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…
Justice Okocha cries out over threats to judges’ lives
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dispensation of Justice in Rivers state has become a highly perilous business and judges have become so…
Fuel scarcity looms in Rivers as NUPENG begins strike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The little respite being enjoyed by consumers of petroleum products in Rivers State since the Department of…
Donu Kogbara: DSS arrests 4 suspects in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Weeks after Donu Kogbara, the Vanguard columnist and broadcaster was set free by her abductors, the Department…
Ministerial nomination: Police warn against pro, anti-Amaechi protests
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The nomination of former Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, of Rivers State as minister is heating up political tension…
10,000 Rivers dwellers benefit from NYSC free medicare
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has rendered medical treatment to over 10,000 rural dwellers in Rivers…
Rivers among 21 States with bird flu
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has confirmed that the state is among the 21 States in the country with…
NSCDC destroys 10 illegal refineries, seizes 42 oil tankers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it destroyed eight illegal refineries in three states and seized 42…
NLNG to commission 6 world class science labs in 6 varsities
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG, is to commission six world class science laboratories in six federal univeristies across…
Rivers partners Britain on security, agric, education
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has agreed to partner with the government of Great Britain on security,…
100 Days: Rivers PDP showcases Wike’s achievements
The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed satisfaction with the programmes and activities of the…
FG’s Appointments: Rivers APC alleges gang up against Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged a gang-up against former Governor…
Abduction of Vanguard columnist: APC decries insecurity in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter, has decried the abduction of renowned essayist /columnist, Ms…
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out
PDP, INEC frustrating our case at Rivers Election Petition Tribunal – APC cries out The All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
Rivers commission summons ex-commissioner
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating the Chibuike Amaechi administration in Rivers has summoned a former Commissioner for Agriculture, Emmanuel…
Union disrupts activities of S/South Electricity Distribution Companies
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday disrupted activities at Electricity Distribution Companies in the South South over…