Dennis Naku
Don’t politicise Rivers reconciliation, ex-IYC president tells Fubara
A former President of the Ijaw Youths Council, Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri, has called on the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to refrain from politicizing the reconciliation required...
12th June 2025
Lamentation as night fire destroys goods in Rivers market
Goods and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed following a fire which destroyed goods and property at the popular ‘Rumuomasi Morning Market’ in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of...
12th June 2025
HYPREP to train ex-artisanal refiners
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project has announced plans to provide specialized training for ex-artisanal refiners in Ogoniland, Rivers State. The move, according to HYPREP aims to discourage...
12th June 2025
Police rescue abducted teenager in Rivers, neutralise suspect
The Rivers State Police Command said its men have rescued a 13-year-old girl who was abducted while running an errand for her mother in the Umuebule community in the Etche Local Government Area of the...
11th June 2025
Fire destroys goods in Rivers market
Goods and properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed following a fire outbreak which destroyed goods and properties at the popular ‘Rumuomasi Morning Market’ in Obio/Akpor Local Gov...
11th June 2025
June 12: Youth coalition demands reinstatement of Fubara, Rivers lawmakers
A coalition of youth groups in Rivers State has called on President Bola Tinubu to restore democratic governance in the state and reinstate Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the Democracy Day on Jun...
10th June 2025
Army uncovers 27 illegal refineries, nabs 43 oil thieves in N'Delta
The Nigerian Army, 6 Division said it’s troops have uncovered fresh 27 illegal refining sites and arrested 43 suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta region. Also, it said operatives recovered ...
8th June 2025
NDDC commits to tackling environmental challenges with tree planting
The Niger Delta Development Commission has inaugurated a tree-planting campaign aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and community development in the Niger Delta region. The campaign starte...
8th June 2025
Secure government facilities in your communities, Ibas tells Rivers monarchs
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has called on traditional rulers in the state to step up their collaborative efforts in safeguarding public infrastructure in their res...
6th June 2025
Eid-el-Kabir: Fubara urges Muslims to embrace sacrifice, unity
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on Muslims in the state and across the world to reflect on the values of sacrifice, obedience, and faith as they mark the Eid-el-Kabir, a...
6th June 2025
Rivers cult war claims another vigilante
The cult war ravaging the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, took a different dimension on Wednesday night, as a member of a vigilante group in the area simply identified as San...
6th June 2025
Suspected Rivers car snatcher arrested, vehicle recovered
The Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday said its operatives arrested a suspected car snatcher identified as Felix Clark along Abacha Road in the GRA area of Port Harcourt, the state capital. The ...
5th June 2025
Tinubu inaugurates Sahara Group’s 180MW power plant
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the 180MW Afam II Power Plant located in Oyigbo, Rivers State. The plant was completed by Africa’s largest private power business, Sahara Power Group, ...
5th June 2025
Port Harcourt refinery community sets 30-day maintenance deadline
Host communities of the Port Harcourt Refining Company in Eleme and Okrika Local Government Area in Rivers State have called on the Federal Government to stick to the 30-days timeline it gave for the ...
5th June 2025
Tinubu inaugurates 180MW power plant in Rivers
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the 180MW Afam II Power Plant located in Oyigbo, Rivers State. The plant was completed by Africa’s largest private power business, Sahara Power Gro...
4th June 2025
Police arrest car snatcher with seven master keys in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected car snatcher, Felix Clark, along Abacha Road in the GRA axis of Port Harcourt. The police reported that the suspect was intercep...
4th June 2025
Rivers administrator appoints 11 new perm secs
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Adm Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appointed 11 new permanent secretaries. The appointment was contained in a Special Government Announcement issued in Port Harcourt on...
4th June 2025
Rivers community demands compensation over mistaken military airstrike
Some natives of Bunu-Tai in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State have demanded compensation for injuries and damages they suffered during a military airstrike at a palm kernel mill in the area. T...
4th June 2025
Family, CSO protest abduction of 12-year-old girl in Rivers
The family of a 12-year-old girl, Favour Oluwaseyi, who was allegedly kidnapped in August 2024, have called on the Rivers State Police Command to ensure the safe and unconditional release of their dau...
3rd June 2025
NDLEA official, neighbour electrocuted in Rivers community
Two persons including an official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were electrocuted following an electrical spark which ignited fire in Okrika in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers Sta...
3rd June 2025
Exam malpractices, cultism won't be tolerated in Rivers varsities — Ibas
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retired), has sad that educational development will remain a cardinal pillar of his administration. Ibas stated this while speaking a...
31st May 2025
18 passengers escape death as bus bursts into flames in Rivers
All passengers on board an 18-seater bus escaped death after fire engulfed the vehicle they were travelling in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Friday. Eyewitness told our correspo...
30th May 2025
HYPREP raises committee for 100-bed Ogoni hospital
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project has constituted a 14-member Technical Planning Committee to oversee the operationalisation of the ongoing 100-bed Ogoni Specialist Hospital project in Riv...
30th May 2025
Tinubu’s intervention saved Rivers, says Fubara
The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his timely intervention which halted the degeneration of the political crisis in the state. Fubara sa...
30th May 2025
Police neutralise notorious Rivers kidnapper, hunt fleeing members
The Rivers State Police Command said its men had neutralised a notorious kidnapper and murder suspect identified as David Uzoma Kamalu, during a raid on his hideout in Rumuodogu 1 Community, Emohua Lo...
30th May 2025
Tinubu's intervention saved Rivers from anarchy — Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged supporters, Rivers people, and Nigerians to thank President Bola Tinubu for his swift intervention to salvage the state from anarchy arising fro...
29th May 2025
ICPC, NDDC to partner on accountability standards
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Musa Aliyu, has called for a structured joint document with the Niger Delta Development Commission, through a M...
29th May 2025
Police kill notorious kidnapper in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command said its men had neutralised a notorious kidnapper and murder suspect, identified as David Uzoma Kamalu, during a raid on his hideout in Rumuodogu 1 Community, Emohua L...
29th May 2025
May 29: Fubara recommits to peace, pledges to rebuild Rivers
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed resolve to continue serving the state, citing the support of the people as his source of strength and motivation to forge ahead. Fubar...
29th May 2025
Stakeholders urge FG, political leaders to resolve Rivers crisis
Stakeholders on Tuesday called on the Federal Government, political leaders and Civil Society Organisations to as a matter of urgency apply workable modalities to resolve the crisis that led to the de...
29th May 2025
Rivers pastor in police net for defiling 10-year-old girl
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a pastor of a new generation church simply identified as Lucky, aged 45, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Ihuaje community i...
29th May 2025
