Tag: Rivers
Rivers to spend N19.6bn to reconstruct demolished assembly complex
The Rivers state government has approved N19.6 billion to rebuild the demolished house of assembly auditorium. The approval was given at the ...Gas tanker explodes, burns car with two occupants in Rivers
Two persons were confirmed dead when a tanker suspected to be carrying Liquefied Natural Gas exploded at the Obiri-Ikwerre flyover along the ...Court declares seat of 25 pro-wike lawmakers vacant
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared the seats of the 25 lawmakers, who defected from the Peoples ...Court declares tenure extension for Rivers LGA chairmen illegal
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, the state capital, has ruled that the tenure extension of the 23 local government ...Rivers commissioners Mmom, Worlu resign, cite toxicity in Fubara’s cabinet
The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Professor Chinedu Mmon, as well as his counterpart in the Ministry of Housing, Gift Worlu have ...Fubara threatens probe of governance in Rivers
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he will set up a panel of inquiry to look into the affairs ...I’ll liberate Rivers people from oppression, says Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has promised the people that his administration will do everything to liberate them from bad governance ...Odili pronounces Fubara political leader of Rivers State
A former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, has endorsed Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the political leader of the state, praising him ...Political Buccaneers! Wike slams Rivers PDP leaders for backing Fubara
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has slammed some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, labelling ...Army uncovers 40 illegal oil wells in Rivers
The Nigerian Army has made a startling discovery of over 40 illegal crude oil wells in Rumuekpe community, in the Emohua Local ...