Three civil society organizations in Rivers State, have rated Obio/Akpor and Emohua local government areas as top of the list of local government areas in the state with the highest number of cult-related killings in the state in the month of April 2019. The three groups which include; We-The-People, Centre for Social Studies and Development…
As insecurity continues to escalate in Rivers State, 46 persons have reportedly died across the state in extra judicial killings and gang murders. This was contained in a report produced and made public by a non-governmental organisation, ‘We The People,’ in conjunction with the Rivers Civil Society Organizations (RIVSCO). According to the report, 46 deaths,…
THE RECENT renewed cult related and extra judicial killings in Rivers State have reached a frightening level. Following the report by Non Governmental Organizations “We the People”, “Centre for social studies and development” and “Rivers State Civil Society organization shows that the Obio/Akpo and Emohu local government areas, recorded the highest number of killings in…
In a bid to curtail the continuous perpetuation of mass atrocity in Nigeria, “We The People” a non-governmental organization has organized a four-day boot camp for prevention and advocacy against atrocities. The camp which held at Owerri, Imo State began on Wednesday 10th through Saturday 13th April, 2019 and had in attendance participants comprised of…
Rivers East Senatorial District Town Hall Meeting on Public Sensitization Against Electoral Malpractice and Violence
Two non-governmental organisations working for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region have called on the state governments and people in the area to stand up against corruption in order to usher in the much needed economic prosperity and better living condition for the people.
Two groups operating under the umbrella of Niger Delta Open Government Observatory (NOGO), have urged state governments in the region to join the national fight against corruption.
As part of efforts to ensure a credible and peaceful elections in the 2019 general polls in Rivers State, a Non Governmental Organization, We The People (WTP) in conjunction with Social Action, organised an electoral sensitization programme in the three senatorial zones in the state.
From when it first appeared in Rivers State in 2016, residents of Port Harcourt have continued to inhale poisonous soot two years after, with severe risks to infants and the elderly. ANAYO ONUKWUGHA (Port Harcourt) reports on its impact on the population of the state.
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Rivers State, over the weekend embarked on an anti-corruption sensitization rally in Port Harcourt city, the state capital.
A civil society group, We The People-Center for Social Studies and Development, has called on the House of Representatives to make public how much its members earn monthly as running costs. The call was made in a statement signed by Mr. Ken Henshaw, the group’s Executive Director.
Abuja-It is no longer news that Nigerian Youths are performing below par in comparison with their counterparts in other parts of the world and this can be traced back to the long years of corrupt leadership that has eaten deep into the system.
In The News
