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The reading community in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital turned out in full on March 29 at Alliance Francais to honour one of Nigeria’s iconic women, Prof. Dora Akunyili, who made a name fighting fake and adulterated drugs in Nigeria. The occasion was the public reading of I Am Because We Are, a biography of Prof. Akunyili written by her daughter, Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr at the First Quarter August Meeting hosted by Mr. Kingsley Wali, who is also the convener of the Education Champions League. Eme Ekekwe, a professor of political science, who is also the Chairman of the Board…

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has taken delivery of the first batch of equipment for the Ogoni Power Project geared towards providing steady electricity to all parts of Ogoniland. The Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof. Nenibari Zabbey, who disclosed this at the quarterly interactive session with Ogoni youths in Port Harcourt, also said HYPREP was initiating the Civic Education and Constructive Engagement Campaign (CECE) aimed at sensitizing the Ogoni people, including youths on the importance of peaceful dialogue, active citizenship, civic responsibilities, and collaborative development efforts. Prof Zabbey maintained that the initiative would help the people, particularly youths, leverage…

Members of the National Association of Seadogs- Pyrates Confraternity (NAS PC) in Bayelsa State have called on State and Federal Governments to formulate policies to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate. The NAS PC and medical practitioners from the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, who spoke during the commemoration of the 2025 World Health Day, pointed out the need by the State and Federal Governments to initiate free antenatal and postnatal care for women. They also called on mothers to take child nutrition and immunization seriously to prevent common maternal/childhood illnesses and reduce maternal and infant mortality. The 2025 World Health…

Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has enlisted 14 professors and 23 research students from various Nigerian universities for the Renaissance Joint Venture sabbatical and internship programmes. Renaissance’s General Manager, Relations and Sustainable Development, Igo Weli in a statement, said, “Providing practical industry experience opportunity for lecturers and research students is a sure way to strengthen teaching and research capability that will translate into building a pool of industry professionals that can drive Nigeria’s energy ambition beyond the 21st century.” According to the statement issued by Michael Adande, Spokesperson of Renaissance, Weli spoke at the induction ceremony held at the company’s…

It was interesting reading through the arguments advanced by my learned brother silk, Chief Joseph B. Daudu, SAN, in support of the unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu and the subsequent and equally unconstitutional endorsement of the declaration by two-thirds membership of both chambers of the National Assembly. Chief J. B. Daudu SAN tried to justify his position by asserting that no court had ever declared any state of emergency unconstitutional. In other words, we have to wait for the courts to make pronouncements on otherwise clear, explicit and self-explanatory provisions of…

The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, with support from Global Green Fund grants held a multi-stakeholders dialogue on localizing gender action plan on climate change in the Niger Delta on Monday 29, April 2025. Welcoming participants to the event which held at the institute’s secretariat in Port Harcourt, the executive director, Mrs Anyakwee Mgbechi, said the dialogue aimed at to addressingthe urgent need for collective action to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change which disproportionately affect vulnerable populations particularly, women and girls. Mrs Anyakwee Mgbechi disclosed: “Through this dialogue we will harness our collective expertise, experience and commitment to drive meaningful change and promote gender responsive climate action. Our goal is to develop actionable strategies, strengthen partnerships and drive impactful change”.…

African environmental justice advocates have taken demands for climate change crisis a step higher with the submission May 2, 2025 of a demand by the lawyers to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Tanzania. The advocates are a coalition of African civil society organisations, front-line communities, defenders, feminist groups, youth groups, public interest environmental and human rights lawyers, and indigenous communities for an advisory opinion on African states’ human rights obligations in the context of climate change in Africa. In a release announcing the move, signed by Alferd Brownell, the coalition coordinator, the climate justice activists stated: “This Request, a first…

PILEX CENTRE PRESS RELEASE 10 A.M SATURDAY APRIL 12, 2025 Dear People, THE STATE OF DECEPTION IN RIVERS STATE AND NIGERIA GENESIS 27:22 _Jacob went to his father Isaac, who touched him and said “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau”_ How President Bola Ahmed Tinubu circumvented the will of the people of Rivers State and declared a state of emergency when there was no constitutional basis for same, reveals how low he would stoop to steal what belongs to the people whom he stole their mandate. He has a companion in…

The Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group has staged a fresh protest demanding the immediate end to the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State. Led by Dr. Nancy Chidi Nwankwo and Dr. Vivian Ige-Elenwo, the group vehemently criticized the actions of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), alleging that the emergency rule is a politically motivated tool to stifle dissent. “The actions of the Sole Administrator have deepened the political divide rather than fostering reconciliation,” stated Dr. Nwankwo. “He has dismantled democratic institutions and orchestrated policies aimed at achieving political domination, serving only the interests of those who appointed…

Rivers State Government has issued a strong rebuttal to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the association’s recent decision to relocate the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt to Enugu State. In a statement signed by Hector Igbikiowubo, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Rivers State Government, the administration expressed deep disappointment over what it described as a breach of mutual agreement and trust by the NBA. Central to the government’s grievance is the NBA’s alleged characterization of a ₦300 million payment from the state as a mere “gift,” rather than a contractual commitment tied to the…