Tag: Rivers State
Gunmen abduct female councilor in Rivers, demand N50m ransom
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted a female councilor from Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of…
Rivers APC faction suspends Amaechi, Ogbobula
Former Governor of Rivers state and Transport Minister, Rotimi Ameachi has been suspended from the ruling party by…
APC suspends, Abe, Aguma, others
The Ogbobula Isaac-led Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State on Saturday, suspended Sen.…
Rivers APC gets new leadership, vows to crush Wike in 2023
A new leadership of the ruling party at the state, local government and ward levels have been inaugurated…
Amaechi reveals why he ditched Jonathan to back Buhari’s 2015 election bid
The minister of transportation, Rotimi Ameachi has revealed why he ditched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to support…
ICPC uncovers $919,200 in ‘hidden account of court officials in Rivers’
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has stated that it has uncovered $919,202.07 hidden…
Court orders arrest of Naval commander in Rivers
A federal high court sitting in Port Harcourt, state capital of Rivers state has issued a bench warrant…
EFCC receives four suspected oil thieves from Navy in Rivers State
The Nigerian Navy has handed over four suspected oil thieves to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
Police confirm abduction and murder of former NUPENG chairman in Rivers
The kidnap and murder of a former Rivers State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas…
COVID-19: Wike approves reopening of nursery, primary schools
The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has approved the reopening of Nursery and Primary Schools in the…
CAN reacts on Oyigbo killings, tells Wike not to generalise anger
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has been advised by the Anambra State chapter of Christians Association of Nigeria…
Only Rivers has not collected COVID-19 palliatives, Sadiya Umar reveals
Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar Farouq on Tuesday disclosed that all states…