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…
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) are pursuing divergent paths that may ultimately lead to no meaningful or positive results for the party. This situation…
An explosion has struck the Secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP) in Rivers State, causing significant damage to the building and its contents. Eyewitnesses reported that a dynamite was detonated around 1 a.m. on Monday, August 12, resulting in…
…As PDP NWC sacks Rivers exco By Barth Ndubuwah, Port-Harcourt Leader of G-60 Opposition Lawmakers Denounces Alleged Ward Congresses in Rivers State Hon. Ikeagwuonu Michael Ugochinyere, the leader of the Group of 60 (G-60) opposition lawmakers in the Federal House…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 12 illegal refining sites and two reservoirs in airstrikes in Abia and Rivers States. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this…
