Tag: Rivers State

I Restored Peace in Rivers Amid Crisis – Ibas

Ibas says Peaceful LG elections mark return to grassroots democracy Emergency rule was a necessity, says administrator Rivers people urged to prioritize unity, reconciliation The Sole Administrator of Rivers State,…

Sodiq Olaitan

Rivers Resident Doctor Dies After “72-Hour Shift”

A young resident doctor at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Oluwafemi Rotifa, has tragically collapsed and died after reportedly working a “72-hour shift.” Rotifa was said to have slumped…

Ayobami Owolabi

Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas Attends NEC Meeting Presided Over by VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima chairs National Economic Council session at Presidential Villa, Abuja. Rivers State Sole Administrator, retired Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, participates alongside multiple governors. NEC session gathers governors from…

Sodiq Olaitan

Gunmen Attack Police Stations, Kill 7 Policemen in Rivers

Gunmen Attack Police Stations, Kill 7 Policemen in Rivers Unknown gunmen attacked several security checkpoints and police stations in Rivers State, with no fewer than seven security operatives confirmed killed.…

Daily Report

Pay Pensioners Their Entitlements And Allowances – Peterside Tells Wike

Dakuku Peterside, former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has berated governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over his failure to address the plights of pensioners…

Mortuary Where Bodies of Kidnap Victims are Kept Discovered in Rivers

A mortuary where bodies of kidnap victims are reportedly kept has been discovered inside Elele-Alimini General Hospital in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State. Elele-Alimini General hospital has long been…

IYC Issues Wike 2-Day Ultimatum to Unconditionally Release Farah Dagogo

The Ijaw Youth Council in Abuja has issued a two-day ultimatum to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, to unconditionally release the state's gubernatorial aspirants, Farah Dagogo from police custody.…

Daily Report

BREAKING: Rivers Police Rescue 15 kidnapped Children, Arrest Rev Sister

Men of Rivers State Police Department have rescued about 15 children kidnapped at different locations of Port Harcourt and its environs, and arrested a fake reverend sister. The state Commissioner…

Rivers Pipeline Explosion Kills 2 Pregnant Women, 15 Others

Two pregnant women and fifteen other people died on Sunday, October 1, in River State following a pipeline explosion due to the activities of illegal refining of crude oil. The…

Rivers: Gov Fubara To Get Ambode Treatment – Primate Ayodele

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has said Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara will be given the treatment meted out to the former governor…