Tag: Rivers State
Residents flee Rivers community as soldiers search for stolen rifles
Some reports indicated that troops stormed the community over the shooting of two soldiers and carting away of their riffles…
‘Democracy being dangerously undermined in Rivers’
Wali, who is equally a supporter of All Progressives Congress (APC), wondered why the PDP was afraid and using violence…
Rivers: Hoodlums attack NDLEA operatives, free drug trafficking kingpin
The hoodlums who were armed with guns, knives, broken bottles and other dangerous weapons attacked the NDLEA officials shortly after…
Six shot dead as rivalry cult groups clash in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the deaths as rival cult gangs clashed in battle for supremacy.
Child theft: Couple jailed, man bags death sentence in Rivers
Thompson stole the child after he shot his father, Chidiebere Ogbugu during a robbery operation in Rumuolumeni, Obio-Akpor Local Government…
Rep member caught with $498,000 gets N100m bail
The Presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam, also ordered Igwe to deposit his international passport with the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS.
Wike to demolish AIT/Raypower building in Rivers, issues quit notice
The land on which the building housing AIT television and Raypower radio station in Port Harcourt was built has been…
Police speak on murder of Rivers APC campaign director
The Commissioner has tasked operatives of the Command to deploy all necessary human and investigative assets to ensure that killers…
Election: Rivers records low turnout of voters
However, some of the early voters were top government officials of Rivers and candidates in the election.
Court orders INEC to transmit election results electronically in Rivers
The court made the order while granting the application by one Solsuema Osaro on behalf of Social Democratic Party, SDP,…
INEC replaces Collation Officer over death threats in Rivers
While speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Monday, March 6, Dr Lulu-Briggs, had complained that his wife…
Rivers: Labour Party in crisis after endorsement of PDP’s Fubara
Pepple had hinged the support of his executive for Fubara on the fact that the Senatorial District of the governorship…
Companies, security agencies aiding oil theft in Rivers – LG Chair
He spoke in reaction to last week's crude oil pipeline explosion that resulted death of at least 12 people in…
12 burnt to death in Rivers massive oil explosion
The explosion occurred as a bus loaded with some siphoned crude went up in flames, as it was leaving the…
Just In: Dozen die in Rivers’ illegal crude oil site explosion
YEAC-Nigeria in a statement issued through its Crude Oil Spill Alert System (COSAS) confirmed that the explosion happened in Rumuekpe…
Rivers: Tinubu’s supporters vow to vote for PDP governorship candidate
Tony Okocha, a former Chief of Staff to former Governor Chibuike Amaechi said this while speaking on behalf the APC,…
Tinubu leading Obi in Rivers
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt From the results of local governments announced so far, the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC,…
We’ve been robbed in Rivers: Labour Party calls for cancellation
The party alleged that "thugs believed to be agents of the state government invaded various polling units and collation centres,…
Rivers: Shootings, violence trail declaration of presidential election results
A motorist in a viral video said the angry youths vandalized the windscreen of his vehicle as well as his…
Elections: Rivers Deputy Gov. Banigo commends INEC
Dr. Banigo stated this shortly after casting her vote in Ward 14, Unit 10, in Obuama, Degema Local Government Area,…
Elections: Huge turn out, slow start in Port Harcourt
These are random reports on the electoral process as voting for the 2023 presidential and national assembly elections begins in…
Rivers: Gunmen attack radio, tv stations owned by Atiku loyalist
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A broadcasting outfit station owned by a member of House of Representatives and an associate of…
Elections: AIG Abutu Yaro, 4 CPs deployed to Rivers
Also, Rivers Police Commissioner, Okon O. Effiong, has been redeployed to Enugu State for election duty.
Bloody Valentine in Rivers: 9 feared dead in clash of cult gangs
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt About nine people were feared dead on a Valentine’s Day in a clash between members of…
Pastor’s wife abducted, raped to death in Rivers
The mother of two was abducted at the wee hours of Sunday, 12 February 2023 and was found dead some…
Rivers: Atiku Campaign Council postpones rally
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers has rescheduled its campaign Rally slated to hold on the 11 February to…
How Port Harcourt transgender chorister died in Keke accident
The identity of the trans woman who was lead soprano singer in the Catholic Church was revealed after her death…
Court bars Wike, security operatives from arresting members of Atiku Campaign council
Justice A.T Ibrahim issued the order against the Police, and the Department State Security, DSS, following a motion exparte filed…
Wike: Nobody will be allowed to thwart election, we must win
Wike said the people of Rivers state are fully prepared to participate in the election.
We’ll not allow Atiku to use our facility for campaign rally – UNIPORT
The Management of the university stated that it has not authorized any political campaign rally and has no ground for…