Police arrest jail escapee, cultists, car snatchers in Rivers
By Tina Amanda The Rivers State Police Command has arrested some suspected cultists, jail escapees and car snatchers. Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Emeka, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday and said the arrest was made within the last five days. According to him, within the period he took over as […]
Police kill four cultists in Rivers during shootout
By Tina Amanda Four suspected members of the Degbam Cult group were killed in a gun battle with operatives of Rivers State Police Command at Ndele Community, Emohua Local Government Area. Briefing journalists on the incident, Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Emeka, said on June 2, 2023, the Degbam cultists invaded the Ndele community. According […]
Rivers: Govt sch students sit on bare floor to learn, says principal
Brave Dickson The damaging effect of last year’s flood is still a source of worry to the, managements, teachers and students of some schools in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. A community secondary school principal in the area, Wisdom Santos Owolo whose school was also affected told our correspondent how students now […]
Why I withdrew petition from election tribunal – Abe
Magnus Abe, the Social Democratic Party, SDP gubernatorial candidate in March 18 governorship elections in Rivers state, has withdrawn his petition before the elections tribunal challenging outcome of the exercise. Abe told party leaders on Sunday that the decision, though personal, was reached in consultation and agree with the party hierarchy at state and national […]
Court sacks Rivers APC chairman, legal adviser
Why we declared Rivers prophetess wanted, NDLEA spokesman
MOSOP condemns manipulation of results in Rivers
Press Release The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni people, MOSOP, vehemently condemns in strong terms the reported connivance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials with unscrupulous politicians to subvert the free and lawful will of voters expressed through the ballot box in the February 25 polls in the state. The report […]
INEC to conduct fresh elections in Rivers RAs
Johnson Sinikiem, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers State, says elections will be conduct elections in seven Registration Areas(RA) in Degema Local Government Area of the state. The areas are in Tombia and Bakana which had logistics issues and voting could not hold. The REC, during a media briefing, noted that the commission had […]
Presidential election: IGP posts four CPs, AIG to Rivers
Naira scarcity: Hunger, anger in Rivers as banks, POS operators frustrate residents
By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi It is no longer news that the scarcity of naira caused by the central bank of Nigeria’s redesign/cash swap policy has thrown the nation’s poor masses into unprecedented suffering. In Rivers State, including Port Harcourt – the capital – the story is not different, as many poor residents are now finding it […]
Save me, vote my preferred presidential candidate – Wike tells Rivers voters
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said electorate in the State will not vote for any political party in Saturday’s presidential election that has shown blatant contempt for political power shift and inclusivity in governance. He said considering the heterogeneous nature of Nigeria, the resolve in Rivers State is that electorate and all lovers […]
Man shoots brother to death in Rivers community
Tina Amanda Rivers State Police Command has commenced an investigation on the alleged killing of forty-four-year-old patent medicine dealer Benedict Chukwu by his younger brother, Patrick Chukwu, at Mgbuayim community Elele-Alimini in Emohua LGA Rivers State. The Spokesperson of Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in response to an inquiry into the incident by […]