RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE SEA PIRACY, ILLEGAL OIL BUNKERING, CRIMINALITY IN OPOBO NKORO
Opobo, Rivers State – May 10, 2025 – The Rivers State Government has called for strengthened collaboration between security agencies, ...
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Disability Group Urges Tinubu to Limit State of Emergency in Rivers to Six Months
PORT HARCOURT — The Rivers State chapter of the South-South Persons with Disability has called on President Bola Tinubu to ...
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Family Seeks Answers After Pregnant Woman Dies Following Refused Blood Transfusion in Port Harcourt
The family of Victoria Paris, a 28-year-old pregnant mother of four, is demanding answers after she reportedly died under controversial ...
Read moreKidnapped Boy Reunites With Family After Seven Years, Escapes Abductor in Ondo State
A boy kidnapped in 2017 from Port Harcourt has been reunited with his family after seven years, following a courageous ...
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Murder Trial of Police Inspector Stalled Over Defendant’s Medical Emergency
The trial of twelve individuals accused of murdering Inspector Christiana Erekere was stalled on Wednesday at the State High Court ...
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Rivers Police Vows Tougher Action on Herders’ Invasions
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has pledged to step up surveillance and engage leaders of herdsmen to ...
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Sea Pirates Abduct Over 13 Passengers on Rivers Waterway
PORT HARCOURT — Suspected sea pirates on Monday abducted over 13 passengers from a commercial boat traveling along the Degema–Akuku-Toru ...
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House to Collaborate with Senate on Reconciliation Committee for Rivers Crisis – Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has announced plans for a joint effort with the Senate to ...
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APC Accuses Suspended Governor Fubara of Sponsoring Protests in Rivers State
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has condemned the ongoing protests against the state's sole administrator, Vice Admiral ...
Read moreIBAS Urges AFCSC Senior Course Participants to Proffer Practical Solutions to Security Challenges
PORT HARCOURT — The Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas, has called on participants of Senior ...
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RIVCSO Condemns Rivers Sole Administrator’s Actions as Undemocratic
The Rivers State Civil Society Organisations (CSO) has strongly criticized the conduct of the state’s Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral ...
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Rivers APC Faction Urges Wike’s Supporters to Respect Elders, Cite Ada George
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on ...
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Rivers RHI Denies Fubara’s Involvement in Disruption of First Lady’s Event
The Rivers State Office of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has refuted allegations linking suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara to a ...
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Court Ruling Deepens APC Leadership Tussle in Rivers State
A fresh twist has emerged in the leadership crisis within the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ...
Read moreIBAS URGES RIVERS ATHLETES TO EXCEL AS STATE RECEIVES NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL TORCH
PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas, has charged the state’s athletes to strive ...
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Wike Condemns Walkout on First Lady in Rivers, Blames Fubara Loyalists
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the walkout on First Lady Oluremi Tinubu by some women ...
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Adaeze Oreh Denies Allegations of Disrupting First Lady’s Empowerment Event
PORT HARCOURT – Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh, the suspended Rivers State Commissioner for Health, has firmly denied allegations that she ...
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Woman Abducted After Meeting Online Regains Freedom in Rivers State
Port Harcourt, Rivers State — A woman identified only as Miss Silver has regained her freedom after being abducted by ...
Read moreTension Erupts in Port Harcourt as Women Walk Out on Rivers First Lady During Empowerment Event
PORT HARCOURT — A women’s empowerment programme in Port Harcourt descended into chaos on Monday after a group of Rivers ...
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TUC Boycotts Workers’ Day in Rivers Over Emergency Rule
The Rivers State chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday boycotted the 2025 Workers’ Day celebrations in protest ...
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