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The Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation NDRO has reacted to the recent judgment of the Rivers State High court under Justice Enebeli which ruled that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Rivers state Bro. Felix Obuah should submit himself for investigation to the Nigerian Police over the killings in Omoku town. The organisation in a press statement said even as it respects the judgment of the court, the PDP chairman will overcome the vain allegations against him and will end up shaming his traducers. The NDRO in a press statement signed by its National Coordinator Comrade Nwokoma Messiah said it is shameful that after all the contributions which Bro. Obuah has contributed to Omoku town, ONELGA, Orashi region and Rivers state he will be crucified in the social media by backward elements who do not wish Omoku, ONELGA and the state well. The group which hailed the impact of Bro. Obuah in his community and the state, commended the resoluteness of supporters of Bro...

The Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation NDRO has congratulated Governor Nyesom Wike over the Sun Man of the year award. The group in a press statement signed by its National Coordinator Comrade Nwokoma Messiah said the award is an indication that Rivers state is working under the able governor. The Sun Newspaper will on Saturday the 24 th of February award the governor as ‘The Sun Man Of The Year’ something the organization said is not just for the governor alone but to the generality of the good people of Rivers state who have fervently stood by the governor. The group commended the Governor for the projects and policies he has carried out in the state stressing that the state has never had it this good. The Niger Delta Renaissance also called on the people of the state not to allow themselves to be deceived by enemies of the state who claim to be sheep while they are wolves. “We are standing by Mr. Project and will continue to stand by him always not minding the enemi...

The Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation has urged the people of Rivers State to be vigilant of the plans of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in connivance with the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC as well as security agencies to conduct the governorship elections on a separate date in order to massively rig it for the APC. The Assembly which expressed optimism that such evil plan against the people will not work, said the people of the state should however remain vigilant and eschew all forms of violence as the days of the electioneering period draws closer. The statement which was signed by the Director of Publicity of the organisation Comrade Tekenah James said ‘’the All Progressives Congress APC knows it cannot win elections in the state in a free and fair atmosphere so it has resorted to engaging in mischievous plans that will make them lay claim to the Rivers State government House. Rivers people should never fall for the bubby trap of the APC, IN...

The 2019 elections is at the corner and as usual the intrigues that come with quest for power which employs all desperate method to grab it by politicians will be on the increase. Rivers state will not be left out of such states that will witness the employment of devious means to be in charge all cost even if it will result to burning down the state.  The statements accredited to the All Progressives Congress APC gives credence to this fact. The party in its quest for power  is showing  that it is desperate for power not with the votes of the masses but through the reckless use of blackmail aimed at rubbishing the image of their opponents in order to give a posture of sainthood to themselves. The Ogba people of Rivers state notably Omoku Town have been enmeshed in this ploy of saying the same lies always in order to give it a semblance of truth. But everybody knows that no matter how fast that lie runs, it will surely be overtaken by the truth just as we are pr...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has blamed his predecessor, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for the protest embarked upon by school pupils in Port Harcourt.  Speaking for the first time since the protest, Governor Wike said the protest was arranged by the Ameachi-led All Progressives Congress in the state. dailypost.

A faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has suspended the governor of the state, Gov. Nasir el-Rufai, for SIX months. El-Rufai’s suspension is coming three days after the faction, known as Kaduna Restoration Group, issued him a query and suspended three of his aides for 18 months. The faction led by Suleiman Hunkuyi, leader of the faction and senator representing Kaduna north central, had accused el-Rufai of “anti- party activities and anti-human activities”. Hukunyi had said if the governor did not respond to the query within 48 hours, “the state working committee will sit down and deliberate”. In a statement on Sunday, the faction said el-Refai refused to honour the invitation to defend himself over the allegations levelled against him. It subsequently concluded to suspend him for six months with immediate effect. From the Cable

A former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, and spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi has vehemently defended the incessant killings by Fulani herdsmen across the country. According to Dailpypost,Abdullahi also said that the herdsmen menace is politically motivated by the South to disrupt the politically united North ahead of the 2019 general elections, adding that this was how Boko Haram was introduced during Goodluck Jonathan’s government which led to his failure in the 2015 polls. Justifying the killings, the Professor said that the herdsmen are killing members of their host communities in order to defend themselves, adding that the herders were free to take the cattle to any part of the country the same way an Igbo man does his business. In a strong worded interview with Vanguard, Abdullahi said, “I have been involved in debates against some respected people from the southern part of this country who believe that this country...

The All Progressives Congress APC has since the beginning of this year been involved with a lot of activities aimed at selling itself to the people of Rivers State. Beginning from the reception accorded its leader and former governor of Rivers State Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the All progressives Congress APC seems to be highly geared up to claim the state which they lost to the present governor of the state Barr. Nyesom Wike. Mr. Rotimi Amaechi who as Minister of Transport also doubles as the Director General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (some say for the South South zone), has since the beginning of his quest to claim the Rivers State Government House for his party, made excoriating statements against the Rivers state governor and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP especially its Chairman Bro. Felix Obuah. These statements which borders mainly on insecurity in the state, places the All Progressives Party APC as a saintly party that will ensure that the scourge ...

The Orashi Peoples Consultative Assembly OPCA has joined in the widespread condemnation of the granting of amnesty to a group of cultists     and criminal elements most of whom are identified to come from Awara and other communities in Ohaji and Egbema local government area of Imo state    bordering ONELGA and Ikwerre local government areas of Rivers State and is acclaimed to be a major transit route and camp of the late Don Wanny who was the master mind of the New Year Day massacre. According to the OPCA in a statement signed by its National President Barr. Kingsley Frank and Director of Media Hope Ogaranya,   most of the cultists who were earlier captured under the Rivers state amnesty programme with the late Don Wanny are the same persons who presented themselves for amnesty by Governor Rochas Okorocha after having been declared wanted by the Rivers State government in connection to the New Year Day massacre in Omoku. They are also known to be members...

Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs congratulates graduands; extols Dame Judith Amaechi for her consistent drive and commitment to the sacred duty of improving lives through qualitative and resourceful skills acquisition and life transforming programmes. The event which was tagged "Home Finishing Skills; A Pathway to Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood", took place on the third of February 2018, at Aztec Arcum event center Port Harcourt. In attendance were prominent Nigerians from across the country and all sectors of the society. Notable among the dignitaries who were present are the Ministers of the Federal Republic, including the Information minister Lai Mohammed; Minister of Niger Delta, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani and wife; and the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, husband to the founder of the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) Dame Judith Amaechi. Special Guest of honor was the beautiful, courteous and winsome wife of the President of Nigeria,...