By Our Reporter PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Residents of several fishing communities in Ogoniland, Rivers State, have raised concerns that oil pollution continues to affect their waterways and seafood despite the ongoing clean-up by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). The concerns were raised by fisherfolk from Gbee, K-Dere and Nweemuu communities during a multi-stakeholders…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Six family members have been found dead in their residence at Ogale Eleme community in Eleme Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. The police have attributed the incident to a suspected case of generator fume poisoning. According to The Whistler, the incident was discovered on Sunday at…
By Our Reporter PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Victor Giadom, the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), South South, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State must have to go through the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to win anything in the state. Giadom stated this last…
By Our Reporter PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, has dismissed as false and malicious recent online allegations claiming that 90 Battalion, Koko, is engulfed in internal power struggles, welfare neglect and financial exploitation. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Danjuma…
…attends Kalabari New Year Festival By Nwaorgu Faustinus KALABARI (CONVERSEER) – After 50 days in office, Princewill and key members of Queen Elebabene Da Ogo group of houses headed to the historical town of Elem Kalabari to celebrate the Kalabari New Year in support of the Chief Host and King of the source, HRH Mujahid…
By Bon Peters ONNE (CONVERSEER) – Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Haulage District Eastern Zone, Onne, Rivers State has staged a peaceful protest at Onne to debunk what the union described as an alleged malicious and unfounded allegations of connivance and extortion levelled against the Union by a group they refer to as dissidents…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – A section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt was on Monday evening gutted by fire, destroying offices and property, just a week after Governor Siminalayi Fubara dissolved the Rivers State Pensions Board. The fire, which broke out after office hours, reportedly started on the ground…
By Joe Udo BUGUMA (CONVERSEER) – There was excitement in Da-Ogo Polo, Buguma City, as Prince Tonye T.J.T. Princewill (Da-Ogo the 6th) hosted his first full general meeting as the newly elected Da-Ogo and leader of the Queen Elebabene Group of Houses Polodabo. The event, held at the Da-Ogo Memorial Hall, marked the unveiling of…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the end of the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, restoring Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly to office. The declaration, which formally expires today, 17 September 2025, was proclaimed on 18…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Rivers State is only “a step away” from the lifting of its emergency rule, following the successful conduct of local government elections across the state. Wike, who spoke to reporters after casting his…
