Tag: Rivers State
UPDATED: 3 die as oil pipeline explodes in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of three persons in the raging fire caused by pipeline explosion…
Army confirms killing of soldier, 2 NSCDC operatives in Rivers
The security operatives were killed and their weapons carted away while preventing militants from vandalising an oil and gas facility…
MTN ASAP: Rivers, Imo join in fight against substance abuse
The MTN-led Anti Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) has berthed the campaign against drug abuse in Rivers and Imo, an official…
Insecurity: Our security has been politicized – Gov. Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the politicisation of security in the country is responsible for the…
Protests as Governor Wike wins 8 LGAs out of 10 declared by INEC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesome Wike is leading in the collation of the March 9 governorship election which resumed today…
Badminton: Rivers State hosts African countries
No fewer than 18 countries have registered for the All Africa Senior Badminton Championships holding at the Alfred Diete Spiff…
Rivers Guber Poll: Nigerian Army rejects INEC’s report
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Nigerian Army has expressed shock over its indictment by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on…
Gunmen kill three in Rivers electoral violence
Okafor Ofiebor/Rivers Unidentified gunmen have killed an APC chieftain Chief Mowan Etete in Asarama, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers…
How EFCC arrested 19 internet fraudsters in Rivers
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Office have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters at…
Rivers APC Candidates Missing As INEC Releases Final List
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of governorship and House of Assembly candidates in Rivers…
2019: Rivers APC Candidates will be on the ballot – Dakuku Peterside
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has expressed the optimism…
I will make Rivers State safe for all -New Rivers CP
The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr Usman Belel, has pledged to discharge his responsibilities with great professionalism.…
Rivers APC in disarray as court nullifies nomination of guber candidate
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been thrown into confusion as a high court in Port…
APC holds fresh Ward Congress in Rivers today
The rescheduled ward and local government congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state will hold today and…
#StopTheSoot: Nigerian govt. explains causes of soot in Rivers state
The Federal Government said the soot, currently being experienced in Port Harcourt and its environs, was caused by activities of…
Rivers State launches Tax Management, identification number system
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday launched Rivers State Tax Management [ RIVTAMIS] and issuance of Rivers State Tax…
LGA Polls: Rivers APC distance party from illegal practices
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers says it will not participate in the alleged illegality of the Rivers State…
7 persons killed in Rivers again
Seven persons were gunned down early today in Egbeda, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers state by masked gunmen.
Gunmen kill 20 in Rivers
Not less than 20 persons have been reportedly murdered by gunmen who went house-to-house in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni…
Thousands stage pro-SARS, #EndSARS protests in Port Harcourt
There were two peaceful protests for and against the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Port Harcourt Rivers…
Rivers lawmaker calls for patience on Ogoni clean-up
An APC lawmaker representing Eleme Constituency in the Rivers Assembly, Hon. Josiah Olu has enjoined pressure groups agitating against the…
No monkey pox in Rivers State – Govt
Cross River Government on Sunday denied reports that a case of monkey pox has been found in the state.
Monkeypox : Confusion in Rivers over reported cases
Confusion has engulfed Rivers state over the discovery of monkeypox disease in three communities in the state.
Rivers’ health workers join nationwide strike
All public hospitals in Rivers State have been deserted as health workers in the state under the aegies of Joint…
Rivers: Amaechi restates belief in power rotation
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, on Thursday, restated his support for power to be rotated in the state…
1,886 illegal schools shut down in Rivers
The Rivers Government has closed no fewer than 1,886 illegal schools operating without government’s approval, Gov. Nyesom Wike said in…
Is oil-rich Rivers state safer than Lagos, Kano & 3 others as its governor claimed?
The governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state wants investors. One of his selling points is the state’s relative security, claiming…
5 killed in Rivers’ cult clashes
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Unknown cult members on Monday July 10 night invaded the Omudioga Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area…
Rivers APC denies removal of Senator Abe’s loyalists
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has described as "fake news" and non-existent, the purported removal of some…
Gunmen strike again in Rivers, kill 9
Barely 24 hours after the killing of 14 persons in Sime community in Tai local government area of Rivers State,…