Stakeholders Collaborate to Enhance TB Services in Rivers State
In order to scale up Tuberculosis (TB) treatment services in Rivers State, stakeholders have mapped out strategies to provide more support to health centres in five local government areas of the state. This comes as the TB Network in Rivers State paid a courtesy visit on Wednesday, August 27, to the TB units of the […]
Court Dismisses Bid To Stop Rivers LG Elections
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Thursday, August 28, has dismissed a motion ex parte seeking to halt the conduct of the August 30 local government council elections in the state. Presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, ruled that the application filed by Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Williams Abayomi-Stanley, against President Bola […]
Police Raid Nkpolu Community in Rivers State After Campaign
Residents of Nkpolu community in Obio/Akpor LGA is reeling from a police raid that saw numerous residents, including youths, women, and men, taken into custody. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon, stemmed from an earlier confrontation involving local youths engaged in an anti-drug campaign. Reports indicate that the youths, under the leadership of their […]
SWAN Affirms Cyril Dum-Wite as Rivers State Chairman
The National Secretariat of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has put to rest recent speculation regarding the leadership of its Rivers State chapter. In a clear statement, the national body has confirmed Mr. Cyril Dum-Wite as the legitimate Chairman. A letter dated August 25, 2025, addressed to the Permanent Secretary of the Rivers […]
Ibas Declares Port Harcourt as Nigeria Hub For Energy
Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ibas has named Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s leading energy city, promising fresh reforms to boost investment, renewables, and security in the sector. The declaration was made on Tuesday, August 26, at Government House by the State Administrator, through the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika. According […]
Education, Sensitization Key to Proper Waste Management – RIWAMA MD
The Managing Director of the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Dr. Ibimina Wokoma, has stressed that education and sensitization are critical to achieving effective waste management in the state. Dr. Wokoma stated this during a follow-up inspection of the Rumuosi dump site and other refuse disposal points within the Port Harcourt metropolis on August […]
Rivers Police Investigate Assault on Inspector in Obio/Akpor
The Rivers State Police Command says it is investigating the alleged assault of a police officer by community youths in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) who were allegedly tagged to be consuming hard drugs. Police spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a report shared to the press on Sunday, explained that Inspector Joshua Nyian, attached to […]
Bille, Andoni Are Buying Guns To Attack Me, King Asari Reveals
The revered Natural Ruler of Elem Kalabari, King Dokubo Asari, has revealed the purchase of firearms to attack him by the people of Bille Community and some persons from the Andoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State. The revelation, according to King Asari, was made known to him via credible intelligence as he assured the plotters […]
PCRC Dismisses Claims of Indiscipline, Rights Abuse in Rivers Police Command
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Rivers State has dismissed insinuations and claims by some individuals and groups that indiscipline, brutality, and human rights abuses are thriving under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju. Chairman of the Rivers State PCRC, Voke Emore, in an interview over the weekend, described the […]
Hon. Samuel Nwanosike Bans Dumping of Refuse on Road Median
The newly inaugurated Chairman of Rivers State Waste Management Agency Board, Honourable Samuel Nwanosike has called for public support to ensure Rivers State is clean from indiscriminate waste dumping. Speaking shortly after his Inauguration on Friday, August 22, Honourable Nwanosike said that the available resources and laws in Rivers State are enough to ensure that […]
Fresh Oil Spill Hits Renaissance Pipeline in Rivers
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has confirmed a fresh crude oil spill from a pipeline operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Ltd in Ikata community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. According to YEAC-Nigeria, the spill, which occurred on Friday, August 22, was first reported by members of its One Million Youth […]
Alesa Community Backs King Apollos Chu as Nchia Traditional Ruler, Calls for Development in Eleme
The people of Alesa community in Eleme Local Government Area have pledged their loyalty to the traditional ruler of Nchia, His Royal Highness, King Apollos Chu, expressing confidence in his ability to lead with fairness and restore dignity to the traditional institution. In the Newsobai report shared on Friday August 22, the Paramount Ruler of […]