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Just In: Ariwoola retires as Chief Justice of Nigeria

Opinion

Attack on CJN: A baseless and needless political machination

I had no personal thoughts to suggest that the Honourable CJN had made a mistake that would give his attackers…
Gunmen kill motorpark worker in Edo

Metro

Rivers: Gunmen abduct 2 women from Pharmacy store

Eyewitness account said an attendant at the Pharmacy Attendant was one of the victims. He said the second victim was…
The Presidential Campaign Council of PDP in Rivers raises alarm over alleged plans by some top politicians buy up PVCs in the state

Politics

PDP Campaign Council raises alarm over plot against Atiku in Rivers

The Campaign Council said the action was aimed at ensuring that the people of the State do not cast their…
TCN says its Shiroro-Katampe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line has been vandalised, the fifth such incidents within two months of 2024

News

Rivers: Vandals destroy 6 transmission towers, kill vigilante operative

The hoodlums vandalized the 330kV DC Afam – Onne Transmission Line in Gbake community of Ogoni, and cut down four…
ADC threatens to sue Anambra Govt over imposition of N50m campaign permit fee for candidates participating in November 8, 2025 election

Politics

Rivers: ADP, ADC members excited by Court of Appeal judgments

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt presided over by Justice Turaki Mohammed had invalidated the nomination of five…
Rivers Unity House Foundation, UHF, to launch Education Champions League aka ECL Quiz and Debate Competitions for secondary school students

Opinion, Politics

Rivers 2023: Deafening silence amid intimidation

What is happening in our state is abnormal and certainly not politics, but an unprecedented rape of our values.
President Muhammadu Buhari, Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, HRM Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano and former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole are expected in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State to commission some signature projects of Governor Nyesom Wike.

News

Rivers: Buhari, Peter Obi, Bayero others to commission Wike’s projects

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt President Muhammadu Buhari, Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, HRM Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano…
Gunmen intercept vehicle, abduct woman at Road 10 junction, Akwaka phase 2, in Rumuodomaya area of Obio Akpor LG of Rivers State

News

12 arrested over attacks on Atiku’s supporters in Rivers

Police said the 12 suspects are undergoing Investigation and those found culpable among them will be arraigned in court.

Politics

How we were attacked while pasting posters in Rivers – Atiku supporters

They claimed that they were attacked by a serving Councilor and over 30 PDP supporters who are anti-Atiku Abubakar in…
Court asks Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to de-recognize three National Assembly candidates of Labour Party in Rivers State.

Politics

Court sacks 3 NASS candidates of Labour Party in Rivers

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Friday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC…
The Director, Manpower Planning at the Army Headquarters Department of Administration, Major General Ibrahim Jallo, expressed the concern when he led a delegation to the Secretary to the State Government, Rivers State, Mr Tammy Danagogo.

News

Nigerian Army worried over low interest in recruitment from Rivers

COAS was concerned that Rivers State was unable to fill its recruitment quota into the Nigerian Army.
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has vowed to resign from office if anyone could prove he promised to make him his successor.

Politics

Wike: “I’ll resign as governor if …”

Wike said it was not in his character to make a promise to help anyone and to renege on the…
Explosion at a gas plant in Jephthah Secondary School, Mercy Land axis of the East West road, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State in the early hours of Wednesday resulted into panic among resident of the area.

News

Panic over gas explosion in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Explosion at a gas plant in Jephthah Secondary School, Mercy Land axis of the East West road,…
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

News

Gunmen hijack bus, abduct passengers in Rivers

According to an eyewitness, the commercial bus was returning to Port Harcourt from Owerri on Tuesday night when it was…
Group warns that campaigns for 2023 election in Rivers will be characterized by violence following recent appointments by Gov. Nyesom Wike .

Headlines, News, Politics

Gov. Wike under fire, accused of unleashing thugs on Rivers

Governor Nyesom Wike has been heavily criticized over his recent rash of massive appointments of 'advisers and liaison officers' without…
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