Tag: RIVERS
200 dead as Nigeria’s coronavirus tally jumps to 6677
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night said the country recorded 284 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number...
Wike: Investors cry out over continuous closure of Rivers’ ports
Investors who use Rivers and Onne Ports in Rivers State have called on the governor, Nyesom Wike, to consider reopening the ports to save...
Wike replies critics of hotels’ demolition in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that he led the demolition of two hotels in Eleme Local Government Area of the state for...
Wike demolishes 2 hotels in Rivers for flouting lockdown order
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has begun the demolition of two hotels in the capital, Port Harcourt, for opening for business despite the lockdown...
Kidnapped Lebanese Nollywood actor, Bilal Nosser, rescued in Rivers
Police in Rivers State say they have rescued a Lebanese Nollywood actor, Bilal Nosser, also known as Mr B, from his abductors.
Rivers police spokesperson,...
Wike accuses Rivers deputy police chief of attempting to sabotage lockdown
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Deputy Commissioner of Police in the state, Adamu Abubakar, of attempting to sabotage the coronavirus-induced lockdown...
Rivers reopens Caverton Helicopters’ offices
Rivers State Government has unsealed the offices of Caverton Helicopters initially closed for violating its executive order on containment of the coronavirus pandemic.
Governor Nyesom...
Rivers frees 22 ExxonMobil staff arrested for violating lockdown order
The Rivers State Government has released 22 members of staff of oil firm, ExxonMobil, arrested for violating the governor's executive order restricting movement in...
IGP redeploys Rivers police commissioner
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu, has authorised the immediate redeployment of the commissioner of police in Rivers State, Dandaura Mustapha.
Force spokesman, Frank Mba,...
Rivers’ second coronavirus patient recovers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the recovery of the state’s second coronavirus (COVID-19) patient.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Mr Wike...