Tag: Rivers
APC Congress: 36-member executive elected in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, in a rescheduled state congress on Monday in Port Harcourt, elected a 36-member…
Rivers Guber: I’ll consult with God, family before my decision – Peterside
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside says he will consult with his…
Rivers to employ 3,000 to dislodge illegal traders, sweep streets
Rivers State Government is to employ a total of 3,000 men and women to be in the taskforce to clear…
Vessel with 280,000 litres allegedly stolen diesel impounded in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy said it had arrested seven suspected oil thieves transporting 280,000 litres of diesel allegedly siphoned from pipelines.
6 new illegal refineries discovered in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy says it has discovered six new illegal refineries with combined capacity to refine four million litres of…
Rivers concludes plan to regulate tuition fees in private schools
Due to complaints regarding exorbitant tuition fees being charged by some private schools in Rivers, the state government has concluded…
Killings: I-G deploys more policemen to Benue, Rivers
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has deployed additional five units of Police Mobile Force ( PMF), Police Special…
Gunmen shoot 12 people dead in Rivers
Monday was a sad day for residents of Mgbosimili-Rumueme in Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers State as no fewer…
Top EFCC Investigator Shot in Rivers
A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen opened…
Youth Leader Worried Over Killings In Rivers Community
Mr Nkpon Ijonama, President, Andoni Youth Coalition in Rivers, on Friday called on the youth to cooperate with security agents…
Rivers NUJ To Honour Late Colleagues
The Rivers Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says it will honour journalists who lost their lives while carrying…
Rivers confirms Lassa fever case
The Rivers ministry of health has confirmed a case of Lassa fever in a private health facility in the state.…
Doctors in Rivers’ hospitals embark on indefinite strike
Baring any last minute intervention by the Rivers State Government, medical doctors in Rivers State will start an indefinite strike…
Wike elevates 3 traditional rulers in Rivers
The Rivers Government has elevated two traditional rulers in the state to first class and another one to second class…
Buhari directs security agencies to ensure violence free elections
President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed security agencies to do their utmost in ensuring violence-free elections in Ondo and Rivers states.…
INEC calls for investigation into Rivers fake result sheet
The Independent National Electoral Commission has called for thorough investigation into the production of fake result sheets in Port Harcourt,…
Earth tremor: Rivers, Bayelsa communities call for investigations
The communities affected by the July and August earth tremors in Rivers and Bayelsa have appealed to the Federal Government…
Lassa Fever hits Bauchi, Rivers, Gombe, Plateau
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, confirmed five cases of Lassa Fever in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and…
US declares Borno, Adamawa, Rivers, Edo unsafe for citizens
The United States Government has asked its citizens living in Nigeria to stay away from twenty of the country’s 36…
Unknown gunmen attack Rivers judiciary complex, two dead
The Rivers State Judiciary complex, which houses the Rivers State High Court, has been closed down after gunmen invaded the…
Police investigates killing of guards in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday said that it has commenced the investigation into the killing of two security…
Why Rivers violence persists – Senator Abe
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District re-run…
Why I wanted Wike out of Rivers —Okupe
Eromosele Ebhomele Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former senior aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, Tuesday morning explained why he…
Kidnapped Rivers commissioner freed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ibibia Walter, commissioner for Water Resources in Rivers State who was abducted by unidentified gunmen on Saturday…
Rivers Rerun: Wike says INEC not prepared
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that INEC was not prepared for the re-run elections…
Security opeartives from Abuja storm Rivers to arrest PDP boss
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Federal security agents from Abuja have arrived Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to arrest Felix Obuah,…
Rivers, Zamfara govs visit COAS on security matters
ratai Amidst deteriorating security situation in their respective states, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and his Zamfara State…
Breaking: 9 Rivers Assembly members Confirm Lamikanra as Chief Judge
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nine out of the ten members of the Rivers House of Assembly have confirmed the appointment of…
Rivers: Ogoni protest against violence, Wike’s hate speeches
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thousands of youths from the Rivers South East Senatorial District on Wednesday took to the streets of…
Cult gangs slaughter 9 in Rivers LGs
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There have been reported killings allegedly carried out by rival cult gangs at Ogbele community of Ahoada…