Tag: Rivers State
Wike appoints 28,000 special assistants, donates N1bn to flood victims in Rivers
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of 28,000 special assistants for various political units in the state.
This wa [...]
Rivers ADC governorship candidate picks Tonto Dikeh as running mate
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Rivers State, Mr. Tonte Ibraye, has announced Nollywood controversial actress, Ton [...]
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport joins 2023 presidential race
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has joined the 2023 presidential race.
While Amaechi is yet to make a formal declaration of his presidential [...]
Wike warns oil companies in Rivers, says VAT not for ‘Abuja people’
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has insisted on going on with his move to stop the federal government from collecting Value Added Tax from the oil [...]
Just in: Mob attack police station, appeal court in Rivers
Mobs have set ablaze Afam Divisional Police Office in Oyigbo Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State, hours after hoodlums also razed the Police Are [...]
Police arraigns 21 year-old for indecent dressing in public in Rivers
One Blessings Levi has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Choba Community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on a th [...]
Man abducts baby in Rivers, dumps nursing mother in septic tank
A man identified simply as Chinedu has abducted a baby and mother and later dumped the woman in a septic tank at Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Ar [...]
Man arrested for raping, impregnating his teenage daughter in Rivers
Men of the Rivers state police command have arrested a 47-year-old man, Eromosele Mahmud, for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old teenage daughter [...]
Rivers, Kwara get 6 ambulances, N100m each from BUA
BUA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of BUA Group, has donated six ambulances and N100 million to Rivers and Kwara states, each. Food supplies were a [...]
Rapist arrests victim’s relations for putting him behind bars in Rivers
A rapist got his victim's mother, uncle and neighbour arrested for reporting the incident to authorities and getting him arrested earlier. The suspect [...]