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Govt lifts curfew in Rivers

The Rivers State government has lifted the midnight-till-dawn curfew which had been imposed in the state since August. Announcing this in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Honourable Magnus Abe, the state, however, noted that the … read more

Bayelsa is Nigeria�s richest state

The 36 states of the federation shared about N1.2tn between January and October with Bayelsa State emerging the richest on a per capita basis. With a population of about 1.7million, Bayelsa received about N71.8bn from the Federation Account during the … read more

Beautification of Lagos to Gulp N1bn

Lagos State Government has earmarked the sum of N1 billion for the execution of the various ongoing beautification and landscaping projects across the state. The projects include the loops, medians along highways, setbacks and development of recreationalparks in some identified … read more

Militants release Bayelsa A-G�s father

King Anderson Zidafamo, the 91-year-old father of the Bayelsa State�s Accountant-General, Mr. Thomas Zidafamo, kidnapped by militants on December 19, regained his freedom on Saturday. The nonagenarian was kidnapped at gunpoint, at his palace in coastal Bulu-Orua hometown in Sagbama … read more

Taskforce Attacks Ateke�s Camps

In what looked like a renewed offensive by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in Rivers State against the camp of the leader of Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Tom Ateke, the Task Force yesterday uncovered three camps where the … read more