate commercial transport operations on the newly inaugurated Bonny – Bodo road by announcing the commencement of a comprehensive registration and profiling exercise for all commercial transport companies, unions and individual operators plying the road. The exercise, according to a government public notice, is being carried out pursuant to the directive of the Chairman of Bonny Local Government, Hon. Abinye Pepple, and will be coordinated by the Bonny Investment Promotion Committee (BIPC), chaired by Sir Tammy Martins Brown. The council directed all transport companies, transport unions and individual commercial transporters involved in…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his commitment to fulfilling promises made to the people, declaring that performance and truth in governance cannot be hidden. Governor Fubara spoke on Thursday, December 18, 2025, during the inauguration of the 9.7-kilometre Emohua–Ogbakiri Roundabout–Egbelu Road project at the Ogbakiri Waterfront in Emohua Local Government Area. Describing the project as highly significant, the governor said it was initiated at one of the most challenging periods of his administration, stressing that its completion is proof of his government’s resolve to deliver despite constraints. “This project we are commissioning today is very significant to…

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Martin Amaewhule, on Wednesday led members of the Assembly to Abua/Odual Local Government Area to inaugurate a number of projects and vehicles executed by the council chairman, Mr. Ofori Owolobi Michael, to mark his first 100 days in office. The projects commissioned include a community hall and a fleet of vehicles comprising 35 mini buses, two haulage vans, four 14-seater buses, 30 motorcycles and one ambulance. Speaking at the event, Hon. Owolobi said the buses were procured to ease transportation challenges faced by residents of the area, while the ambulance…

The Rivers State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped woman and neutralised two suspected kidnappers during an intelligence-led operation in Emohua Local Government Area of the state. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU), Emohua Annex, following a tip-off on the abduction of the victim, whose name was withheld. The woman, from Omademe Community, was kidnapped on Friday, December 5, 2025, along Ozuaha Road, Emohua. Police sources said the victim’s brother reported the incident to the Command on December 9, 2025, explaining that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N1.2 million and threatened to…

…Tinubu nominates new NMDPRA, NUPRC chiefs President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate the names of two nominees to head Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agencies, following the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Gbenga Komolafe as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). Both Ahmed and Komolafe were appointed in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the two agencies established under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). In separate letters to the Senate, President Tinubu requested the expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has confirmed that the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd.), who administered the affairs of the state between March and September, left about ₦600 billion in the state’s coffers. Governor Fubara made the disclosure on Wednesday at the inauguration of the 14.2-kilometre Obodhi–Ozochi Road, which links Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Areas. He added that he himself had left about ₦300 billion in the state treasury at the time President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office in March. The governor’s remarks appear to align with the recent position of the Speaker…

Prof. Chituru Godwill Orluwene has been appointed the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). Orluwene, an indigene of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, was until his appointment the Provost of the College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University (RSU), Port Harcourt. A professor of Medical Pathology, Orluwene graduated from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in 1995. He began his academic career as a lecturer at UNIPORT before moving to Rivers State University a few years ago, where he rose to become Provost of the College of Medical Sciences. He…