Tag: Rivers State
Rivers govt to probe fire incident at abandoned company
The fire incident may have occurred as a result of storage of illegally refined petroleum products popularly called "Kponfire" in…
Rape: Court orders remand of two 14-year-old schoolboys in Rivers
Court orders the remand of the two boys after they pleaded not guilty to allegation that they rape an under-aged…
Four docked for theft, sale of baby for N500k in Rivers
The four accused persons abducted one Precious Irechukwu, a one year and ten months old baby on April 14, 2020…
RIWAMA campaigns against blockage of drains in Rivers
Obuah warned that further acts of indiscriminate dumping of wastes would attract arrest and prosecution of defaulters by sanitation Marshals.
Supreme Court hears Rivers/ Imo oil wells dispute suit 17 Jan.
Rivers is praying the court to declare that the oil wells within Akri and Mbede communities are wrongly attributed to…
27 people feared dead in pipeline explosion in Rivers
Twenty-seven people have been feared burnt to death following an explosion at different illegal petroleum products bunkering sites in Rumuekpe…
Wike: Real Madrid Academy in Rivers will admit girls
Governor Nyesom Wike at the weekend revealed that the Real Madrid Academy to be established in Rivers State will also…
Herdsmen have destroyed our farms: Women protest in Rivers
The women also claimed that the herdsmen have raped, terrorised and killed some of them at gunpoint and knifepoint.
Rivers: Wike inaugurates Multi-door Courthouse
He added that there is the need to sensitize the business community about Multi-door-Courthouse services
Rivers: Expatriate freed after 2 weeks in kidnappers’ den
The expatriate was whisked away while supervising a road project that links the three Kalabari councils and Emohua local government…
3 dead, houses gutted in petrol tanker fire
Witnesses said the driver of the petrol truck was trying to evade paying bribe at a police checkpoint when the…
VAT battle: Appeal court stops Rivers, Lagos
The Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, on Aug. 9 declared that it was the Rivers Government, and not FIRS that…
Notorious Rivers cult leader ‘Big Daddy’ Ezekwu shot dead
In the exchange of fire, both Goodluck Ezekwu and Ebere Amesi were caught in the crossfire.
Wike signs anti-open grazing bill, 4 others into law
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday signed the Anti Open-Grazing bill and four other bills into law.
Rivers reports highest daily COVID-19 cases
Rivers led the pack of 11 states that reported new infections, leading with 170 out of the national total of…
Elephant sighted at Ikuru Community, Rivers
Sudden appearance of a mighty elephant at the Ikuru Community in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers has caused a…
Pirates abduct eight boat passengers in Rivers
Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates have abducted eight passengers travelling on Kula-Abonnema-Port Harcourt waterways.
Only Akwa Ibom, Rivers reported COVID-cases on June 12
Only two states Akwa Ibom and Rivers reported new COVID-19 cases on June 12, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control(NCDC)…
Wike: How my successor as governor of Rivers will emerge
Governor Nyesom Wike explains how his successor as governor of Rivers State will be chosen ahead of 2023 general election
Wike flags off construction of Saakpenwa-Bori-Kono road
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has okayed the second phase construction of the Saakpenwa-Bori-Kono Road in Rivers State.
Gunmen kill 8 police, Customs, Air Force men in Rivers
Gunmen, in what may be a reprisal attack, massacred no fewer than eight security men, made up of Air Force,…
Rivers LG poll: Police announce total restriction of movement
Police announce total restriction of movement of persons and vehicles during next Saturday's local government election in Rivers State.
Gunmen kidnap Okrika council boss
Philemon Kingoli, the Chairman of Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State was kidnapped on Wednesday by unknown gunmen.
Wike gives quit notice to Asari Dokubo, other secessionist agitators
Governor Nyesom Wike has warned that secessionist agitators like ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB…
Rivers Gov. Wike, Belgian ambassador meet to strengthen ties
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has discussed a number of business and investment interests with the new Belgian…
Police react to release of abducted UNIPORT Lecturer, promise to rescue monarch soon
The Rivers State Police Command has assured the kidnapped Paramount ruler of Ikuru Community, HRM Aaron Ikuru of Ikuru Community…
Rivers Govt flags off COVID-19 vaccination exercise
The Rivers State Government has today commenced the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination that will help to promote immunity and…
Rivers: Ogoni, Kalabari leaders align for ‘power shift’ ahead of 2023
Some leaders of Ogoni and Kalabari, ethnic groups in Rivers agree to work together to ensure 'power shift' from the…
Show your report card – Ayade challenges politicians
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has heaped curses on politicians who refuse to perform in their respective constituencies…
Salary disparity: Lawyers working Rivers LGs drag state govt to court
The lawyers want to the court to compel Rivers to pay them the same salary with their colleagues on the…