By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt– The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a massive haul of opioids worth N9.3 billion in Rivers State. A statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said the seizure was made at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Onne,...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Police in Rivers State have eliminated a suspected notorious kidnap kingpin believed to be responsible for several abductions and killings across the state. The command’s spokes person, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday, said the...
Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading, the 2025 Rivers Appropriation Bill of N1.48 trillion. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bill at plenary by the Senate Majority Leader, Sen.Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). Bamidele, in his lead debate, said regulation 4.2.8 of the Emergency Rule 2025...
Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has stated that the strength of the state lies in its diversity, unity, shared identity, and common purpose. Ibas made the remark during a Special Inter-denominational Thanksgiving Service at the Ecumenical Centre organised by the state government to mark the Rivers’...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “over the failure to disclose the details of any direct payments to the 774 local government councils in Nigeria including the amounts sent to each council.” SERAP’s suit...
Rivers State Government has announced plans to revitalise the underutilised Technical and Vocational Centre in the state. The Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, disclosed this during the inspection of some facilities in the state, in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The facilities were the Dr Obi Wali...
Team Rivers defeated Team Plateau 63-58 to pick gold in the fiercely contested final of the men’s basketball final at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. The thrilling showdown on Friday at the jam-packed Alake Sports Centre, Abeokuta, lived up to expectations, with both teams showcasing...
President Bola Tinubu has sought the consideration and approval of the Senate for the N1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers budget. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday. The president,...
President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to consider and approve the sum of N1.481 trillion as the 2025 budget for Rivers . Tinubu’s request was read by the Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, during Thursday’s plenary in Abuja. NAN reports that the state of...
The Coalition of Ijaw Interest Groups (CIIG), on Wednesday, described the current political situation in Rivers as undemocratic and worrisome. The group which made the expression in a statement to newsmen in Yenagoa on Wednesday, described the emergency rule in Rivers as unconstitutional. The statement was signed by Ben...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has raised concern over the low student loan application at the Rivers State University. The Managing Director, NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr disclosed this during the Strategic Engagement and Sensitisation Campaign on operations of the Fund on Tuesday in...
Rivers State Government, has reiterated its commitment to build a strong institutions, promote efficiency, and foster a results-driven public service through leadership training. The Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), made the remark during the opening ceremony of a 4- day Transformational Leadership Training for Senior Civil...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in Rivers, has uncovered a group distributing suspected fake drugs to the public in the name of evangelism. NAFDAC South-South Zonal Director, Mr Chukwuma Oligbu, said at a media briefing in in Port Harcourt on Monday, that the...
The 115 Special Operations Group of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced free medical screening, diagnosis, and treatment for about 900 residents of its host community, Rumuomasi, in Rivers. Group Capt. Abdulafeez Opaleye, Commander of Special Operations Group, NAF, Port Harcourt, disclosed this on Saturday during a one-day...
House of Representatives has ordered security agencies to step up actions for release of 18 persons abducted by sea pirates on Degema coastal axis in Rivers. The order followed a motion under urgent National Importance, moved by the member representing Degema/Bonny Federal constituency, Rep. Cyril Hart, on Tuesday in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is making reconciliatory moves and had, alongside two other governors, visited him. Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, said this on Monday following reports that Fubara, who was suspended...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas says the National Assembly will set up a reconciliation committee to address the political differences in Rivers. Abbas made this known while addressing members of the house at resumption of plenary from the Easter/Sallah break on Tuesday. According to...
A former Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Udengs Eradiri, has urged the suspended Governor of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, to shut his doors against those he called crisis merchants and step up his ongoing reconciliation moves. Eradiri, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa, commended...
Rivers Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has charged Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) participants to provide practical solutions to insecurity issues in their study tour reports. Ibas gave the advice when the Senior Course 47 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, paid him a courtesy...
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In its response, it contended that the suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit. It...