The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of two helicopter pilots for allegedly violating the Executive Order issued by the state government to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. They have also been remanded Read more
No fewer than 14 persons were declared dead after the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday. According to available information, a stampede after the rally led to the death of the 14 Read more
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that in the last three years his administration has delivered an open, transparent and accountable government which has transformed the trajectory of governance from the failures of the past. Governor Wike said Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the invasion of the Senate was an official plot by the Federal Government to overthrow the Senate Leadership. Governor Wike also declared that the Federal Government is still plotting to frame him, Read more
Security operatives have shot dead Oluchi Igwedibia, one of the suspected gang members who took part in the brutal killing of 23 persons on New Year’s day in Omoku, Rivers state. It was learned that the suspect was tracked by Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, over the security situation across the country particularly the killings recorded in Benue, Rivers and Kaduna states. At the end of the meeting held at the Read more
Uche Secondus, the Rivers State politician who emerged the chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in a process marred by controversy, has served the ruling All Progressives Congress a quit notice. He said President Muhammadu Buhari, who came into Read more
There’s tension in River State as one Pastor Samuel Okpara from Edoha community in Ahoada East, was abducted, killed and used to prepare pepper soup. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner of Police Zaki Ahmed Monday while parading 25 Read more
The suspected ritualist, who was paraded at the weekend by the Rivers States Police Command for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in Eliozu axis of Port Harcourt, Ifeanyi Dike, has escaped from the police custody. The bereaved father of Read more
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo visited Rivers State on Thursday to commission two major roads constructed by the state government. The roads, both located in Etche Local Government Area of the state, are Chokocho-Umuechem-Ozuzu Road and Chokocho-Igbo-Etche-Rumuokurushi inter-change. See photos below: