Tag: Rivers State
Price of sachet water to go up in Rivers
In some parts of Port Harcourt, a bag of Sachet water, popularly called "pure water" is sold between N120 and…
Wike: I will handover properly to my successor
Wike said his administration was in its last lap and there was need for the different ministries to begin compiling…
Wike to swear – in 5 commissioners-designate today
The Commissioner-designates were screened and approved for appointment by Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday.
Rivers: FG flags off training for stream 2 Monitors of NSIPs
The NSIP Independent Monitors are responsible for monitoring the NSIP Programmes in their communities, schools, households and market clusters with…
INEC security guard arrested for selling PVC forms in Rivers
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Detectives from the Department of Security Service, DSS, Port Harcourt have arrested a guard attached to…
NEMA distributes relief materials to survivors of victims of Port Harcourt stampede
Mr Chris Ugoh, the Lead Pastor of the King’s Assembly, Port Harcourt, expressed appreciation to the Federal Government through NEMA…
Rivers: Wike approves payment of pension arrears, gratuities
Pensioners had been staging peaceful protests, prayers sessions on the streets of Port Harcourt to draw the attention of the…
Rivers of wasteful presidential ambitions
I am not against the legitimate political aspiration of any Nigerian. . What I decry is the brazen, if not…
Rivers: Gunmen hijack 3 vehicles, abduct passengers
It was learnt that the victims were returning from Port Harcourt when the gunmen ambushed them around 8pm to 9pm…
Rivers PDP governorship aspirant Dagogo docked, remanded
Dagogo was arrested yesterday at the PDP South-South Zonal office where he appeared for screening as governorship aspirant on the…
Pregnant woman, six others dead in explosion at Rivers jetty
A witness said the fire could have been ignited during the discharge of illegally refined petroleum products into another boat…
NYSC DG tasks corps members on impactful projects
A total of 1996 corps members successfully completed the 3-weeks orientation course exercise at the NYSC permanent orientation camp, Nonwa…
Police nab 2 POS robbers in Rivers
One of the traumatized victims said one of armed robbers was masked, while others were hooded and that she lost…
Hospitals shut down over high cost of diesel
The price of diesel has risen from N250 to about N650 per litre. There has also been rise in the…
Oil thieves, Illegal refiners have built pipeline networks of their own
The report was given during an assessment tour organised by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) on some illegal…