Tag: Rivers State
Lagos, Rivers record N387.42bn IGR in 2016 – NBS
Lagos State and Rivers generated highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N387.42 billion in 2016 out of N801.95 billion generated…
Why we demolished Flyover Market – Commissioner
The Rivers Government says the demolition of the Flyover Market at Mile One area of the state was to complement…
Voters’ registration: Monarch calls for large turnout in Rivers
Eze Samuel Amaechi, the Paramount Ruler of Igbo kingdom in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers, has called for large…
Amaechi accuses Jonathan, Wike of denying Rivers access to helicopter
Nigeria’s Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has accused former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan and incumbent governor of Rivers, Nyesom…
5 suspected cultists shot dead in Rivers
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army on Wednesday shot dead five suspected cultists during gun battle in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local…
Wike, PDP behind killings in Rivers State – Amaechi
With three days to the December 10 re-run elections in Rivers State, former governor of Rivers State and Minister of…
Wike importing arms into Rivers, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) alerts security agencies on reports of a massive arms build-up by the Rivers State Governor…
Wike is pathetic, needs psychiatric help – Amaechi
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, reckons that the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike needs psychiatric help for allegedly…
22,430 cultists surrender in Rivers
Rivers State government on Tuesday concluded the first phase of the state Amnesty Programme as 22, 430 cultists accepted amnesty…
Rivers government committed to end polio
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says his administration will sustain the campaign against polio. Wike said this in Port Harcourt…
Police rescues 14 abducted oil workers
The Rivers Police Command said it has rescued 14 oil workers abducted by unknown gunmen on Sept. 2 along Elele-Omoku…
Wike recalls suspended cabinet members, Head of Service
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has announced the recall of the four suspended commissioners, the Head of Service and the…
Disregard statement credited to Gov. Wike- NDDC boss
Mrs Ibim Semenitari, acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has called on the public to disregard a statement…
Rivers PDP tells Peterside Wike cannot be impeached
The Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has stated that Governor Nyesom Wike was not under any threat…
INEC to conclude Rivers election in October
Mrs Amina Zakari, INEC National Commissioner in charge of election operations, has assured of the commission’s readiness to conclude suspended…
Gunmen kidnap 14 passengers in Rivers
A commercial bus conveying about 14 passengers from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital to Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government…
Health workers protest non payment of 7-month salary
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of primary healthcare workers attached to health centres across the 23 local government areas of Rivers…
Cleric decries electoral violence, kidnapping, robbery in Rivers
Rev. Minaibim Harry, Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Rivers in the 2015 elections, has decried the spate of…
Rivers State: Kidnapped lecturer rescued, medical doctor abducted
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The abducted lecturer in the Department of Science and Laboratory Technology of Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Abiye…
There is a grand plan to pull down Rivers State, says Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that there is a grand conspiracy to pull down…
Arase behind most political problems in Rivers – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, of being behind most…
Internet fraudster jailed 10 years
Justice H.A. Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday convicted Frank Emem and sentenced him…
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Olu Jacobs and wife win big at 2016 AMAA+Full List of Winners
The 2016 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) ceremony went down on Saturday, June 11 at the Obi…
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Portharcourt ready to host 2016 AMAA
The capital and largest city of Rivers State, Port-Harcourt, is currently agog as organisers have concluded preparations for this year’s…
Army to raid cultists’ hideouts in Rivers – Spokesman
The 2 Brigade of Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said on Tuesday it would soon raid hideouts of cultists who recently…
APC worried over Rivers Govt silence on cult-related killings
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has expressed worry over the state government’s continued silence…
Wike planning to disrupt Buhari’s visit, UNEP cleanup of Ogoniland, says APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike…
Wike compensates Joseph Yobo with senior special assistant on sports devt
Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State has finally compensated former Super Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo, with a political appointment as…
Corps members safe in Rivers-NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) on Monday described as false, rumours of a plot to attack corps members…
Its business as usual in Rivers as strike flops
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The gates of the federal secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers state were wide open as workers were…