The House of Representatives has ordered security agencies to step up actions for the release of 18 persons abducted by sea pirates in the Degema coastal axis of Rivers State. The order followed a motion under Matters of Urgent National Importance, moved by the member… Reps seek release of 18 persons abducted in Rivers …C0NTINUE … Read more
The Rivers State Anti-Quackery Committee has sealed and revoked the registration license of a clinic, located on Captain Amangala Street in Borokiri, Port Harcourt. The action was taken by the Committee, led by the Director of Medical Services, Rivers State Ministry of Health,… Rivers govt seals clinic as patient dies following alleged denial of blood … Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Chief Emeka Beke, has expressed concern over what it described as misleading interpretation of a recent judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt. The case, in Appeal No. CA/PH/371/2024,… Rivers APC raises concern over misinterpretation of Appeal Court judgment …C0NTINUE … Read more
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has revealed details of the conversation when his estranged political godson, Siminalayi Fubara, came to beg for reconciliation. Wike had confirmed that the suspended governor visited him to plead for peace alongside… Rivers crisis: What I told Fubara when he came begging – Wike …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtrd), has called for a strengthened partnership between security agencies, community stakeholders, and residents to tackle criminal activities, including sea piracy, illegal oil bunkering, and theft of fishing… Rivers: I’ll tackle security, development challenges – Administratior Ibas …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
On March 18, 2025, following long standing political impasse in Rivers state, President Ahmed Tinubu declared state of emergency in the state President Ahmed Tinubu appointed Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as Administrator, Rivers state for six months period Atiku, others condemned declaration of… Ibot-Ete Ekwe Ibas, Ex- Naval Chief Appointed As Sole Administrator, Rivers State …C0NTINUE … Read more
A group of women in Rivers State on Friday staged a walkout during the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme held in Port Harcourt. The disruption occurred just as Mrs Theresa Ibas, wife of the Sole Administrator of the state, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, was… Rivers women ‘walk out’ at Renewed Hope initiative empowerment programme … Read more
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Rivers State chapter, have assembled at the union’s state secretariat to mark Workers’ Day. The NLC had earlier announced that it would not hold the customary celebration at Isaac Boro Park, where various unions traditionally… NLC boycotts traditional May Day celebration in Rivers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
A group of human rights lawyers, under the aegis of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, on Wednesday marched on the streets of Abuja to demand the restoration of democratic governance in Rivers State. The lawyers are calling on the United States and the international community to… Rivers: Lawyers march for return of democratic governance, seek … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by the Rivers State Government led by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Victor Oko-Jumbo and two others, against the suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 26… Rivers: Court dismisses Fubara-backed suit against Amaewhule, 26 lawmakers …C0NTINUE READING … Read more