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- ↑ Onwumere, Odimegwu (23 September 2009). "The Little-known Truth About Commerce & Industry In Rivers State". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Appraising The Garden City Corporate Awards". The Tide . Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ Mpi, Kinika (18 May 2012). "Commerce Ministry Partners The Tide On Rivers Economic Reform". The Tide . Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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