•Former militant commander, Asari Dokubo The eight candidates of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) abducted by pirates along the Bille waterways in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers States have been rescued after spending 21 days in captivity. The victims were rescued yesterday evening by a local security out...
•An oil spillage Renaissance Africa Energy Co. Ltd yesterday reported an oil spill at its facilities in Rivers State. A statement by its spokesperson said the spill was caused by an illegal connection on its Okordia-Rumuekpe pipeline at the Oshika community, reports Channels TV. The statement said the company was immediately isolating the pipe...
•An explosion No fewer than five people were injured today when a cooking gas section of the Nobpet Filling Station located opposite the Air Force junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, exploded and went up in flames. It was gathered that fire from the explosion quickly spread and torched about eight vehicles belonging to a […]
•FRSC officials at an accident scene Four people have lost their lives in a fatal road accident along G. U. Ake Road, in Rivers State. The incident was said to have occurred when the driver of a Toyota Camry, with registration number ABJ 10 EM, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into some pedestrians […]
•Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is not desperate to return to office. Fubara stated this at the service of songs held in honour of the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, organised by the Rivers Elders Forum yesterday, [&hell...
•Mrs Remi Tinubu (C) and Some of the Rivers women A mild drama played out today at the venue of the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a group of women staged a walkout while the event was ongoing. The women insisted that the wife of the suspended governor should […]
•An explosion An explosion has rocked a store harbouring illegally refined petroleum products in Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State killing five persons. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) confirmed the development yesterday. The Executive Director, YEAC-Nigeria, Dr. Fyneface Fyneface, said ...
•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retrd) The Niger Delta Democratic Alliance (NDDA) has passed a vote of no confidence on Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retrd), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, accusing him of worsening the state’s political crisis and failing to provide credible leadership. In a strongly worded statement today by its president...
•Rotimi Amaechi Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday, expressed sadness over the removal of Siminalayi Fubara as governor of Rivers State, saying the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu was in breach of the constitution. The former minister of transportation, who expressed dismay over the ineffect...
•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) The River State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd,), was expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s administration under the emergency rule yesterday but did not attend the meeting. The Committee Chairman, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, conducted a closed...
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