Tag: Rivers State
11 Reasons Why Nyesom Wike Should Not Be Sworn In As Governor On May 29
By Joe Igbokwe Because we have not sufficiently punished political criminals in Nigeria for 16 years now, the hearts of…
Tension in Rivers over council polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension has enveloped Rivers State over the plan by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, to…
PDP plans to disrupt May 23 council polls – Rivers APC alleges
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has been accused of plotting to use violent means…
Set Up Checkpoints, Face Arrest, Police Boss Tells Cops
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Dan Bature, has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of any policeman…
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Amaechi got part of missing $20bn, Okonjo-Iweala fires back
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has suggested that Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi got a piece of the missing…
Wike to be sworn in by Bayelsa Chief Judge, Adoke orders
Ayorinde Oluokun\Abuja The Federal Government has directed the Chief Justice of Bayelsa State to swear in Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,…
Amaechi’s stewardship second to none – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has described the eight-year stewardship of Governor Chibuike Rotimi…
APC will get justice in Rivers – Amaechi
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state has urged members and supporters of the APC in the state not to be…
Prepare for jail, APC tells PDP chiefs, Rivers REC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, has been told to…
Amaechi, a ‘General’ in Nigeria’s revolution, says Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Rivers state governor and director general…
APC calls for arrest of Olisa Metuh
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has called for the arrest and prosecution of the…
Aides to Rivers lawmakers protest non-payment of salaries, allowances
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Aides to members of Rivers State House of Assembly, RSHA, in the early hours of this morning…
Rivers deputy gov, Ikuru is modern ‘Judas Iscariot’ – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has branded Deputy Governor Tele Ikuru the…
LG Primaries: APC members protest imposition of candidates
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Scores of supporters of All Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers state today staged protest at the party…
Rivers: Abducted LG boss, Ikegbidi released, hospitalised
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After spending about two weeks in the kidnappers’ den, Chief Cassidy Ikegbidi,the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ahoada…
Rivers LG polls is illegal, PDP tells RSIEC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the council polls to be conducted…
PDP behind political killings in Rivers – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has berated the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic…
Abducted female physiotherapist released with gunshot wounds
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Female physiotherapist and mother of two, Mrs. Uju Onata, who was kidnapped a about week ago in…
Traditional Ruler Kidnapped In Rivers State
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Eze Samuel Amaechi, the monarch of Igbo-Agwurasa…
Rivers LGA polls: 27 Political parties ready for polls, PDP boycott
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite the planned boycott of the local government by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Rivers State…
Eze Amaechi abducted in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state police command has confirmed the abduction of Eze Samuel Amaechi, the monarch of Igbo-Agwurasa…
Kidnapped Rivers LGA Chairman whereabout still unknown
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt About a week after Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ahoada East local Government council…
Rivers PDP reject plans to conduct LG polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter has rejected plans conduct of the Local Government Council…
Rivers of Blood: As four more are killed
…As APC decries killing of members Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state is gradually turning to a killing field as unknown…
Rivers Police arrests 104 persons for election offences
The Rivers Police Command said on Sunday that its officers have arrested 104 persons for election-related offences in the state.…
Police confirm kidnap of outspoken APC chairman in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the abduction of outspoken All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu who…
Police confirm abduction of Rivers LG boss
The Nigerian Police Command in Rivers state has confirmed the abduction of Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ahoada…
Rivers APC goes to tribunal, vows to upturn Wike’s victory
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is concluding arrangements to head to the…
Amaechi inaugurates 9-man commission to investigate political killings
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi has inaugurated a nine-man commission of inquiry to commence investigations into politically…
Rivers Election Tribunal relocates to Abuja for security reasons
The Rivers Election Petition Tribunal has relocated to Abuja for security reasons. This was contained in a statement made available…