•Tinubu speaking in Rivers, yesterday President Bola Tinubu yesterday urged supporters in Rivers State to use their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote for what he described as the progressive development of the Nigerian economy, saying it was their weapon against poverty. Tinubu made the appeal while addressing supporters at the Adokiye Amie...
•The fighters with Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere Members of a group identifying themselves as the Freedom Fighters of Ekpeye Ethnic Nationality have appealed for forgiveness and amnesty, saying they are desperate to abandon life in the forest and return to normal society. The appeal was disclosed by Kenneth Nwachi, spokesperson for the Omega ...
•Oil spillage in Niger Delta At least 10 persons were feared dead after a boat carrying youths capsized during a confrontation between community members and men in uniform over an oil spill at Oil Mining Lease (OML-55) in Kula, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred yesterday following a dispute over an [&helli...
•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...
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