Tag Archives: Rivers

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have k!lled four residents in Edeoha community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.    It was gathered that the assailants suspected to be members of the Iceland cult group, invaded the community at about 2 am on Sunday, October 20, 2024, with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically.   According to punch, the gunmen …

Family and friends are requesting assistance regarding the “sudden and mysterious disappearance” of Yahya Faruq, a corps member serving at Mixed Secondary School, Ikuru Town, Adoni Local Government, Rivers State.   According to a friend, Yahya was last seen on Monday, October 14, 2024, after reporting for his shift at his part-time workplace, LDM Chinese Milling Company, Ikuru Town. The …

The newly elected Chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State,  Chijioke Ihunwo, has removed the name of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from the administrative block of the council.   Wike who is from Rumuepirikom community in Obio Akpor LGA of the state and a former local council chairman of the area, had …

Former Minister of Transportation and former Rivers governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has described Rivers State as the capital of betrayals. Amaechi made the remark while noting that most politicians in Rivers State passed through him and also explained that he doesn’t sponsor thuggery because he wants to make heaven. He said;  “Name one politician in Port Harcourt that didn’t pass through …

Former Rivers State Governor and current Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed strong discontent with the current state of affairs in Nigeria, urging citizens to protest against the government over widespread hunger and economic hardship.   Amaechi, who was speaking on the nation’s growing struggles, argued that elections should not have been held given the dire situation many Nigerians face. “People …

Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has inaugurated a seven-member panel to investigate the recent killings and destruction of property at local government secretariats in the state.    The panel was inaugurated on Tuesday, October 8, at the executive chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt.   Governor Fubara, addressing the panel, vowed that his administration would not …

Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has blamed Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for the ongoing political unrest in the state.    Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Wike accused Fubara of inciting violence by proceeding with local government elections despite legal concerns.   “No person who believes in peace and stability of any nation will say he …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor and former boss, Nyesom Wike, to let go of any desires to control Rivers State so that peace will reign in the oil-rich state. Fubara said he does not regret conducting the local government election in the state last Saturday despite the resistance by Wike’s men in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to protect local government secretariats in Rivers State.    This directive comes after rampaging hoodlums aggrieved with the outcome of Saturday Local government elections in the state burnt down some council secretariats.   Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement released on Monday, October 7.   “In response …

The newly built council secretariat at Isiokpo in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of River State has been set ablaze by suspected political thugs.    The arson took place hours after the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers at the 23 local government secretariats in the state.    A video shared online showed …