A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that the Governor of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has the legal standing to transact businesses with the lawmakers that did not vacate their seat in the State House of Assembly. This was as the court on December 20, dismissed the suit seeking to compel…
About 20 persons, including a pregnant woman and four children have been critically injured by a gas explosion that occured in the Orazi axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon close to densely populated area in Orazi called ‘Big Tree’. It was learnt that amany of…
The Rivers State Police Command has a new helmsman, in person of CP Olugbenga Adepoju Adewole, psc,mnips. with unique crime fighting strategies. He is a seasoned Police Officer with exceptional service records and great wealth of experience in modern policing. He assumed office on 24th December, 2024 as the 47th Commissioner of Police, Rivers State…
Gloria George’s world was turned upside down when her 34-year-old son, Horsefall Rowland, failed to return home on the fateful night of September 10, 2024. He had informed his mother at about 3.30 pm that he was going for a meeting at Peter Odili road and Government Reserved Area, GRA in PortHarcourt, Rivers State respectively,…
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved a Christmas bonus of N100,000 for workers, public servants, and pensioners in the state. This approval was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday night by the State Head of Service, George Nweke, and sent to news outlets. Nweke stated that the bonus is intended to help…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, vacated the judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from releasing monthly statutory allocations to Rivers State. A three-member panel of Justices of the appellate court, in a split decision of two-to-one, held that the Federal High Court in Abuja lacked the requisite…
The Rivers State Police Command said it has neutralized a kidnap kingpin, Nkem ThankGod popularly known as 2man. According to press briefing by the state commissioner of police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, 2man was a leader of the Greenlander Cult Group, terrorizing Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs. He furthered that 2man met his waterloo…
The Rivers State Police Command has taken a significant step in recognizing and rewarding the exceptional performance of its officers. In a commendation ceremony held at the Police Officers’ Mess in Port Harcourt on Thursday, November 28, 2024, the Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, psc, presented awards to officers who demonstrated outstanding dedication…
The Rivers State government has begun implementing the N85,000 minimum wage it recently approved for its workers. According to The Guardian, some public school teachers and some other workers in the state were jubilant as they received their November salary alert and realised that the new minimum wage had been implemented. Recall that President Bola…
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding a bye-election to replace 27 Rivers State lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter dated November 13, 2024, Damagun urged INEC to conduct fresh elections in the 27…