Tag: Rivers
Rivers police kill four kidnappers, robber, rescue kidnapped victim
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has announced that it killed four kidnappers and one suspected armed robber…
Rivers cautions residents against storing inflammable substance
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo has advised residents of the state against storing…
Nigeria Immigration Service raises alarm over influx of foreigners into Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Amidst security concerns, the Nigerian Immigration Services has raised the alarm over the influx of illegal immigrants…
Kidnappers of 78-year-old woman demand N50m
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Kidnappers of Ma Mabel Dagomie Abiante have demanded N50 million ransom or she would be killed even…
FRSC bans sale of alcohol in motor parks in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt As the yuletide season approaches and to curb automobile accidents fuelled by drivers under the influence of…
After 42 days in kidnappers’ den: Corps member, teachers, guard freed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Exactly 42 days after being in the kidnappers den, a National Youth Corps member, three teachers and…
Rivers police rescue two kidnap victims, gun down two
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The onslaught launched by Rivers State Police Command under the Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, against kidnappers…
Rivers Govt suspends services of RSSDA
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Three days after workers of Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency, RSSDA, protested over the nonpayment of seven…
Wike warns new council bosses, inaugurates governing councils of schools
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that he will not hesitate to sack the Caretaker Committee…
Governor Wike appoints twelve Special Advisers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of twelve Special Advisers and Caretaker Local…
Fuel scarcity hits Rivers again
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than a week after members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, called…
Okorocha seeks restructuring of revenue allocation system
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has called for the restructuring of the revenue allocation system to protect weaker states in…
Tribunal sacks Wike, orders fresh guber poll in Rivers
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal for Rivers State on Saturday nullified the election of Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers for…
We’ll crush pro-Biafra protesters in Rivers —Governor Wike warns
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has descended hard on protesters who disrupted social and economic activities in…
Flood wreaks havoc in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Over 200,000 residents of Akinima town, headquarters of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, have…