President Bola Tinubu has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government council election, the President expressed deep…
A section of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat in Rivers State has been set ablaze. Channels Television reports that the newly elected chairman, Brain Gokpa, came to the LG secretariat accompanied by his councillors and supporters but discovered that…
…As hoodlums disrupt peaceful election process, RSIEC officials chased away Barth Ndubuwah,Port Harcourt The local government election in Rivers State that would have qualified as the most peaceful in the history of the State,was later perforated by hijack of electoral…
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Thursday took to the streets in protest against the planned local government elections, set to be conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on October 5. Led by the…
Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt As the October 5th local government election date in Rivers State approaches, the Rivers Civil Society Organisations (RIVSCO) has tasked the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) with ensuring a free and fair election. Briefing journalists…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a restraining order against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), preventing its governors, National Working Committee, and Board of Trustees from dissolving the party’s Executive Committees in Rivers State. In a ruling delivered…
..Rakes in over N142bn revenue in eight months By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),Area 1,Port Harcourt Wednesday handed over illicit drugs seized at the Port Harcourt International Airport to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in…
Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo, the Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, has commended the Khana Local Government Council for restoring electricity in nine communities in the area. Oko-Jumbo said at the inauguration of a rural electrification project in Gwara on Thursday,…
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has confirmed a spill on its Trans Niger Pipeline in Elelenwo, located in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The company reported that the spill, caused by a pipeline leak, has been…
A recent oil spill has wreaked havoc in the Rumuoduwere community, located in the Elelenwo clan of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State. The spill, which took place on Sunday, is believed to have originated from a Shell Petroleum…
