Tag: Rivers State
21 Commissioners in Rivers set to dump APC for PDP – Chairman
At least 21 Commissioners in Rivers state serving in the government of Governor Rotimi Amaechi are set to dump the…
4 armed robbers, 92 cultists arrested in Rivers
… 2 killed in political clash Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command made a haul of 96 suspected criminals,…
Tele Ikuru, Rivers Deputy Governor defection speech to PDP
A CALL ON THE CONSCIENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF RIVERS STATE AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY ENGR TELE IKURU. DEPUTY GOVERNOR…
Amaechi donates 50 patrol vehicles to security operatives
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less 24 hours after the altercation between the Commissioner of Police, CP Dan Bature and Governor Chibuike…
Rivers: 23 LGA chairmen, thousands of APC supporters protest police bias
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less 24 hours after the Police Commissioner Dan Bature, accused Governor Chibuike Amaechi of attacking the command…
Amaechi pressurising me to free hardened criminals – Rivers CP
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Commissioner of the Rivers State Police Command, Dan Bature has said that Governor Chibuike Amaechi has…
PDP plans to use SARS to arrest APC leaders
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) claims it has uncovered a plot by the Peoples Democratic…
Singer Ibiso Bounces Back With ‘Dima te’
Funsho Arogundade Sensational gospel artiste Ibiso Edwards has released a follow up to his 2011 hit album Still Here. The…
Amaechi’s younger brother macheted, critically injured
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Chidi Adi Amaechi, the younger brother of the Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Director-General of…
Rivers APC Mourns 9 Slain Members
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, has declared a week of mourning for…
PDP planning to unleash mayhem in Rivers – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers APC has dismissed claims by the state chapter of PDP that it is working with the…
APC, Police Terror Unit working to assassinate PDP leaders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman…
Voters in Rivers express confidence in INEC’s card reader
Voters who participated in Saturday’s mock test of the card reader machines in Port Harcourt, Rivers had expressed delight that…
Two killed, 5 injured in Rivers bullion van attack
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium in Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) on Friday as daring armed…
Amaechi swears in 21 CTC chairmen, directs them to oust criminals
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Against the increasing rate of violent crimes in Rivers state, Governor Rotimi Amaechi has urged the newly…
Dakuku dares gunmen, campaigns in Tombia, Bakana
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state led by the governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside…
Rise above ethnic politics, Amaechi urges traditional rulers
Rivers governor, Chibuike Amaechi, on Monday urged traditional rulers, electorate to rise above ethnic politics in casting their votes in…
Protest In Lagos Over Political Violence In Rivers
Eromosele Ebhomele Scores of Nigerian citizens under the Coalition of Ethnic-based Pressure Groups and Human Rights Groups in Rivers State,…
Only FG can stop petrol scarcity in Rivers, says IPMAN
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Consumers of petroleum products in Rivers state and environs will continue to increase above the official pump…
Rivers PDP condemns attack on Chukwudi Dimkpa
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an attempt on the life…
My Deputy CPS was kidnapped to get to me, says Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has said that the kidnap of Freddy Ndigbara, his deputy Press Secretary,…
Songwriter Tonye Drops New Song Ari Belema
Bolatito Adebola Nigerian international recording artiste and songwriter, Tonye Garrick, has released a new song titled Ari Belema. Ari Belema,…
Army promise deployment of troops to Rivers during elections
The Nigerian Army said it would provide security for election materials and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Wike, Rivers PDP console Bayelsa on loss of SSG’s wife, others
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state PDP Campaign Organisation has condoled the government and people of Bayelsa state on the…
PDP accuses Amaechi of seizing federal allocations to councils
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi of not…
Rivers State: Ogoni people endorse Dakuku Peterside
The Ogoni apex socio-cultural organisation, KAGOTE, has endorsed Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Exco of judiciary workers call off eight months strike in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its eight-month strike in Rivers state. National Publicity…
Ogoni keep governorship hope alive
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Kagote, an Ogoni socio-political organization comprising Eleme, Gokana, Khana and Tai LGAs says Ogoni people will move…
Gunmen Attack APC Office
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Gunmen have attacked the All Progressives Congress, APC, office in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Andoni Local Government in…
I’ve Not Done Much For Rivers —Jonathan
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President Goodluck Jonathan who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has…