A local blog said the fire broke out from a foam shop as a welder was trying to weld a gate.
The youths called off their demonstrations after the federal government appealed to them and mobilised contractors to the site of the failed Eleme-Onne East-West road.
For seven days now, the youths continue to protest on the Eleme-Onne East-West road which has become a death trap for commuters, rebuffing government’s appeal to leave the road.
Mr Efemini was recently appointed as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics and was to resume office in the coming days, The Gazette learnt.
Mr Atiku said he was in Port Harcourt to confer with the Rivers State governor on party affairs.
Nigerian Navy says eight ships, two helicopters, and the naval Sea Boat Service elements will participate in the ‘Ex Beni Kekere’ exercise.
The eight persons were traveling to Port Harcourt from Kula area in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, before the gunmen struck at Kula-Abonnema waterway.
The Commissioner for Water Resources said the government would continue to ensure that only healthy water are sold to the public.
The southern Governors’ Forum had demanded allocation of five per cent derivation as initially proposed in the PIB by the House.
The percentage of total operating expenses (OPEX) that oil firms are supposed to contribute to a trust fund established for host communities is in dispute.
