Tag: RIVERS STATE
Security guards shut down primary schools in Rivers over unpaid salaries
Security guards on Monday barred pupils and teachers from getting access into some public primary schools in Port Harcourt over unpaid salaries.
The News Agency...
Gunmen kill 10 in Rivers
Gunmen on Monday killed 10 persons in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 4am, at Mgbosimiri in the Agip area of...
Rivers to host 2017 editors’ conference
Rivers State will host this year’s edition of the All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC 2017) which holds in Port Harcourt from Wednesday, September 20...
Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, sacks cabinet
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has sacked the state executive council with immediate effect.
Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, confirmed...
I will expose your wife, Amaechi warns Wike
Immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened to expose the wife of his successor, Nyesom Wike, “if he (Wike) does not...
#RIPSamuelOkonta: Nigerians condemn killing of NYSC members in Rivers rerun elections
Nigerians on social media have condemned in strong terms the killing of Samuel Okonta, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member during the Rivers...
NYSC confirms killing of corps member during Rivers rerun elections
The National Youth Service Corps on Monday confirmed the killing of a corps member, Okonta Samuel, during the Rivers State re-run elections held on...
Rivers rerun: Police confirm four dead, Peterside makes assassination allegation
The Nigeria Police have confirmed that four people were killed during the rerun elections in Rivers State on Saturday.
Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone...
Police confirm death, arrest in Rivers rerun election as INEC suspends...
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that one person died while 12 others were arrested during Saturday’s legislative rerun elections in the state.
The...
Army confirms killing of two soldiers in Rivers
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of two soldiers in Rivers, barely 48 hours to the National and State Assembly rerun elections scheduled...