Lawyer remanded in Port Harcourt prison over alleged forgery
Lack of courage, decency of some judges responsible for ineffective judicial performance – Wike
The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has blamed ineffective judicial performance on lack of character, courage, and decency of some judges to live up to their judicial oaths in the discharge of their functions. Governor Wike said due to prevailing political uncertainty in the country, democracy and the rule of law are under constant threat, […]
Wike signs three bills into law
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has noted that most socioeconomic and educational problems linger in the country because Nigerians elect people who cannot solve problems. Governor Wike made the observation at the signing into law three bills passed by the State House of Assembly at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Port Harcourt […]
Rivers drivers lament as NUPENG vows to continue strike over harassment of tanker drivers by police, task force
Tina Amanda As scarcity of premium motor spirit (fuel) looms across Rivers State, due to the strike action embarked by Petroleum Tanker drivers, the National Treasurer of NUPENG, Comrade Alex Agwanwor, has said if the constant harassment and arrest of their members and trucks by security agencies, state government taskforce in some part of the […]
Schools resume for the first term 2022/2023 academic session
Desmond Iwuchukwu Primary and Secondary schools in Rivers State will resume today for the first term 2022/2023 academic session Students and pupils in public and private schools will return back to school after their long vacation. In the meantime, the Rivers State Ministry of Education has assured rivers people of its resolve in providing quality […]
Amaechi blocked Rivers state opportunities, a failure – Wike
Rivers guber: Other candidates merely attempting to appear on ballot – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has mocked the ousted national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, who was said to have danced when the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party passed vote of confidence on Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the embattled PDP national chairman. Governor Wike said decision by NEC […]
Magistrate orders man to sweep court premises for 12 months for defiling 8-year-old girl
Tina Amanda A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted 24-year-old Emeka Iyalla to a one-year non-custodian sentence for an attempted defilement of an eight-year-old girl, at Ogbogoro community in Obio Akpor local government area, on 8 August 2018. Chief Magistrate Felicitas Amanze in her judgement found the accused guilty as charged and gave […]
Withdraw services if harassed by Rivers task force – IPMAN
Day of reckoning coming for PDP – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has said that the time of reckoning is coming for those who continued to insist that they can appropriate everything to themselves in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike, who spoke on Wednesday during the commissioning of the Emohua Campus of the Rivers State University in Emohua local government […]
NSCDC to investigate viral video of officers exploiting Independent marketers in Rivers State
Desmond Iwuchukwu The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC says it has set up a Disciplinary Panel to investigate the viral CCTV video of some personnel of the Corps extorting money from an Independent Petroleum Marketer in Rivers State. The Commandant General of NSCDC Dr. Ahmed Audi in a statement warned that any member […]
Widow still unconscious days after pirates killed husband in Rivers
Brave Dickson A woman whose husband was killed by suspected pirates is still unconscious days after the sudden death of her bread winner. The critical health condition of the widow was made known by her son, Diepreyi Igani who narrated their ordeal to our correspondent. He said his slain father, Mr S. Igani was traveling […]