Court sentences two people to death by hanging for murder in Rivers
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a woman, Telma Bestman and a security guard, Wilson…
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‘You don’t exist, I can de-recognize you’ – Fubara blasts Rivers lawmakers
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State on Monday lashed out at members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, saying…
Wike: ‘I have chosen to be focused under pressure’ – Fubara says no crisis in Rivers
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that there is no crisis in the state. Rather, Fubara said his…
PDP suspends Rivers Rep over alleged anti-party activities
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended Rep. Awaji-inomek Abiante (PDP- Rivers) over alleged anti-party activities. This is according to…
Tinubu expresses grief over tanker fire incident in Rivers
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the fire incident caused by…
Compel IGP, DSS to provide us adequate security – Rivers LG chairmen ask court
In a fresh suit, Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel…
Compel IGP, DSS to provide us adequate security – Rivers LG chairmen ask court
In a fresh suit, Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel…
Petrol tanker explosion claims lives in Rivers
A petrol tanker explosion along the Eleme-axis of the East-West Road in Rivers State has claimed lives and destroyed dozens…
Navy relocates training base from Lagos to Rivers
The Nigerian Navy said it has made arrangements to relocate the Naval Training Command headquarters from Lagos to Onne in…
BREAKING: Wike vs Fubara: Rivers Finance Commissioner, Kamalu resigns
Isaac Kamalu has resigned as River State Commissioner of Finance after he was redeployed to the Employment Generation and Economic…
BREAKING: Wike vs Fubara: Former Rivers Attorney-General rejects appointment
Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Rivers State, Zacchaeus Adangor has rejected his redeployment as Commissioner for Special Duties. Zacchaeus…
Rivers Govt seals hospital for operating illegally, to prosecute proprietor
The Rivers State Government has sealed a hospital operating illegally in Port Harcourt. Speaking to journalists on Sunday after sealing…
Ex-Reps member, Nwuke reveals why Fubara is gaining support in Rivers
Former member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Ogbonna Nwuke, has said the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is…
Two men who defiled minor jailed for 12 years in Rivers
A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced two men, Lucky Christopher and Friday Lenu, to 12…
Military destroys illegal refining sites, boats in Rivers
The air component of Nigeria’s military special taskforce, “Operation Delta Safe’’ bombarded several illegal oil refining sites and other bases…
Police confirm arrest of Jackrich, ex-NRM guber candidate in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Sobomabo Jackrich, the governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement,…
Rivers: Cultists kill vigilante member
Gunmen have killed a member of Diobu Vigilante Group, DVG, Mr. Uche Orukwo, at Obidanso Waterfront, Mile 1 Diobu, Port…
Rivers: ‘Nothing can cut short my tenure’— Gov Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his administration will not be cut short, as he claimed that…
NSCDC nabs 5 for allegedly stealing 500,000 litres of crude oil in Rivers
The Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested five suspected oil thieves for…
Rivers: Fubara dissolves task force on sanitation
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the State Task Force on Sanitation. Fubara announced this during a meeting…
Rivers: Police confirm car thieves in coma after mob action
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that two men who faced mob action for alleged car theft along Stadium…
Court rules Omehia not entitled to benefits of former Rivers Gov
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has delivered judgment on the contentious issue of Celestine Omehia’s entitlement…
Rivers: Reps member Emerengwa dumps Wike, declares support for Fubara
A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Boniface Emerengwa, has declared support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara, denouncing…
‘I’ll defeat political harlots’ – Wike boasts in Rivers
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he will continue to defeat political harlots in…
Rivers APC raises concern over Fubara administration’s performance
Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha has raised concerns regarding…
Court sentences five to death for murder in Rivers
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced to death, five individuals for the murder…
Fubara inaugurates governing councils of Rivers varsities
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State inaugurated the newly constituted governing councils of the state-owned tertiary institutions, namely Rivers State…
Kogi, Rivers, Kwara record highest food prices in Nigeria – NBS report
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says Kogi, Rivers, and Kwara states have the highest food inflation year-on-year in Nigeria.…
Rivers: Gov Fubara hands Mary Odili, others new appointments
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed Justice Mary Odili (JSC) (rtd) as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the…
Rivers APC accuses Gov Fubara of spending state funds frivolously
The Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Okocha has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of spending frivolously,…
NAFDAC shuts down 10 bakeries in Rivers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has shut down 10 substandard and unregistered bakeries and…
Rivers crisis: We’ll fight you till death – Wike’s GDI turns against him, backs Fubara
Leaders of the Rivers State GrassRoots Development Initiative (GDI), founded by the former Governor, Nyesom Wike, have warned that actions…
Govs, other dignitaries arrive Rivers community for Wigwe’s burial
Some governors and other dignitaries from the Southeast, South-South and other parts of the country have arrived the Redeemed Christian…
NAFDAC shuts down unregistered sachet water factories in Rivers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has closed down two sachet water factories in Aluu,…
Military airstrikes destroy illegal refining sites in Rivers
The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed illegal oil refining sites in air strikes in Krakama and Temakiri,…
NDDC: Rivers rep, Okocha seeks closer ties with security agencies
The Rivers State representative in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC, board, Mr Tony Okocha has solicited for a closer…
Rivers can’t be dumping ground for cluelessness – APC caretaker chair, Okocha
The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha has alleged…
Troops recover 1 million litres of stolen crude oil in Rivers
Troops of the Nigerian Army have seized about one million litres of crude oil believed to have been stolen from…
Gunmen open fire on police officers, kill one in Rivers
Gunmen, driving in a Sienna bus, fired at policemen conducting a stop and search operation in Port Harcourt, killing one…
Mind your business, don’t heat our polity – Rivers PDP slams Akpabio
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has urged the Senate President, Godswil Akpabio, to mind his business and…
Slain Rivers DPO: Police confirm death of lead suspect 2Baba
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of the criminal and notorious cultist accused of being the mastermind…
JTF uncovers 14 illegally refining sites in Rivers
The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, has discovered 14 sites illegally refining crude oil in Rivers. The Commander,…
Police set to dismiss two officers for extortion in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has officially queried and recommended the dismissal of two officers involved in alleged extortion of…
Rivers: Be wary of Okocha – Amaechi’s ally, Eze tells Gov Fubara
A former spokesman of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has told Governor Siminalayi Fubara…
Navy uncovers 15 illegal refineries with 2.7m litres capacity in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has discovered 15 massive illegal refining sites with the capacity to process 2.7 million litres of crude…
Rivers: Murder trial of former caretaker committee chairman commences
The murder trial of former Caretaker Committee Chairman of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Sunny Bekanwa, and Henry…
Stop running Rivers State without approved budget – APC warns Gov Fubara
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has cautioned Governor Sim Fubara against running the state without a duly…
‘Do not de-market Rivers State’ – Fubara to critics
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has warned critics against damaging political activities that paint the state in bad light.…
Wike vs Fubara: You are disrespecting Tinubu – APC Chairman blasts Rivers governor
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor Sim Fubara of disrespecting President Bola Tinubu amid…
Court dismisses suit seeking to stop Fubara from re-presenting Rivers’ 2024 budget
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking to stop Governor Siminalayi Fubara from re-presenting the…