Wike inspects illegal refinery sites, vows to arrest perpertrators
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to spare persons involved in illegal bunkering and artisanal refinery activities that have caused the soot pandemic in the state. Wike, who took a tour through the track roads into the forest of Ogbodo community in Ikwerre Local Government Area and the forest of Ibaa community in […]
Rivers Police officers protest over demolition of illegal structures in barracks
Some officers of the Nigeria Police on Wednesday took to the streets of Port Harcourt in protest over the alleged demolition of Miniokoro police barracks, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the officers were forcefully evicted from the barracks, which served as their residence. Some affected persons, said the decision […]
Families of slain police officers receive N30m donation from Wike
Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike, has donated N30 million to the families of three police officers of the state police command who died in the line of duty in 2021. The deceased officers, Police Inspectors Isaac Isodje, Saviour Udeh and Ebenezer Edward, who served under the Diobu Division of the Rivers State Command, were […]
It’s hypocritical to sign unimplementable 2022 budget, ignore Electoral Act – Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said it was hypocritical for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the heavily padded and unimplementable 2022 budget passed by the National Assembly but decline assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The governor said the speed at which the president signed the 2022 budget, even when he described […]
Rivers govt move to stop illegal production of drinking water
The Rivers State Government has said it would send monitoring teams to the field and publish names of substandard water producers in the state to protect residents from unsafe drinking water. The State Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Dr Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja, made this known while speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday. […]
Wike accuses FG of neglect over ‘black’ soot in Rivers
The Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that the federal government has failed to intervene towards the hydrocarbon soot menace in the state caused by the illegal activities of artisanal crude oil refiners. Wike, in a state-wide broadcast to mark the new year claimed that his administration has been overly concerned over the […]
Black soot: RSG tasks citizens, media, security agencies to synergize to end illegal refineries
The Government of Rivers State has called on members of the society to collaborate to end activities of illegal refineries popularly known as kpofire in the state. Speaking at an event on Wednesday organised by his ministry, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, said activities of the illegal refiners are responsible for incessant […]
One injured in accident in Rivers
One person was severely injured on Tuesday after a saloon car rammed into a stationary truck at station road in Port Harcourt Local Council in Rivers State. It was gathered that the accident occurred about 1:00 a.m. when a Lexus car, driven by the yet-to-be-identified man in his early 20s rammed into the parked truck. […]
We’ve seen little to no effort to tackle soot menace – ERA
Weekend fire kills 6 relatives in Rivers
Six family members have reportedly lost their lives to a fire incident in Ngbede community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident, which occurred in the house of a 70-year-old man over the weekend, claimed six lives, including that of his children and grandchildren. The 70-year-old survivor, Mr Fidelis Ezinne, told journalists […]
Man allegedly raped, robbed by lady in Port Harcourt
A man who was found unconscious in a hotel room has narrated how a yet-to-be-identified woman allegedly raped him and looted his valuables in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. In an interview with human rights group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign, the Akwa Ibom indigene claimed that the unknown woman used […]
Don’t consult National Chairman, National working committee – Wike tells aspirants
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday boasted of the capacity of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to win the 2023 run for the Aso villa. He said concerned stakeholders fought for the change of the immediate past national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus because they wanted to reposition the party to […]