Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, has thrown his weighty voice behind the suspension of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu.

If his words are anything to go by, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will be entering the 2023 General Elections burdened by deep fissures, as Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, has foreclosed any settlement deals between his camp and that of the PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, barely one week to the commencement of voting in the polls.

Bayelsa State, South-South Nigeria, has become the beneficiary of a windfall, following the decision of the United States Government to return $954,000 (about N435,978,457) stolen by former Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha to the State Government through the Federal Government.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted a consignment of 1,430 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa being conveyed from Ogbese in Ondo State, South-West Nigeria, to Odukpani in Cross River, South-South Nigeria.

Following incidences of onslaught by varied criminal elements, including vandals and kidnappers, recorded in recent times in the critical transportation mode, some stakeholders have called for improved security infrastructure on the trains, rail stations and its corridors to boost the people’s confidence in utilising the rail system around the country.

In 2022, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Cross River Command, impounded eight trucks laden with quantities of suspected illegal petroleum products in the state.

The princely sum of N1.4 billion has been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the procurement of 31 vehicles for the hydro-carbon pollution remediation project in Ogoniland, Rivers State, South-South Nigeria.

Despite a force majeure declared in October 2022 and feed gas supply challenges, the Nigeria LNG Limited says its plant on Bonny Island, Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, is still active.