The popular actress, director and filmmaker, Hilda Dokubo has on Friday, May 1, 2020 expressed her concern over how the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has been handling the pandemic in Nigeria. The Actress in a 4-minute video in Instagram reacted to the President’s relaxed lockdown measures as follows: “Research findings are based on percentages, […]
Continue ReadingThe Rivers State Government has evacuated 150 vagrants to their various states. This is in line with the Governor’s directive yesterday, aimed at decongesting the state to curb the spread of the COVID-19. Commissioner of Social Welfare, Mrs Inime Aguma on Tuesday led other officials of the ministry to profile all the vagrants before they […]
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Twitter is placing ban on all comments and posts causing unrest and encouraging conspiracy theorists to attack 5G masts across the globe. This is based on the allegations that 5G is behind the coronavirus outbreak. There have been series of debates and controversies linking the 5G network and COVID-19, since its installation began. The Twitter […]
Continue ReadingWike Distributes Palliatives To Okrika – The Governor of Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike has distributed food items to the people of Okrika Local Government Area. This is to cushion the effect of the lockdown order in the state occasioned by the COVID-19. Chairman of the LGA, Philemon Iwolima confirmed this to news correspondents at […]
Continue ReadingObio-Akpor LGA Boss Warns Landlords – The chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Hon. Abel Solomon Eke has alleged that some landlords in the area have converted their homes to mini markets. This is against the order of the government on the closure of markets and businesses in the state. Speaking to journalists yesterday in […]
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NMA Sensitises Rivers Residents – The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Rivers State Chapter has embarked on a sensitisation programme in some parts of the state. This is to help educate the people on the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the NMA in the state, Obelebara Adebiyi made this known in a chat with journalists, yesterday in […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has donated food items to the people of Omuma Local Government Area. This is to help cushion the effect of the lockdown in the state occasioned by the COVID-19. Chairman of the State Palliative Committee, Desmond Akawor while delivering the items, yesterday in Omuma, stated that the foodstuffs are […]
Continue ReadingThe Rivers State Government has announced that it will begin facility testing for COVID-19. This is to help confirm those who are positive for the virus. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike made the revelation in a media briefing on the new index case of the virus yesterday in Port Harcourt. He said […]
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The Rivers State Ministry of Education has announced plans to carryout a unified E-learning for students in the state. This is to focus on the completion of the second term academic session and start online resumption for the next one. Commissioner of Education Kaniye Ebeku, made the revelation during a meeting with stakeholders of Private […]
Continue ReadingThe Rivers State Government has announced that the new index case of the COVID-19 is a 61-year-old hotel manager in Port Harcourt, who had attended to his boss upon his return from Abuja few weeks ago. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike in a COVID-19 briefing in Port Harcourt today said, samples were collected from […]
Continue ReadingThe Situation Room of the Rivers State Civil Societies Organisation has decried the neglect of the Southern and Niger Delta states by the Federal Government in its distribution of COVID-19 palliatives. At a briefing in Port Harcourt, Chairman of the organisation in Rivers State, Karl Uchegbu noted that the exclusion of the Niger Delta states […]
Continue ReadingThe Petroleum Association of Nigeria (PTAN), in collaboration with the Nigerian Content and Developent Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has distributed palliatives to 10 host communities. This is to help cushion the effect of the lockdown in the communities. Chairman of PTAN, Nick Odunoye while presenting the food items to traditional rulers of the various communities said, […]
Continue ReadingThe Rivers State Water Supply Sanitation Agency (RIWASA) in collaboration with the United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF), has carried out a hand washing and sanitisation advocacy programme in Port Harcourt and Obio Akpor LGAs. Acting General Manager of RIWASA, Napoleon Adah in a statement in Port Harcourt said the initiative is aimed at encouraging […]
Continue ReadingMore donations have been made to complement Nigeria’s anti-COVID-19 measures just as the number of cases begin to surge. Recently, the European Union (EU) donated 1.2m euros to compliment the efforts already put in place to fight coronavirus in the country. Confirming receipt of this donation, Peter Haukins, UNICEF representative in Nigeria, informed that the […]
Continue ReadingHuman trials of a potential vaccine for the coronavirus are set begin in the U.K. later this week. British Health Minister Matt Hancock said Tuesday that a vaccine developed by researchers at Oxford University will be tested on people on Thursday. In normal times, reaching this stage would take years, and I’m very proud of […]
Continue ReadingThe entertainment industry is not left out in the attempt to ameliorate the effects of the stay at home order imposed on most parts of Rivers State and the country at large. Port Harcourt born promoter of culture and heritage, Yibo Koko, has taken the lead to organise a special, therapeutic dance cum exercise session […]
Continue ReadingThe Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners in Rivers state has announced that more than government support would be needed, for them to help win the fight against the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. General Secretary of the Association, Joseph Olawuyi in a chat with journalists yesterday in Port Harcourt, called on the private sector, philanthropists […]
Continue ReadingRivers State has recorded a new case of COVID=19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 3, with 2 discharged and no deaths. The National Center for Disease Control in Nigeria (NCDC) made the announcement yesterday, during its daily COVID-19 updates on its official website. Nigeria now has a total of […]
Continue ReadingThe Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Rivers state Chapter, has called on the state government to consider issuing palliatives to its members to help cushion the effect of the lockdown. In a chat with journalists in Port Harcourt today, the state interim Chairman of the Association, Utor Pepple said musicians in the state are […]
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN has urged the Rivers State government to direct security operatives at the borders to allow carriers of raw materials used in the production of essentials, free passage into the state. Chairman of the Rivers/Bayelsa branch of the association, Adawari Pepple in a statement yesterday said, a lot of raw […]
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