Tag: Rivers State
WAEC ban: Rivers govt demotes 14 Principals
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has demoted principals of its 14 secondary schools which were among 35 schools…
Examination malpractices: WAEC bans 35 schools in Rivers (full list)
Some schools have acquired the notoriety of being called " miracle centres" where all manners of examination malpractices are allowed…
‘How vigilante man killed self with own gun in Rivers’
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A member of OSPAC, a popular vigilante group in Rivers simply identified as Elemchukwu died when his…
Rivers: Victor, 60, arrested for defilement of 12- year-old disabled girl
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A 60- year- old man simply identified as Victor has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 12…
8 trucks with adulterated petrol, diesel busted in Rivers
The trucks were impounded while attempting to distribute the petroleum products to unsuspecting members of the public as fuel scarcity…
FIDA raises alarm over rising cases of child defilement in Rivers
FIDA said pupils and students of primary and secondary schools in Rivers state were being defiled by teachers, proprietors and…
Cable thief electrocuted in Rivers
The incident happened inside the Judicial Staff quarters, beside the Choba Magistrate Court.
Police hunt for ‘lesson teacher’ who abducted 5 kids in Rivers
The woman reportedly disguised as a lesson teacher and abducted five children from two different families in the community.
Soot emission in Rivers: Indorama washes off hands
Air pollution, largely attributed to the operations of illegal artisanal refineries has become a source of worry to residents the…
Rivers to access CBN’s COVID-19 fund, build 10th flyover at N8.2bn
Rivers State Government said it will use the CBN facility to establish a world class Radiotherapy Center and Department and…
Rivers’ Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft abandoned in Germany since 2012 by Amaechi
It was the second state asset of the Amaechi era that Wike had stumbled upon. Last year October, Wike revealed…
War against illegal refineries: Ijaw leader warns Wike
Eradiri warns that myriads of youths, who are already engaged in the illegal business activities for survival, might take up…
Illegal refineries: Wike to meet with council, security chiefs
Rivers Governor, Nyesome Wike would be meeting with local government chairmen, the state police commissioner and Commandant of the…
Rivers council bosses bust bunkerers, illegal refiners
Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Council, George Ariolu and his counterparts smashed depots used for the storage of illegally refined…
Rivers LG chairs destroy illegal artisanal refineries
Harmful blanket of black soot across the skyline of Rivers was caused by illegal crude oil refining