Tag: RIVERS
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...
Caverton Helicopters seeks reopening of Rivers offices
The parent company of Caverton Helicopters Ltd has said that they are dialoguing with relevant stakeholders to ensure the reopening of the company’s offices...
Rivers court grants Caverton Helicopters’ pilots, passengers bail
A Chief Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt has granted bail to two pilots with Caverton Helicopters, Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, accused of contravening...
Wike orders Caverton Helicopters out of Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered Caverton Helicopters Ltd to leave the state following the remand of pilots who flew into the state...
Court remands 10 passengers of Caverton Helicopters caught flying in Rivers...
A Port Harcourt Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of 10 passengers who flew into the Air Force Base in Port Harcourt on...
Coronavirus: Wike imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state to forestall the spread of the coronavirus.
Wike, in a statewide broadcast...