Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to invest massively in the health sector and ensure welfare of health professionals across all strata in the state, if elected in the governorship election in 2023. The party…
Senator Magnus Abe joins SDP after APC exit
The former lawmaker representing Rivers South-East senatorial district, Magnus Abe, has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Senator Abe, a former member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had last week announced his non-involvement in the activities of the APC…
Fire guts Port Harcourt mall section
There was pandemonium at the Port Harcourt Mall, the largest and most popular shopping center in the Rivers State capital, following a fire incident on Wednesday morning. It was gathered that the fire which resulted from a faulty air conditioner,…
Rivers apprehend civil servant, 2 others for alleged forgery
Rivers State Civil Service has arrested and arraigned a serving civil servant and two alleged impostors who pose as pensioners with forged Rivers State Government Staff Identification Cards to infiltrate the ongoing verification of retirees for payment of their pensions.…
N100 bribe: Rivers policeman bags death sentence for killing driver
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Tuesday, sentenced a dismissed policeman, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015, over his refusal to pay him a N100 bribe. Justice Elsie Thompson…
Wike dissolves cabinet, sacks Chief of Staff, aide
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dissolved the state executive council, while his chief of staff, Emeka Woke and his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Harold Koko, were sacked. The dissolution and dismissal was contained in a special government…
AK-47-wielding man kills Rivers landlord
A yet-to-be-identified man, who allegedly jumped into a compound to steal, has killed a landlord who caught him in the act in Akpanaka Phase 2, Ogbogoro, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Chairman of Akpanaka Phase…
Pastor shot dead in Rivers
Abraham Yorka, a pastor, has been shot dead in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. A member of the Oloko community, who identified himself as Monday Piit, told reporters that the men of Oloko community went to eat after…
2023: I am loyal to Buhari, the APC – says Amaechi
A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC. Amaechi, in a statement, said this at a consultative meeting with executives, delegates and other…
Inmates clash in Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre
There was a serious clash among inmates of the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre following a misunderstanding between some senior and junior prisoners. The fight which broke out in the early hours of Monday, emanated from an attempt by some…
