Tag: Rivers State
Four Civil Defence officers shot dead by pirates in Rivers
Recent reports by users of waterways in Rivers indicated increased activities of attacks by deadly pirates.
Wike: What I will never allow anyone to do in Rivers
A crisis had erupted in Rivers on Monday over an attempt by some lawmakers in the Rivers Assembly believed to…
Rivers crisis: Wike owns up, says it’s about ensuring his political relevance
However, the President Bola Tinubu and the PDP Governors' Forum have intervened in the crisis between the Minister and Fubara.
Rivers: Oyigbo flood victims agonise over losses
The victims who lamented that they were unable to salvage most of their possessions before their houses were overwhelmed by…
Nigerian Army seeks more recruits from Rivers, Delta States
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, worried by the low representation of Rivers indigenes in the army,…
Wife pours acid on husband’s face over N15,000 in Rivers
In anger, the woman who is a mother of two girls, poured acid on the face of her husband and…
Rivers: Excitement as rehabilitation of Eleme section of East-West road begins
Governor Fubara commended the President for his resolve to bring back the Port Harcourt Refinery into operation by December 2023…
Death toll in Rivers illegal refinery fire may rise above 30 – Traditional ruler
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The death toll from the explosion at an illegal oil refining site at Ibaa community in…
‘How I was tortured by Diobu vigilante operatives in Port Harcourt’
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One Mr. Okechukwu Onunwa has narrated how some operatives of the Campus Base unit of the…
Women protest destruction of their farms by herders in Rivers
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some women in the Ejamah community of Eleme local government area of Rivers State, have staged…
JTF apprehend oil vessel, 10 crew members in Rivers
By Shedrack Frank The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has apprehended the oil vessel MV Ofuoma along with…
Rivers man escapes lynching for robbing sex worker after patronizing her
The man whose name could not be ascertained, had allegedly snatched a bag of money belonging to a sex worker…
Rivers teacher docked for defiling 3- year- old pupil
Alonge, a teacher at a private school in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers allegedly defiled the 3 years old…
Rivers: Vigilante operatives kill 2 kidnappers in failed abduction bid
Eyewitnesses said the suspected kidnappers were killed during a gun battle with the OSPAC Vigilante operatives at Rumukwachi community of…
Abductors of 10 women, children in Rivers demand N10m ransom
The incident which occurred on Tuesday , has thrown the community into palpable fear over the safety of the women…