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…

Tending image of Wile and Fubara together is over two years old

Tending image of Wile and Fubara together is over two years old

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…

Security operatives fire teargas at pro-Fubara protesters —but turn blind eye on Rivers demonstrators supporting emergency rule

  Security operatives on Monday fired tear gas at women protesting against the emergency rule in Rivers State and the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara but allowed the protest led…

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…

Rivers Women Stage ‘Bring Back Our Fubara’ Protest In Port Harcourt

  A crowd of women on Friday flooded the Aba road area of Port Harcourt, demanding the reinstatement of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy,…

NBA relocates annual conference from Rivers over emergency rule 

NBA relocates annual conference from Rivers over emergency rule The Nigerian Bar Association has announced the relocation of its 2025 Annual General Conference, formerly scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt,…

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…

BREAKING: Fubara’s Chief of Staff slams Nwaeke, Channels TV with N2bn libel suit

  Dr. Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has filed a N2bn libel suit at the state High Court sitting in Port…