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04/10/2025

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04/10/2025

Dr. Kingsley Ogu Honoured with Youth Icon Leadership Award

Egi Youth Federation Worldwide in commeration of their 2025 Memorial and Remembrance Day has presented a Youth Icon Leadership Award to Dr. Kingsley Ogu in recognition of his dedication, commitment and exemplary impact on youth development and community advancement.

The award was presented by Comrade Ikechukwu Amirize, President of the Egi Youth Federation Worldwide, who explained that the decision followed a thorough review of nominations and assessments. He noted that Dr. Ogu’s name stood out as “truly deserving of this honour” due to his consistent contributions to youth empowerment and leadership excellence.

In his response, Dr. Ogu expressed gratitude to the Federation for the recognition and urged the youths to remain united and focused on meaningful development.

Dr. Ogu further called on the Egi youths to be intentional about fostering unity and collaboration for the collective progress of Egi land, stressing that unity is vital for the success of their administration and for achieving lasting development.

“I encourage you to partner with the government at all levels, oil companies in OML58, the Obagi Oil Field Board and other stakeholders to prioritize education, security and human capital empowerment, while giving special attention to the girl child,” he said.

04/10/2025

I and my followers Stand with Govenor Fubara Till His 8 Years Is Complete

~ Hon. Comr Tamuno Kpokpo,
Chairman Emeritus IYC Eastern Zone

03/10/2025

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Rivers State Governor hereby announces the dissolution of the Board of the Rivers State Microfinance Agency and the immediate appointment of Pastor Jonathan Tobin as the Acting Managing Director of the Agency.

Consequently, members of the defunct Board are by this notice advised to hand over all properties and assets of the Board in their possession to the Acting Managing Director of the Agency.

His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara GSSRS, will in due course reconstitute the Board.

Dr. (Mrs ) Inyingi S. I. Brown
Head of Service
Rivers State.

03/10/2025

Boko Haram Once Chose Buhari As Negotiator... I Felt He Would Defeat Them – Jonathan

“One of the committees we set up then, the Boko Haram nominated Buhari to lead their team to negotiate with government. So, I was feeling that, oh, if they nominated Buhari to represent them and have a discussion with the government committee, then when Buhari took over, it could have been an easy way to negotiate with them and they would have handed over their guns. But it was still there till today.

“If you conduct research and interview many people, you will only get part of the story, but never the full story of Boko Haram. I was there. Boko Haram started in 2009 when I was vice president. I took over in 2010 and spent five years battling the insurgency until I left office. I thought that after I left, within a reasonable time, General Buhari would wipe them out. But even today, Boko Haram is still there. The issue of Boko Haram is far more complex than it is often presented.

“So, it’s a bit complex, and not a matter of a single story. But I believe, as a nation, we have to look at the Boko Haram issue differently from the conventional approach. I believe one day, we’ll overcome it.”

-Goodluck Jonathan, Ex-Nigeria’s President At Public Presentation Of “Scars”, A Book Authored By Former Chief Of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, In Abuja.

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03/10/2025

Permanent Secretaries who aided illegality will be held accountable - Gov. Sim Fubara.

03/10/2025

GOV. FUBARA CHARGES PERMANENT SECRETARIES ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
..Directs immediate posting of new permanent secretary

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has charged Permanent Secretaries in the State civil service to be professional in their decisions and conducts.

The governor gave the charge at the swearing-in of the newly appointed permanent secretary, Mr. Austin Ezekiel Hart in Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday, October 3, 2025.

Gov. Fubara noted that it is proper to always do the right thing so that posterity will judge them right, adding that he will never encourage anyone to circumvent the rules but ensure that they give the right guidance to every administration.

"You as the new Permanent Secretary, I don't want to tell any story about you. But I am sure many of you know that he stood his ground as a professional, knowing that it is the right thing."

He commended the new permanent secretary and urged him to prove to everyone that he took the right steps when he did and always defend his superior especially by guiding them right.

The governor subsequently directed the Head of Service, Dr. Mrs. Inyingi Brown to immediately post the new permanent secretary and ensure that the process of handover is concluded before 6pm.

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03/10/2025

Rivers State Governor, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, has sworn in Mr. Austin Ezekiel Hart as a Permanent Secretary in the Rivers State Civil Service.

During the brief swearing-in ceremony at the Executive Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Fubara charged the new Permanent Secretary to uphold professionalism and ensure due process in the discharge of his duties.

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02/10/2025

His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS

The No. 1 Peace Icon of Rivers State.

Very Simple And Humble

02/10/2025

GOV. FUBARA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, AS RIWAMA CANCELS COMPULSORY SANITATION EXERCISE

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has pledged sustainable environmental cleanliness as the Chairman, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Dr. Samuel Nwanosike, announced the suspension of the mandatory sanitation exercise in the state shortly after meeting with the governor.

Nwanosike, a former Chairman of Ikwerre Local Givernment Area, had on assumption of office as the RIWAMA boss announced compulsory monthly sanitation exercise amidst public outcry against the approach.

Speaking to newsmen after meeting with the governor in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday, October 2, 2025, the RIWAMA boss said the exercise would not hold till further notice as the governor directed for adoption of a different approach.

He said: "Subsequently, we also want to seize the opportunity to inform the people of Rivers State that the initially proposed environmental sanitation exercise that supposed to hold on October 4, is hereby put off until further notice. This is to allow us build more capacity in tackling the issues of refuse management in the State.

"The governor wants a different approach and to put a human face and make sure that the people see through waste management and to give them the best of it".

Nwanosike said the governor is desirous of clean healthy environment for the people and had ordered actions to be taken against some challenges like the habit of blocking drains.

He said Gov. Fubara also assured the agency of all the support it needs to keep the environment clean and to carry out its daily activities adding that the governor has promised to assist the agency with new dumpsites.

He said: "It is the governor's wish that the people live in good health. He is also aware of the little challenges as it concerns blocking of the drains which are activities caused by our people who use their refuse to block our drains.

"His Excellency has also given directives on the actions to take and after now Rivers people will enjoy the dividends of democracy in waste management.

"The actions of making sure that our refuse are properly managed, provision of new dump sites, properly managed dump sites and giving us all the infrastructure we need to make sure that we are able to give the needed results.

Also speaking, the Managing Director of the Agency, Dr. Ibimila Wokoma said they met with the governor to brief him on the activities of the agency.

He noted that Gov. Fubara has assured of his usual support and very passionate about the good health of Rivers people as well as a proponent of sustainable environment.

The Managing Director advised Rivers people to continue to maintain their environment and avoid prohibited environmental behavior such as dumping of refuse on road median and blocking of drainages, but ensure that their wastes are dumped at provided receptacles.

Wokoma pointed out that the governor has assured the agency of making the required provisions to give support to the service providers in ensuring proper waste management in the State.

02/10/2025

OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF SERVICE, RIVERS STATE

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara GSSRS, the Governor of Rivers State, has approved the appointment of Mr. Austin Ezekiel Hart as Permanent Secretary in the Rivers State Civil Service.

The newly appointed Permanent Secretary will be sworn in by His Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State in due course.

Signed

Dr. (Mrs.) Inyingi S. I. Brown
Head of Service,
Rivers State.

02/10/2025

JONATHAN REPLIES CRITICS FROM THE APC GOVERNMENT

I Didn't Hand Over A Collapsed Nation To Buhari - Dr. Goodluck Jonathan-

- Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari.

- Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to include, handing over a country that produced the richest man in Africa.

- Jonathan said, “I took over a Nigeria that was the second largest economy in Africa with a GDP of $270.5 billion in 2009,

- I handed over a Nigeria that had grown to become the largest economy in Africa and the 24th largest economy in the World with a GDP of $574 billion.

- I handed over dollar exchange rate of N187 per Dollar official rate in our banks, compared to their N1500 now official rate for a Dollar

-“I inherited a Nigeria in which the trains were not working, and handed over a Nigeria in which citizens can safely travel by trains again.

- I also inherited a country where illiteracy rate particularly in the Northern part was alarming.

- I handed over a country where every state in the North and indeed all the states had a Federal University. I inherited a country where there was total infrastructural decay in all the unity schools and colleges of education.

- But I handed over a country with massive infrastructural improvement in almost higher institutions.

- I inherited a country where agricultural inputs and production were almost zero.

- But I handed over a country where a bag of rice was sold for N6,500 to N7000.

- My regime since the establishment of ecological fund office did more irrigation dams in the North and other parts of the country than other subsequent administrations put together.

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