River state

Tinubu Orders Investigation On Recurring Boat Crashes Across Nigeria

JUST-IN: 11 Drown As Boat Capsized In Rivers

January 10, 2024 Rhoda Gistlover 0

In the Andoni local government area of Rivers State, on Tuesday, a fishing boat carrying eleven people—five of them were children—capsized along the Andoni-Bonny waterways, resulting in their deaths. According LEADERSHIP, the event happened when

BREAKING: 26 Rivers State Lawmakers Loyal To Wike Dump PDP for APC

December 11, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), demonstrating their loyalty to Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Minister of the Federal

CP Olatunji Disu Appointed As New Rivers State Police Commissioner

No murder attempt on factional Rivers Speaker — CP Tunji

November 20, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Claims that factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly Edison Ehie was the target of an attempted murder have been refuted by the Rivers State Police Command. What transpired at Ehie’s house was characterized

Rivers Youths Declares Support for Gov. Fubara, Protest Impeachment Plot

October 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Rivers youths swarmed the streets on Monday in a nonviolent protest against Similanyi Fubara, the state governor, being impeached. In a widely shared video, the youngsters can be seen en masse marching down the main

Rivers Varsity Denies Man Arrested For Allegedly Defrauding Job Seekers

Rivers Varsity Denies Man Detained For Allegedly Defrauding Job Seekers

October 19, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Management of the Rivers State University has said a man identified as Phillip Odereghi, who was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding job seekers sizable sums of money, is not an employee of the

Flood Threat: This Is the Right Time to Relocate People To Camp, Group Tell Govt

September 14, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Women Group in Rivers State have urged the state government to begin relocating communities that would be impacted by the disaster to safe areas as sea level in some areas of the country starts to

Hoodlums Attack Imo Police HQ, Frees inmates, suspects [Video]

Explosion Rocks Port Harcourt as City Thrown Into Darkness

April 16, 2021 Rhoda Gistlover 0

An explosion that shattered a transformer at the transmission station has thrown some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, into darkness. Chioma Aninwe, spokesperson of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) confirmed

Abductors of River Monarch Makes Demands, Releases Video

April 9, 2021 Gist Lovers 0

Abductors of the traditional ruler of Ikuru town in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, HRH Aaron Miller Ikuru, have released a video of the monarch in their custody. Recall that the monarch was

2023 Presidency: Nyesom Wike says only death can make him step down

I Will Never Join APC, Wike Blows Hot

December 12, 2020 Gistlover Stella 0

I Will Never Join APC, Wike Blows Hot. The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has reiterated that he will never defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), no matter what. He described two former Peoples

Rivers state Council chairman arrested Over Alleged Link with Late Gangster, Boboski

September 19, 2020 Gist Lovers 0

The chairman of Gokana Local Government Council, Hon. Paul Vidag Kobani has been arrested by men of the Rivers state police command over the alleged link with the late notorious leader of a criminal gang

Man Arrested For Smashing Month-Old Daughter to Death

Man Arrested For Raping Three Daughters

September 10, 2020 Sylvester Gistlover 0

The Rivers State Police, have arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly raped his three daughters, aged 9 months, 3 and 5 years old in Elekahia, Port Harcourt. The Chairman of the Civil Rights Council, Rivers

2023 Elections: I Did Not Disrupt Elections In Rivers State – Wike

COVID-19: Rivers State Governor, Wike Imposes Curfew On Bonny Over Increase In Cases

July 9, 2020 Sylvester Gistlover 0

Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State has imposed curfew on Bonny Local Government and Onne Community and has urged the entire populace of his state to adhere to the protocols and safety guidelines set

COVID-19: Gov Wike Reveals To Rivers State Residents, Some Possible Actions He Might Take Because Of The Pandemic

May 29, 2020 Sylvester Gistlover 0

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said his administration would reintroduce the lockdown strategy of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic if residents continued to disobey the safety rules of physical distancing and wearing of face

Communal Clash: 15 Dead In Cross River As Two Communities Engage In Brutal Clash

May 21, 2020 Sylvester Gistlover 0

Another communal clash between Afono and Ibini communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State has left 15 dead, according to Daily Trust. A clash at Orugbam invaded Ipene and Egbor villages in

Rivers State Government Withdraws Its Charges Against Calverton Helicopter And Its Pilots

May 19, 2020 Sylvester Gistlover 0

The Rivers state government has withdrawn its charges against Caverton helicopters and two of its pilots who were arrested weeks ago for violating the Executive Order issued by Governor Nyesom Wike on movement in the