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Rivers govt speaks on whereabouts of victim of Tuesday's explosion

Nigeria, June 26 -- The victim of Tuesday's suspected dynamite explosion in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, is stable and undergoing treatment at a hospital in the state. The State Commissioner ... Read More


ANALYSIS: Rivers Crisis: Appeal Court upcoming verdict and consequences on Fubara-Wike power tussle

Nigeria, June 25 -- The oil-rich Rivers State is bracing for a court verdict that may serve as a tie-breaker in the political debacle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wik... Read More


'Pepper is three for N200,' Akwa Ibom governor laments soaring food prices

Nigeria, June 25 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has lamented the skyrocketing cost of pepper in the state and advised civil servants to take up farming as a hobby. The price of pepper, an ite... Read More


Rivers Crisis: Wike's allies hold protest march after police ask NULGE to suspend protest

Nigeria, June 25 -- The police in Rivers State on Monday allowed former chairpersons of Rivers local councils to hold protest marches in some parts of Rivers, the same day the police had advised the N... Read More


Fubara appoints 23 non-indigenes into caretaker committees for local councils

Nigeria, June 24 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed 23 non-indigenes to the recently inaugurated local government caretaker committees in the state. The governor, on Wednesda... Read More


Labour unions want IGP to withdraw police from council secretariats in Rivers

Nigeria, June 23 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State have asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order police operatives to vac... Read More


Appeal court reserves judgment in pro-Wike lawmakers' suit

Nigeria, June 20 -- The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by pro-Wike lawmakers against Governor Siminalayi Fubara-backed three-member Riv... Read More


Fubara inaugurates caretaker chairpersons for Rivers local councils

Nigeria, June 19 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in the chairpersons for the caretaker committees for the 23 local government councils in the state. The ceremony was performed at the Governme... Read More


VIDEO: Gunshots in Port Harcourt City as youths destroy Wike's statue

Nigeria, June 19 -- There was chaos in some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, as youths took over the Port Harcourt City council secretariat, demanding former Council chairpersons in t... Read More


Fubara appoints caretaker chairpersons for Rivers LGAs

Nigeria, June 19 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed caretaker committees for the 23 local government areas of Rivers State as he continues his battle with his predecessor, Nye... Read More