Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a child trafficking syndicate, identified as Maureen Wechinwu, who claims to be a reverend sister. She was paraded among 20 other suspects arrested in the state within August and September for…
Rivers Police bust child trafficking ring, rescue 15 kids
Officers of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued 15 children from a child trafficking ring in Port Harcourt, the state capital. This was made known at a press briefing by the state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, at the…
Wike gifts Odili multi-million naira house on 74th birthday
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has gifted a multi-million naira house to ex-governor Peter Odili for his 74th birthday. Odili, governed the oil-rich state between 1999 to 2007 when Wike served as Chairman, Obi Akpor Local Government Area. Celebrating Odili…
Death of 50 Infants: Rivers APC vows to invest massively in health sector
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…