Police corporal among suspected cultists arrested in Rivers
The Rivers state police command has arrested two suspected cultists during an operation at the University of Port Harcourt on September 26. Among the suspects was Onwukwe Godswill, a…
Troops rescue man during clash with bandits in Benue.
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have rescued a kidnapped man after a gun battle with suspected bandits in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The operation…
Eight kidnapped WASSCE students, 11 others regain freedom in Rivers after 21-days
The eight candidates of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) abducted by pirates along the Bille waterways in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers States have been…
4 killed as fire razes house used in storing illegally refined crude in Rivers
An explosion suspected to be from illegally refined petroleum products at a residential building in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, has killed four persons.…
Police inspector shoots self dead in Rivers
An Inspector attached to the Rivers State Police Command, identified as Maxwell Zubu has allegedly shot himself dead in the Eagle Island axis of Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Zabu…
Rivers’ N300m was a gift, not hosting fee – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association has clarified that the N300 million it received from the Rivers State Government was a non-refundable gift, not a payment for hosting rights to its…
Chief Magistrate In Rivers Resigns Over ‘Quasi-Military’ Leadership In State
A Chief Magistrate in the Rivers judiciary, Ejike King George, has voluntarily resigned from service, citing unease with the recent appointment of what he described as a “quasi-military…
Rivers asks NBA to refund N300m confab hosting rights
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has replied to the Nigerian Bar Association regarding the reason for relocating its Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt…
Protest: Rivers CP removes DPO over’ assault on journalists
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Adewale Adepoju, says the Divisional Police Officers in charge of the Abali Park jurisdiction, where journalists were assaulted by officers of the command…
Ibas appoints administrators for 23 Rivers LGs despite court order
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. This comes less that 24…

















