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  • Rivers State Gov. Fubara Tackles Predecessor, Wike Over Rivers Heavy Debt

    . Rivers State Gov. Fubara Tackles Predecessor, Wike Over Rivers Heavy Debt

     The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, stated that his administration inherited a huge debt burden on projects embarked upon by the immediate-past administration of Nyesom Wike.Fubara said several contractors, who handled different projects for Wike’s administration were coming for their balance payment running into billions.T
  • RIVERS CRISIS: Fubara Receives Abia Governor, Alex Otti in Port Harcourt (VIDEO)

    . RIVERS CRISIS: Fubara Receives Abia Governor, Alex Otti in Port Harcourt (VIDEO)

     Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has welcomed Abia State Governor, Alex Otti to his state. The duo met on Tuesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt. A video of Otti arriving at the Rivers State government house in Port Harcourt has since surfaced online. Fubara and Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT, have been embroiled in a face-off t
  • Rivers State Gov. Sim Fubara Vows to Probe Ex Gov Wike's Administration

    . Rivers State Gov. Sim Fubara Vows to Probe Ex Gov Wike's Administration

     Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to probe all that happened within the state government in the last eight years.Fubara disclosed this while swearing in Dagogo Iboroma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State.Fubara has charged Iboroma to quickly set up panel of enquiry
  • Crude Oil Theft: NSCDC Discovers Two Illegal Pipeline Connection Points In Rivers

    . Crude Oil Theft: NSCDC Discovers Two Illegal Pipeline Connection Points In Rivers

     The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has uncovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers.The NSCDC spokesperson,  Babawale Afolabi, in a statement on Monday, disclosed that the sites were located at Odagwa-Owaza Riverside boundaries of Rivers and Abia while the other was at Etche local government area of Rivers.The spokespers
  • Rivers Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Have Lost Their Seats Says Falana

    . Rivers Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Have Lost Their Seats Says Falana

     Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has stated that lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress have lost their seats. Recall that twenty five lawmakers loyal to the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ha
  • I Was Offered Money To Impeach Fubara But We’ll Teach Them That....-Rivers Chief Of Staff, Ehie

    . I Was Offered Money To Impeach Fubara But We’ll Teach Them That....-Rivers Chief Of Staff, Ehie

     Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Rivers State Government, says he was offered money to impeach his principal, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.The former factional Speaker of the State House of Assembly disclosed the purported plot to impeach the Governor during a rally in Ahoada East area of the State at the weekend.Not disclosing the identities of those
  • Rivers Youths Petitions President Tinubu To Call Wike To Order Now

    . Rivers Youths Petitions President Tinubu To Call Wike To Order Now

     Some Rivers State youths have called on President Bola Tinubu to take action and call his Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nysom Wike, to order over the continued political crisis in the state.The youths also asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to maintain neutrality in the face of the political disagreement in Rivers St
  • Fubara Did Not Vote For Tinubu – APC Opens More Can Of Worms As Rivers Crisis Deepens

    . Fubara Did Not Vote For Tinubu – APC Opens More Can Of Worms As Rivers Crisis Deepens

     The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter has alleged that Governor Siminalayi Fubara did not vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 Presidential Election.The Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee in the state, Chief Tony Okocha made the allegation in a statement he signed on Sunday.Okocha said, “Siminalayi Fubara did not vo
  • Ex-Rivers Commissioner Blasts Fubara Says He Would’ve Been L-14 Civil Servant If Not For Wike

    . Ex-Rivers Commissioner Blasts Fubara Says He Would’ve Been L-14 Civil Servant If Not For Wike

     Alabo George-Kelly, a former Commissioner of Works in Rivers State, has lashed out at Governor Sim Fubara over his rift with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.George-Kelly said Fubara would have been a level 14 civil servant in the Rivers State Ministry of Finance if not for Wike’s help.Speaking with Channels Televi
  • Former PDP Chairman, Secondus Slams Wike, Says He Brought Misery, Grief, Anguish To Rivers

    . Former PDP Chairman, Secondus Slams Wike, Says He Brought Misery, Grief, Anguish To Rivers

     A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, on Saturday, attributed the lingering political crisis in Rivers State to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s pursuit of selfish interest.Secondus, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, said the FCT Minister was the brain behind Governor Si
  • JUST IN! Gov. Fubara Relocates Rivers Assembly Sitting To Government House

    . JUST IN! Gov. Fubara Relocates Rivers Assembly Sitting To Government House

     The Rivers State governor, Sim Fubara has ordered the immediate temporary relocation of the house of assembly sitting to the Auditorium of the Administrative section of Government House, Port Harcourt.According to an executive order contained in a memo, the governor noted that the relocation was necessary due to the fire incident that happened at
  • Rivers Ex-Attorney-General, Adangor Reveals Why He Was Loyal To Wike While Working For Fubara

    . Rivers Ex-Attorney-General, Adangor Reveals Why He Was Loyal To Wike While Working For Fubara

     A former Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor, has said he never applied to work for Governor Siminalayi Fubara.He said he was only invited to serve under the governor, adding that even after his first resignation on 14th of November, he never wanted to come back but was made to do so by President Bola
  • VIDEO: NAFDAC Shuts Three Unregistered Bakeries, Water Factory In Rivers

    . VIDEO: NAFDAC Shuts Three Unregistered Bakeries, Water Factory In Rivers

     The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down three unregistered bakeries and a sachet water factory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The agency made this known in a post on social media on Tuesday, stating that the facilities were operating in "makeshift structures with poor hygiene standards, posed s
  • Gov Sim Fubara's Loyalist, Hon Victor Oko Sworn in As New Speaker of Rivers State Assembly

    . Gov Sim Fubara's Loyalist, Hon Victor Oko Sworn in As New Speaker of Rivers State Assembly

     Governor Sim Fubara's influence extends to the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly, as Hon. Victor Oko has been sworn in as the new Speaker. This move suggests a consolidation of power within the state's political structure and may signal alignment between the executive and legislative branches. The appointment of a loyalist
  • Seven Travellers Kidnapped In Rivers Waterways

    . Seven Travellers Kidnapped In Rivers Waterways

     Approximately seven travelers have been abducted along the Onne waterways in Rivers State.It was gathered that gunmen struck on Monday when the travelers were onboard the boat heading for Port Harcourt.The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident, said 20 passengers were onboard the boat.Sh
  • Family Accuses Vigilante Operatives Of Robbing, Killing 2 Brothers In Rivers

    . Family Accuses Vigilante Operatives Of Robbing, Killing 2 Brothers In Rivers

     The family of two siblings, Collins Ugorji, 33 years, and Newman Ugorji, 28 years has accused members of the OSPAC vigilante group in the Edu community, of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of Rivers State of killing the two brothers after robbing them of their money.A cousin to the two brothers, Wade Ugorji who made the allegation in an int
  • Rivers Police Bust Notorious Gangs Who Specialize In Kidnapping & Raping Young Women

    . Rivers Police Bust Notorious Gangs Who Specialize In Kidnapping & Raping Young Women

     A notorious gang of youths who allegedly specialised in kidnapping and raping young women in the Rivers State has been busted by the police.SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the gang kidnapped and molested one Ogechi, 28, in Elele, Ikwerre LGA on July 1, 2023.She said that the pol
  • ‘I Appreciate Wike But I Can’t Worship Him’ – Rivers Gov, Fubara Opens Up

    . ‘I Appreciate Wike But I Can’t Worship Him’ – Rivers Gov, Fubara Opens Up

     Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State has said that he would not worship the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, simply because he contributed to his emergence as governor.The governor made the declaration when he received a Bayelsa State delegation of political and traditional leaders, led by former governor of the state, Henry
  • Rivers Crisis: Dele Momodu Reveals Cause Of Fight Between Wike & Gov. Fubara

    . Rivers Crisis: Dele Momodu Reveals Cause Of Fight Between Wike & Gov. Fubara

     Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu has said money and control of Rivers State was the reason Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State fell out with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. According to him, Wike and Fubara are fighting over who will control Rivers State treasury. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain disclos
  • Widow Of Slain Rivers Police Inspector Sunday Baba Cries Out For Justice, Assistance

    . Widow Of Slain Rivers Police Inspector Sunday Baba Cries Out For Justice, Assistance

     The widow of Inspector Sunday Baba, an officer with Rivers State Police Command who was recently killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants has cried out for justice and assistance to cater for the two toddlers her late husband left behind.Mrs Sunday Baba, made the requests in tears when members of Police Community Relations Committee(PCRC) in Rive
  • 16 Persons Land In Police Net Over Murder Of Female Police Inspector, Erekere In Rivers

    . 16 Persons Land In Police Net Over Murder Of Female Police Inspector, Erekere In Rivers

     The Rivers State Police Command has arrested sixteen persons in connection with the murder of a female police inspector, Christiana Erekere.Erekere was murdered in the line of duty on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2024, in front of Taabaa Police Station in Khanna Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko
  • President Wife, Remi Tinubu Mourn Victims Of Rivers Tanker Fire

    . President Wife, Remi Tinubu Mourn Victims Of Rivers Tanker Fire

     President Bola Tinubu and his wife, Sen. Remi Tinubu, have extended their condolences to the families of victims of the fire incident caused by an articulated vehicle conveying petroleum products at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State.This came as the President promised the implementation of stiffer safety regulations for movem
  • Tragic Tanker Explosion Claims Five Lives, Engulfs Over 70 Vehicles In Rivers State

    . Tragic Tanker Explosion Claims Five Lives, Engulfs Over 70 Vehicles In Rivers State

     A devastating tanker explosion along the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State on Friday night has resulted in five confirmed fatalities and the destruction of more than 70 vehicles, reports The PUNCH.Initial reports had indicated that at least four individuals were feared dead in the aftermath of the multiple explosions at the Eleme
  • Police Inspector Sunday Baba Shot Dead By Gunmen In Rivers

    . Police Inspector Sunday Baba Shot Dead By Gunmen In Rivers

     The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu and the command are mourning a Police Inspector, Sunday Baba, who was shot dead by unknown assailants on Wednesday night under unclear circumstances.Disu had in a post on his X-handle said “Yesterday night, Inspector Sunday Baba, a brave Police Officer serving at Rumuolumeni in Rivers St
  • 30 Year Old Man, Jeffery Caught Defiling His Landlady's 13 Year Old Daughter In Rivers

    . 30 Year Old Man, Jeffery Caught Defiling His Landlady's 13 Year Old Daughter In Rivers

     A 30-year-old man identified as Jeffrey has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for having unlawful carnal knowledge of the teenage daughter of his landlady in an estate in Abuloma, Port Harcourt Local government Area of the State.It was learnt that the suspect, who has a tailoring shop at the estate, lured the 13-year-old girl to his
  • Mother of Sound Engineer Who Died Alongside Jnr Pope Cries Out For The Return of Her Son’s Body to Rivers State

    . Mother of Sound Engineer Who Died Alongside Jnr Pope Cries Out For The Return of Her Son’s Body to Rivers State

     In a recent development, Mother of the soind enginee, who died in the Junior Pope’s drowning saga, has emerged online to cry out over the return of her son’s body.In a video making its way on social media, she is seen pleading with Nigerians to please send her son’s body to River State for a proper burial.In the video, she expresses that if
  • Police Kill Cult Leader Peter 'Daddy' Who Was Declared Wanted For Serial Murders in Rivers

    . Police Kill Cult Leader Peter 'Daddy' Who Was Declared Wanted For Serial Murders in Rivers

     The Rivers State Police Command, under the leadership of Olatunji Disu, joined forces with the Intelligence Response Team and the Delta State Police Command to eliminate a notorious leader of the Iceland cult group, responsible for a string of murders targeting community leaders in Mgbuoshimini, Obio-Akpo, Rivers State.The suspected killer, kidnap
  • Police Neutralize Suspected Cultists And Kidnappers In Rivers State Encounter

    . Police Neutralize Suspected Cultists And Kidnappers In Rivers State Encounter

     A showdown between operatives of the Rivers State Police Command and suspected cultists and kidnappers culminated in the fatal shooting of two individuals in Ogbologbo community, located in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.The deceased were identified as members of a notorious cult faction led by Ikem ThankGod, alias General 2man, wh
  • How Gunmen Kill Vigilante Operative, Cult Member In Rivers

    . How Gunmen Kill Vigilante Operative, Cult Member In Rivers

     The killing of a member of Diobu vigilante group at Obidanso waterfront, Mile 1 Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers state has resulted into tension in the area.It was learnt that the vigilante operative was shot dead on the Saturday night when he joined police operatives to raid the waterfront following information that suspected cultists were hib
  • Man, Chigozie Okpara Arrested For Sodomising Underage Boy In Rivers

    . Man, Chigozie Okpara Arrested For Sodomising Underage Boy In Rivers

     A suspected homosexual, Chigozie Okpara, has been arrested for allegedly having carnal knowledge of an underage boy in Okujagu community in Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspect was apprehended by members of a local vigilante group on Sunday night, March 31, 2024, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of an underage boy.A resident

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