•Governor Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle within the State Executive Council. As part of the changes, Barrister Christopher Green has been redeployed from the Ministry of Sports to the Ministry of Justice as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, reports Daily Indepen...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State In his outing during the week at the Government House, Port Harcourt, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, added a fresh concern to a question that is literally on the lips of every Rivers State resident, as well as others with interest in the affairs of the oil-rich […]
•A building collapse Tragedy struck on Thursday, December 11, 2025, when a section of a dilapidated building collapsed at Nwachukwu Street, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt, killing a mother of three, Mrs Uwana Dennis, from Akwa Ibom State. The unfortunate incident, which left many residents in shock, occurred around 10:30 a.m, reports Saturday Ind...
Five abducted students of the Rivers State University (RSU) have been rescued unhurt following a combined operation by the Rivers State Police Command, sister security agencies, and critical support from local community leaders. The victims — Prince London, Azubuike Kelechukwu, Elizabeth Anietie, Onyebuchi Precious, and London Sampson —were ki...
•Fire outbreak Two children have died in a late-night fire that swept through a cluster of makeshift homes in the Rumuola area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State. The fire, which occurred around 10 p.m. yesterday near the Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, destroyed the settlement and displaced about 27 families. Properties worth...
•PDP leaders at the party’s national convention in Ibadan today  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at its national convention in Ibadan today, has dissolved the entire party structures in Imo, Abia, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, and Rivers states. The decision was confirmed as host governor Seyi Makinde moved a motion to ratify and approve elected exec...
Authorities in Rivers State have shut down the popular Obio/Akpor International Market, also known as Amaechi Market, following the killing of a trader identified simply as Ejike, allegedly by a group of meat sellers during a quarrel over N500. The incident occurred around 11am on Sunday, along SARS Road in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area...
Aggrieved landlords of Cinnamon, Lemon, and Iroko Drives within Cedarwood Garden Estate in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, have raised alarm over an alleged illegal demolition threat of their properties from the Chief Executive Officer of Delta Technology and Property Limited, Mr. Stephen Nyegwa. The landlords insisted that Nyegwa’s actions ...
•Rivers State Police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko The Chairman of Etche Local Government Area, Chima Njoku, has declared a bounty of N1.5 million on an alleged land grabber accused of causing the bloody clash that claimed some persons at Umuakonu community in Igbo-Etche. The chairman announced the bounty when he visited the community yester...
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Rivers State has declared a seven-day warning strike over the alleged withholding of salaries of more than 500 workers in Emuoha Local Government Area. The affected workers had, last week, stormed the Emuoha council secretariat to protest the alleged removal of their names from the payroll, wh...

