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Navy arrests over 14 crude oil vessels in four months - Official

Nigeria, April 26 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State said the state government will continue to support the Nigerian Navy to achieve its mandate of fighting criminalities in the waterways, ... Read More


Governor Otu suspends clan heads

Nigeria, April 26 -- Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has suspended two clan heads in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state over alleged "insubordination." The suspension of the royal f... Read More


Former Newswatch CEO, Ray Ekpu, loses wife

Nigeria, April 25 -- Former Editor-in-Chief/Chief Executive Officer of Newswatch Magazine, Ray Ekpu, has announced the death of his wife, Uyai Ekpu. Mrs Ekpu, aged 73, died on Sunday after a brief il... Read More


Gunmen kill police inspector in Rivers

Nigeria, April 25 -- The police in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, said some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed of their officers, Sunday Baba. Mr Baba, a police inspector, who served at Rumu... Read More


Police arrest suspected gunmen who stormed worship service, abducted cleric

Nigeria, April 25 -- The police in Edo State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested suspected gunmen who stormed a church in the state and abducted the pastor during worship service. The incident occurr... Read More


Rivers: Another pro-Wike commissioner rejects redeployment, resigns from Fubara's cabinet

Nigeria, April 25 -- Less than 24 hours after he was redeployed from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment, Isaac Kamalu, a loyalist of former Gover... Read More


Police arrest vigilante commander, three others

Nigeria, April 24 -- The police in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested a vigilante leader and three others for allegedly vandalising and dismantling a telecommunication mast for sale. Th... Read More


Fubara redeploys Wike-backed commissioners from key govt ministries

Nigeria, April 24 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has announced a cabinet reshuffle, a move that has two commissioners loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike redeployed from two key govern... Read More


Rivers: Pro-Wike commissioner resigns after redeployment, tackles Fubara

Nigeria, April 24 -- Zacchaeus Adangor, the Rivers State attorney general and commissioner for justice, has resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara's cabinet hours after he was redeployed to the Mini... Read More


Wike-backed Rivers Assembly overrides Fubara, passes amended LG bill

Nigeria, April 23 -- The Rivers State House of Assembly has overridden Governor Siminalayi Fubara's withdrawal of assent to the amended Local Government Bill. The House of Assembly dispensed with Mr ... Read More