Tag: Rivers State
Soldiers attack newspaper distribution vans
Vans deployed from Rivers state to distribute newspapers to other states in the South-south have been reportedly attacked…
COVID-19: Gov Wike locks down Rivers, closes all borders
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced total lockdown of the state as part of drastic measures to…
Catholic priest collapses, dies during mass in Rivers
Tragedy as a Catholic priest identified as Rev. Father Cyprian Kooro reportedly slumped and died while conducting mass…
COVID-19: Wike shuts schools, directs restriction of religious activities
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to…
Hit and run truck driver crushes 3 women to death in Rivers state
Tragedy as three women were reportedly crushed to death by a hit and run truck driver in the…
Secondary school student dies after allegedly being beaten by classmates in Rivers State
The management of Kings College of Commerce (KCC) Secondary School in Buguma, Rivers state have been called out…
Coronavirus: Suspected case in Rivers State tests negative
The Rivers State Government at the weekend said that a man suspected to have contracted the Coronavirus tested…
Man electrocuted while charging his phone in Rivers
Tragedy as a Nigerian man identified as Barisuka lost his life after he reportedly got electrocuted while charging…
Kidnapped AIT official, wife rescued
Days after unknown gunmen abduct an employee of African Independent Television (AIT), Mr. Joseph Osademe and his wife,…
Alleged Oldest woman dies at 160 years in Rivers State
A woman presumably the oldest woman identified as Ma Keean Itubo Itari Umasala has reportedly died in Rivers…
Gov Wike appoints Sirawoo, others as Perm Secs
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has appointed a top journalist, Honour Sirawoo, and 17 others as…
EFCC arrests blogger behind fake ‘EFCC cell’ tweet and demeaning photos
Days after pictures of alleged anti-graft agency's cell in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state went viral,…