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* INEC begins mapping of election hotspots, records ceaseless hacking attempts ·  Massive PVC collection in cities shocks Rivers INEC ·  INEC has no hiding place anymore because results are now open By Ignatius Chukwu The Correspondents Week just ended in Port Harcourt with some organisations and individuals making important statements that will make waves for a long time to come. The INEC official who attended the opening ceremony revealed that PVC collection has recorded a surprising surge in the cities and wondered why, though many said they knew why. The friend of journalists at Indorama Nigeria (Dr Jossy Nkwocha) gave nine…

·Priesthood Orphanage founder says it destroys all they built in years By Ignatius Chukwu Something is biting those living in the orphanages. The regulation is that adults should not reside in the orphanages, but where should they go to? Details: States have been told to reconsider the order asking orphanages throw out grown up orphans who have not yet found means of livelihood. The founder and director of Priesthood Orphanage in Elelenwo area of Port Harcourt, Pastor/Dr Blessing Henry Echenwo, who made this request said throwing out such category of orphans will end in disaster. Pastor/Dr Echenwo, mother of six…

*Rumours take over between Tinubu and Peter Obi By Ignatius Chukwu Few days to end of January 2023, the five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors under the G-5 led by Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, talks on who they would endorse as presidential candidate are said to still be ongoing. Gov Wike had said in December 2022 that he would name the chosen candidate in January 2023, but this was understood to mean in the first week of the first month of the year. Pressure has so far mounted on him to name the person, to the extent that he…

* Agreement signed in PH between Luma Brazil and Nigeria’s Bobtrack · Partnership to focus high-tech on the rice value chain · Nigerian partner says Niger Delta is bigger in rice potentials than in fishery By Ignatius Chukwu Nigeria may become a rice hub in the coming years if the deal recently signed by Luma Brazil and Bobtrack Nigeria yields gains. Details A private sector-driven rice revolution has been launched by an international partnership deal signed in Port Harcourt last week. The deal was signed between Luma Brazil and Nigeria’s Bobtrack; two firms that want to take it from where the $1.1Bn…

*UPTH says men now take drugs to achieve harder erection  ·But records 100% in surgery approach By Ignatius Chukwu Reasons have emerged why penile fracture incidence is on the rise. Surveys have indicated that is more in men that indulge in drugs for higher performance and men to go outside the house for it. Details: This is as the authorities of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) have called for caution, saying six persons have received surgery in five months of 2022. The report came out on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the UPTH Auditorium where monthly Ground…

By Ignatius Chukwu The Niger Delta master plan is up for review again. Efforts in the past to conduct this exercise had hit the rocks. Besides, pessimism persists over the success of the first master plan as no CEO of the development commission seemed to follow any direction. Now, stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil-bearing region have resolved to revisit and review the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan, which expired in 2020. They said this is to provide sustainable focus for the region. They also resolved that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) should prioritise key sectors that would have huge…

* Gov shrugs off threats from plotters · Says: They’ve not been born. I dare them, let them try it. By Ignatius Chukwu Is Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State already looking over his shoulders as end of his power draws close everyday? The abrasive governor has however shrugged off any fears, describing as empty the threat by some politicians to deal with him when they eventually win the 2023 presidential election. Gov Wike explained that his political crime, to such people, seemed to be his insistence on equity, fairness and justice to be practiced within the party, which they allegedly consider…