•Explosion Many people have reportedly been hospitalised following an explosion in Aleto, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the incident, which was still ongoing as at the time of filing this report, affected nearby buildings, with some residents reportedly hospitalised following the impact, reports The Guardian...
•INEC chairman Prof Joash Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Chinda Kingsley Ogundu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to contest the 2027 Rivers State governorship election. He is part of a final list of 19 candidates published by the commission. Chinda is joined on the list by Dumo Lu...
•Flood The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), has warned of possible disease outbreaks following the recent flooding in Rivers State, urging residents to take precautions to protect their health. The President of the association, Dr Chris-Biriowu Harold, gave the warning during the associa...
•Lulu-Briggs The Rivers State governorship candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Dumo Lulu-Briggs, who spoke during a media interaction in Rivers State, said political division, weak institutions, poor infrastructure and underutilisation of the state’s natural resources had hindered its development. “If you don’t get the politics rig...
•Gas flaring Dutch energy company, Energy Ventures B.V., has commenced moves to end gas flaring in parts of Rivers State and convert the associated gas into electricity and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG. The company said the initiative would initially target about five million standard cubic feet of gas currently being flared daily at Agbada 2 ...
•Shrine Some youths in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, have destroyed a traditional worship shrine run by a woman popularly known as ‘Eze Nwanyi’. In a viral video, a pastor was seen leading the aggrieved youths who entered the woman’s compound, searching from room to room and gathering materials they claimed were […]...
•Gunmen Panic has engulfed Bori, the headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State after yet-to-be-identified gunmen shot dead the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the council, Mr. Letam Kine. The attack, which occurred at about 6 p.m. yesterday along Polytechnic Road, sent residents and business owners scrambling for safet...
A 30-year-old Rivers resident identified as Richard Emmanuel has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his female lover, Caroline Sunday, over infidelity accusation. The incident happened at Abraham Street, Eneka community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, reports Daily Trust. Residents told our correspondent tha...
•Dumo Lulu-Briggs and NDC logo A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit challenging the emergence of Dumo Lulu-Briggs as the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), after the plaintiff applied to discontinue the case. The suit was filed by Kings Unyeawaji, an aspirant of the NDC, against the party, [&...
The Rivers State Police Command has commenced an investigation into allegations of extortion involving a police officer, ASP Omomefe Akin Geoffrey, and other personnel following the circulation of a viral video and reports on social media. The Command said it viewed the allegations with utmost seriousness, stressing that any act of extortion, ...
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