Tag: Rivers
19th NSF: Rivers female team beat Kaduna to win beach volleyball gold
The Rivers women beach volleyball team on Thursday defeated their counterparts from Kaduna 2-0 to win the beach volleyball event…
19th NSF: Rivers, Ondo win gold medals in 100m
Usheoritse Itsekiri of Rivers and Bukola Boluwatife of Ondo State emerged winners of the men’s and women’s 100m races respectively…
400,000 PVCs unclaimed in Rivers – Senate Committee
The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over more than 400,000 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs)…
Agency shuts down 6 sachet water factories in Rivers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has shut down six sachet water factories…
2019: Ijaw women justify call for power shift in Rivers
A socio-political organisation, Rivers Women Alliance (RIWA), says the group’s call for a Rivers governor of Ijaw extraction in 2019…
Rivers people will resist any attempt to rig in election in 2019 – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that Rivers people will resist any attempt by the APC Federal Government to…
Pensioners protest in Rivers, accuse Wike of owing them N70 billion
Hundreds of pensioners in Rivers State in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt…
2 girls drown in another boat mishap in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two girls, six and four years old, from the same parents have drowned after a 24-passenger boat…
Police arrest 20 robbery, kidnap suspects
The Police Command in Rivers says it has arrested 20 suspected high profile criminals in the state and recovered 16…
Rivers bans public protest from Monday
The Rivers State Government says it has placed a temporary ban on protests around Isaac Boro Park and Government House…
Army targets 8,000 for medical outreach
The Nigerian Army says it is targeting about 8,000 men, women and children in its free medical outreach aimed at…
Nine kidnapped passengers rescued in Rivers
Nine passengers, made up of five female and four male who were kidnapped by armed men at Igwuirita, in Ikwerre…
Gov. Wike promises peaceful LG poll
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he has received assurances from heads of security agencies in the state that adequate…
Gov. Wike pledges more developmental projects
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers said on Tuesday that he was committed to delivering more developmental projects to the people…
CACOL hails arraignment of Rivers SSG for corruption
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has lauded the arraignment of the Secretary to Rivers State Government, Mr…