The Sole Administrator of Rivers, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has requested for more time from the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers, to properly brief the committee on the on developments in the state. He made the…
Ride-hailing drivers, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters (AUATON), have announced plan to embark on strike to demand improved working condition for app-based transport workers. The Chairman of AUATON in Rivers, Mr Omoruyi Amos, who disclosed…
The Police Command in Rivers has said that its officers killed four notorious kidnappers, allegedly involved in a series of abductions within the state and environs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied any involvement in the reported kidnap of a 12-year-old girl in Rivers, describing the allegation as false and malicious. Abubakar Umar, Service Public Relations Officer, (SPRO), Deputy Controller of Corrections, (DCC) said this…
By Jeleel Olawale A senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Kayode Ogundele, has strongly criticised the Federal Government and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the declaration of a state of emergency in…
Rasheed Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, has said that the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the political crisis in Rivers should not be seen as threat to democracy. Ladoja said this on Sunday in Ibadan, while hosting…
By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (Rtd), has urged paramilitary organisations to continue collaborating with other security agencies to maintain a safer and more peaceful state. The Administrator stated that meaningful…
The Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the payment of salaries for the state Civil Servants, pensioners, and all suspended political appointees. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Worika, disclosed this in a statement…
Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing training of 1,000 individuals from the Niger Delta region in various vocational skills. The training, facilitated by the non-governmental organisation Victorious Prayer Network (also…
…instructs affected officials to hand over to Permanent Secs of respective MDAs Rivers State has experienced a major shift in its political landscape as Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd), the Sole Administrator of the state, issued a sweeping directive suspending all…
