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GBAM! Neighbour St@bs 65-Year-Old Caretaker Over Allegation Of Wizardry

GISTSMATE 015 months ago14 mins

A middle-aged man, simply identified as Nnanna, has reportedly stabbed his neighbour, Mr Monday Reuben, 65 years old, over allegations that the victim was a wizard. The incident happened, Wednesday, at 37 Okwelle Street, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the suspect stabbed the victim…

Tension As One Killed, House Burnt In Rivers Violence

GISTSMATE 015 months ago09 mins

There has been an outbreak of violence in the Obele community of Emohua LGA in Rivers State. Our correspondent gathered that a member of the OSPAC vigilante was shot and killed on Wednesday by suspected cultists. Four other people have reportedly been shot at Omuwhoke Ngbume village, Obele in what is believed to be a…

Resources Control Behind Rivers State Crisis – Gov Fubara

GISTSMATE 015 months ago010 mins

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed and insisted that the current political crisis rocking the state is for the sole control of the state resources. This is as the governor assured Rivers people that he will continue to utilise the state resources judiciously for the betterment and overall interest of the people. Fubara made…

BREAKING: INEC Finally Breaks Silence On Rivers Assembly Crisis Amid Conflicting Court Rulings

GISTSMATE 015 months ago05 mins

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, clarified its stance on the ongoing crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly, attributing its silence to conflicting court judgments on the matter. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with media executives at INEC headquarters in Abuja, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu addressed calls for the commission…

NLC Threatens Strike Over Ruling On Rivers State Financial Allocation

GISTSMATE 015 months ago04 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers state has threatened to withdraw services over the court order stopping disbursement of financial allocations to the state. On Wednesday, a federal high court in Abuja restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN ) from further disbursing financial allocations to the Rivers state government….

Police Arrest Three Female Officers, Discover Extorted Cash In Their Bags

GISTSMATE 015 months ago5 months ago04 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Police Force, Rivers State Police Command has arrested three of its officers for alleged involvement in extortion of motorists in Port Harcourt. The three female officers, Inspector Sarah Anendei, Inspector Caroline Promise, and Inspector Christiana Jatau, were arrested under the Rumuokoro flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the…

BREAKING: Court Stops CBN From Releasing Allocation To Rivers State Government

GISTSMATE 015 months ago02 mins

The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers state government. The court held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by governor Siminalayi Fubara is a Constitutional sommersault and aberration that must not be allowed…

JUST-IN: Helicopter With 8 Onboard Crashes In Portharcourt

GISTSMATE 015 months ago05 mins

Three bodies have been recovered following reports that an aircraft, with eight persons on board, ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean. The accident occurred on Thursday 24th October 2024 around 11:22 am along the waterways in Port Harcourt. The helicopter, a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG and operated by East…

Police Arrest Four Over Disappearance Of NYSC Member In Rivers

GISTSMATE 015 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Four suspects have been taken into custody over mysterious disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of of Rivers State identified as Yahaya Faruq, Police spokesperson in Rivers, Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that the Corp member went missing after reporting for…

BREAKING: Fubara Approves N85,000 Minimum Wage For Civil Servants In Rivers

GISTSMATE 015 months ago02 mins

The Rivers State Government has approved a minimum wage of N85,000 for civil servants in the state. The Head of Service of the state, George Nwaeke, announced that the approval was granted by Governor Siminalayi Fubara during a closed-door meeting with labour leaders and senior government officials. Following the meeting, Nwaeke confirmed that the implementation…

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Rivers State

GBAM! Neighbour St@bs 65-Year-Old Caretaker Over Allegation Of Wizardry

Tension As One Killed, House Burnt In Rivers Violence

Resources Control Behind Rivers State Crisis – Gov Fubara

BREAKING: INEC Finally Breaks Silence On Rivers Assembly Crisis Amid Conflicting Court Rulings

NLC Threatens Strike Over Ruling On Rivers State Financial Allocation

Police Arrest Three Female Officers, Discover Extorted Cash In Their Bags

BREAKING: Court Stops CBN From Releasing Allocation To Rivers State Government

JUST-IN: Helicopter With 8 Onboard Crashes In Portharcourt

Police Arrest Four Over Disappearance Of NYSC Member In Rivers

BREAKING: Fubara Approves N85,000 Minimum Wage For Civil Servants In Rivers