Tag: Rivers State
Jonathan promises more devlopment if re-elected
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said that the Federal Government was determined to take development to all parts of the…
Jonathan takes election campaign to Rivers
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday took his re-election campaign to the Niger Delta, knowing that victory in the key…
PDP forces Rivers traditional rulers to attend Jonathan’s rally – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the plot by the…
Jonathan using armed forces against the law – Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state has lashed at President Goodluck Jonathan for encouraging forceful entry into…
Dakuku’s campaign rally venue bombed in Okrika
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Armed youths have bombed all the equipment, podium and have destroyed all the canopies set up at…
Tension brews in PH: Amaechi Vs PDP over use of stadium
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension is now brewing in Rivers state following the insistence of the Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi,…
Dakuku, Wike, Princewill sign peace pact in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The three leading governorship candidates in Rivers state today signed a peace pact under the eagle eyes…
Another APC office bombed in Rivers state
Another office of the All Progressives Congress has been bombed in Rivers State, a day after police said the campaign…
Cholera kills 20 in Rivers – Commissioner
The Commissioner for Health in Rivers, Dr Sampson Parker, on Wednesday said that cholera outbreak in 11 communities in the…
Attacks on APC: Rivers Chief of Staff leads protest, says police aiding PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After the bombing of its secretariat in Okrika and physical attacks on its supporters, hundreds of All…
Rivers PDP condemns destruction of APC office in Okrika
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the destruction of a building…
APC office in Okrika bombed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Old habits of political intolerance die hard as unidentified men bombed the office of Nigeria’s opposition All…
Rivers PDP commends Jonathan, Mu’azu on presentation of flag to Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded the national leadership of the…
Dakuku calls for protection of APC supporters
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dakuku Peterside, the governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Rivers state has sent a ‘Save Our…
Senator Abe condemns attack on APC supporters in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The lawmaker representing Rivers South-East and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2015 senatorial election, Senator…
SDP guber candidate decries attack on APC supporters in Rivers
Rev. Minaibim Harry, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Candidate in Rivers, on Wednesday decried the attack on All Progressives…
Standard Bearer, Running Mate And Soul Mate
By Comrade Akido Agenro The First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Patience Jonathan hails from Rivers State. She holds a B.Ed…
APC supporters were attacked in Rivers, says Police
The Rivers Police Command has confirmed that unidentified gunmen attacked All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters travelling to Port Harcourt to…
My running mate, a woman of integrity, says Wike
Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Rivers has picked Dr Ipalibo Banigo as his running mate…
Ogonis protest political slavery in Port Harcourt, slams APC, PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Disappointed by the rejection of the two major political parties in Rivers state, Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, and…
Rivers PDP To Ogoni: You are better under PDP, reject APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter says the political dream of the Ogoni people can…
Rivers APC hails Amaechi for paying workers salaries to date
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has come down hard on those spreading the rumour…
Insecurity: Annual Buguma beach carnival cancelled
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The hope of fun lovers and tourists who planned to enjoy the annual Buguma beach carnival in…
Dakuku vows to tackle insecurity, boost Rivers economy
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Security of lives and property is in top priority of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate…
NANS, others endorse Senator Abe for second term
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After narrowly missing the governorship ticket of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) Rivers state, Abe has been…
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N30bn for Buhari campaign? Wike unintellingent, says Rivers Govt
From: Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Nigeria’s Rivers State government has described the allegation made by governorship candidate of the Peoples…
Money Won’t Decide 2015 Elections —Amaechi
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, has declared that money will not play any role in…
Amaechi slams PDP, Wike for desecrating Akpor kingdom
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on the people of Akpor Kingdom to…
Amaechi to pay workers before Christmas
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Amaechi has given workers in the state an assurance of prompt payment…
Amaechi Named DG Of APC Presidential Campaign Organization
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, as the Director-General of the…