The Rivers State Anti-Quackery Committee has sealed and revoked the registration license of a clinic, located on Captain Amangala Street in Borokiri, Port Harcourt. The action was taken by the Committee, led by the Director of Medical Services, Rivers State Ministry of Health,… Rivers govt seals clinic as patient dies following alleged denial of blood … Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Chief Emeka Beke, has expressed concern over what it described as misleading interpretation of a recent judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt. The case, in Appeal No. CA/PH/371/2024,… Rivers APC raises concern over misinterpretation of Appeal Court judgment …C0NTINUE … Read more
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has revealed details of the conversation when his estranged political godson, Siminalayi Fubara, came to beg for reconciliation. Wike had confirmed that the suspended governor visited him to plead for peace alongside… Rivers crisis: What I told Fubara when he came begging – Wike …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtrd), has called for a strengthened partnership between security agencies, community stakeholders, and residents to tackle criminal activities, including sea piracy, illegal oil bunkering, and theft of fishing… Rivers: I’ll tackle security, development challenges – Administratior Ibas …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
Thirteen passengers and a boat operator were abducted by sea pirates on May 6, 2025, along Isaka River in Okrika Local Government Area, Rivers State. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on… Sea Pirates dressed in military camouflage, abduct 13 passengers, … Read more
The Senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the implementation of emergency rule in Rivers, following the suspension of democratic government in the state. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement at the resumption of sitting on Tuesday after the… Senate sets up committee to oversee emergency rule in Rivers …C0NTINUE … Read more
As the Senate is set to resume plenary on Tuesday, 6th May 2025, following the Sallah and Easter breaks, the Leader of the 10th Senate, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has stated that tax reform bills and the crisis in Rivers State will top the legislative agenda. He said the… Tax Reforms, Rivers crisis top Senate’s agenda … Read more
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In its response, the National Assembly argued that the suit was… Rivers: NASS urges Supreme Court to dismiss PDP suit … Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticized recent comments made by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Adviser on Public Communication and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and Tony Okocha, a factional chairman of… Rivers: APC slams Olayinka, Okocha over comments on Ada George …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
A group of women in Rivers State on Friday staged a walkout during the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme held in Port Harcourt. The disruption occurred just as Mrs Theresa Ibas, wife of the Sole Administrator of the state, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, was… Rivers women ‘walk out’ at Renewed Hope initiative empowerment programme … Read more