Rivers State

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, at the weekend supervised the demolition of two hotels for violating the government's Covid-19 lockdown regulations, local media reported. Wike on May 5 imposed a lockdown as part of efforts to curtail…

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said a pastor had tested positive for Coronavirus after praying for a deceased COVID-19 patient in the state. Those, who also tested positive for the virus include two children of the deceased.…

Governor Wike announced to this latest Congress in Budapest that the Academy has now been completed and commissioned in September 2019 During the opening day of the 83rd AIPS Congress at the Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary, the…

Armed hoodlums terrorising Ahoada Ndele-Rumuji-Emohua axis of the East-West Road have kidnapped two oil worker in Rivers State, killing two members of their security. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday evening. The victims,…

The Abuja branch of the Federal High Court has refused to grant a fresh application by the African Action Congress to stop the collation of Rivers State’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections. AAC approached the court seeking an…

The Local Vigilante group in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government area of Rivers State, otherwise known as ONELGA Security Peace and Advisory Council, OSPAC, has rescued a police officer and a civilian from kidnapers’ den. The OSPAC members…

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said he won the March 9 governorship election in the state. He called on Rivers people to remain calm saying that the success of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9 Governorship…

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday fixed March 23 for supplementary polls in six states where governorship elections were declared inconclusive after the March 9 elections. This was contained in a statement issued by…

The Coalition of United Political Parties on Monday decried the alleged military interference in the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State. The coalition’s national spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, said this in a…

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended all electoral processes in Rivers State. This was made known by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in a statement…