Tag Archives: Rivers

The flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the ill-fated Sikorsky SK76 helicopter which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bonny Finima, Rivers State, have been recovered.  The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) disclosed this in a statement on Friday, Nov. 8, by Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Bimbo Oladeji.  On …

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have k!lled a member of a local vigilante group and shot four others in the Obele community of Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State.   The deceased identified as a member of the ONELGA Security Peace and Advisory Committee, was shot d3ad in Omuwhoke Ngbume village, Obele on Wednesday night, November 6, 2024.    According …

The Rivers State Police Command has rescued a six-month-old child, Lucky Sunday, who was kidnapped in Port Harcourt and sold for N3.6 million.    The infant was abducted by a co-tenant of his parents, Mr. Erica (pictured) at their residence on Anekelane Street in the Mile 2 axis of Diobu on 29 September 2024.    Operatives of the Command have …

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has called for a visa ban on corrupt judges, condemning recent Federal High Court judgments that are  perceived as politically motivated.   The group cited the judgment halting federal allocations to Rivers State as alarming, calling for international embassies, including those of the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union, to impose …

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has warned the judiciary not to engage in acts capable of setting Rivers State on fire.   His caution comes in the wake of Wednesday’s order by a Federal High Court in Abuja, telling the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt all payments to the state.   In a statement signed on …

The Rivers State government has reacted to the new Federal High Court ruling in Abuja, which ordered the cessation of local government allocations, stating that the ruling was anticipated due to various developments during the court process. Rivers state Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, on Wednesday , October 30 said;, “When the trial Judge refused to add the 23 Council …

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged extortion of motorists at the Rumuokoro axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.    This came following a series of complaints on social media of the actions of the female operatives in the area.   It was gathered that the officers have been involved in …

A three-storey building under construction has collapsed in Rivers State.   The building which was on the third floor collapsed, Tuesday morning, October 29, at Iriebe Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.   No casualty has been reported but, it was gathered that workers had resumed work on the site when the incident happened.   However, the Chairman …

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is supporting former Rivers state governor and current Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to destabilise the state.     Recall that Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office as governor in 2023, just as Fubara had said that his rift with …

Gunmen have k!lled a father of four, Okere Samuel and abducted a businessman identified as Sunny Onuenze at an estate in the Army Range area of Igbo-Etche in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.   It was gathered that the kidnapped victim deals in scrap metals in the building material market in Mile 3, Port Harcourt, while Samuel was …