The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the alleged assault and robbery of a serving police officer by a group of youths in Nkpolu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. A viral video showed a mob of youths physically assaulting, Insp. Joshua Nyian, after accusing him of taking banned substances within their…
The police command in Rivers has arrested Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, a 41-year-old pastor, over alleged “dehumanisation” of children in his church. In a less than two-minute clip making the round online, at least 20 children were seen kneeling and clutching palm leaves, as a man serially flogged them with palm fronds. Most of the minors…
Gunmen suspected to be members of a notorious cult group have killed a traditional ruler in Obelle community in Emohua local government area of Rivers State, Chief Ferdinand Dabiri. This is as operatives of the Rivers State Police Command at the weekend foiled a clash between two rival cult groups in Port Harcourt, the state…
The Rivers police command says hoodlums assaulted and forced Goodluck Iheamnacho, sole administrator of Ahoada LGA, to sign a resignation letter. On Friday, a letter indicating that Iheamnacho has resigned his position as the sole administrator of Ahoada east LGA appeared online. The resignation letter, dated June 20, was addressed to Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Rivers…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is among eminent Nigerians said to be making a case for suspended Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State, behind the scenes, to be returned to his position on or before June 12. Jonathan, according to sources, has engaged President Bola Tinubu in at least one telephone conversation on the need to…
A former Minister of Transport and former two-term governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, celebrated his 60th birthday penultimate week amid fanfare. In this monitored interview, Amaechi whose critical role in opposition politics between 2013 and 2015 ultimately paved the way for the dominance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigerian politics, speaks…
Suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. The Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the visit. Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast on March 18, 2025 declared a state of emergency citing the need to restore law and order as…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a high-tension cable conveying electric current has snapped, killing at least six persons In Rivers state. According to TheNation, a pregnant woman and worker with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and four others were electrocuted in Okrika Community, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident, which reportedly…
A pastor identified as Mr. Lucky, affiliated with one of Nigeria’s largest Pentecostal churches, has been arrested in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. The arrest occurred on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the Ihuaje community. It was carried out by the Organised Security Planning and Advisory…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has transferred all cases on emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State from the Port Harcourt Division of the court to the Abuja Division. A document listed the transferred cases as Dr. Farah Dagogo v President & 4 others in…