Tag: RIVERS
#JusticeForChima: Police allegedly kill mechanic accused of robbery in Rivers
A journalist, Comrade
Phils, has accused the police in Rivers State of beating a mechanic to death
after falsely accusing him of robbery.
Phils said in a...
Amaechi denies collecting pension as ex-Rivers governor
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says
he has never ‘requested’ nor ‘collected’ pension from Rivers State as a former
governor of the state.
Mr Amaechi was in...
Fake soldiers arrested in Rivers
Police in Rivers say
they have intercepted and arrested two fake soldiers allegedly involved in a
robbery operation within new Port Harcourt GRA on Wednesday.
Rivers police...
NLNG, Rivers government, Bonny set up health insurance scheme
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Rivers State Government and Grand Bonny Kingdom have inaugurated the Governing Board of the Bonny Community Health Insurance Programme, kicking...
Police rescue 3 kidnapped Lebanese nationals in Rivers
Police in Rivers have rescued three Lebanese nationals
who were kidnapped at a construction site in Andoni Local Government Area of the
state on June 8.
Rivers...
Wike declares free primary, secondary education in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced total
abolition of all forms of fees and levies in public primary and secondary
schools across the state.
Mr Wike...
No apologies, Rivers is a Christian state – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has said that Rivers is a Christian
state and that he had no apologies for saying that.
Wike said this on Sunday during...
Soldier, two NSCDC operatives killed in Rivers —Army
The Nigerian Army
has said that a soldier and two operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC) were shot dead on Sunday following...
NPA approves 10% discount at Calabar, Delta, Rivers ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved a ten per cent discount on harbour dues in all concession terminals at eastern ports in the...
Nation newspaper driver kidnapped in Rivers
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped a driver of the Nation newspaper, Port Harcourt zonal office, Godknows Longjohn.
The paper said Mr Longjohn was reportedly abducted at...