APC will take over Rivers in 2023 – Peterside
The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside had declared that APC would end the reign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. Peterside, who spoke to journalists at the APC thanksgiving service held at Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwuruta, Port Harcourt, on Saturday said […]
‘Wike is a television governor, not people’s governor’ – Rivers NLC
Chairperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State, Beatrice Itubor has disclosed why the State NLC would not support Governor Nyesom Wike’s Presidential bid. According to her, Wike has failed to transform the state including human capital, describing him as a “Television governor,” who has littered the state with overhead bridges. Itubor, during […]
Police arrest eight suspected robbers, car snatchers in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested eight suspected armed robbers and cultists in Port Harcourt, the state capital. A statement by the acting spokesperson for the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Wednesday said four of the suspected robbers were arrested after operatives responded to a distress call at the Abonnema Wharf. She said […]
Communities protest two years’ power outage in Rivers
Residents in some communities in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of River State on Tuesday stormed the office of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company to protest two years of irregular power supply. The protesters from communities including Oroazi, Rumuochukwu, Rumuola, Chinda, Orowo, and Tombia Extension, marched from the Captain Elechi Polytechnic to PHED Alpha 1 […]
Herder allegedly stabs landlord in Rivers community
A cattle herder suspected to be Fulani has allegedly stabbed a landlord multiple times in Bonny Island, Rivers State. It was gathered that the man, identified as Donald Pepple, was attacked and stabbed multiple times by the herder following his complaint that cows were messing up his compound. It was learnt that the suspect always […]
NSCDC arrests 14 suspected oil thieves in Rivers
Rivers gov’t officials plotting to arrest Jackrich on trumped-up allegations – Group
Rivers Police arrest suspected tricycle thieves
The Rivers State Police Command says it has apprehended two members of an armed robbery syndicate that specialises in stealing tricycles from unsuspecting drivers. The state acting police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Sunday, said the suspects identified as Steve Green, 38, and Adaugo Darlington, a female who usually pretends […]
IPMAN official accuses Police of illegal detainment
The press officer of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) anti-bunkering unit, South-South inland waterways, Aisha Ahmed has disclosed that she was illegally detained for fifty-one days by the Rivers State Police Command. She said she was held alongside her team in the Port Harcourt correctional facility following her refusal to compromise with […]
2023: Ogoni to announce position soon- Group
A group, Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) has said that Ogoni ethnic nationality will soon declare its position on the 2023 governorship race in Rivers State. President of the group, Fabeke Douglas, while speaking at a programme in Bori on Sunday, said Ogoniland has not benefitted from the state economy. He maintained that the ethnic nationality […]
2023: Rivers too big for dictators – Dagogo
Member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency, Hon. Farah Dagogo has said that Rivers State belongs to all natives in the state and not some fortunate few, who try to mortgage the desires of the majority. He warned that the state “is too big for any individual attempting to micro-manage its affairs and fortunes.” The governorship hopeful […]
Police arrest 4 suspected kidnappers, rescue pastor, driver in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested four suspected kidnappers who have been terrorising residents of Egwi-Etche and its environs in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. A statement by the state command’s acting spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Thursday, said their arrest came after they abducted a Pastor from a church based […]