Tag: RIVERS
Militants destroy second Agip facility in one week in Rivers
The new militant group in Rivers State Bayan-Men has again attacked another oil facility, Onosi-Ogu Manifold, belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC)...
VAT: Appeal Court joins Lagos in FIRS, Rivers dispute
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday joined Lagos as a respondent in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)...
VAT: Court orders Rivers, FIRS to maintain status quo
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered all parties to maintain the status quo and refrain from taking action that would give effect...
Resident doctors end strike in Rivers
Resident doctors at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital have called off their one-week old strike.
Chairman of the association at the hospital Dr. George...
Rivers deputy PPRO dies after slumping
Deputy spokesman of Rivers State Police Command Christian Udogu has passed on, the police announced on Thursday.
The command’s spokesman Nnamdi Omoni confirmed his deputy’s...
Police disband Eagle Crack Squad in Rivers
Rivers State police commissioner Friday Eboka has scrapped a special police team codenamed the Eagle Crack Squad with immediate effect.
The squad recently came under...
Rivers pastor who cancelled wedding over lateness dies
Founder of Rivers-based Fulfilling-Word Foundation Church Essa Ogorry has passed on aged 55.
The cleric went viral for refusing to join an intending couple over...
NTA reporter abducted in Rivers
A Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) reporter has been abducted in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.
Chidiebere Onyia had only recently resumed work after giving birth...
Wike threatens fresh lockdown in January
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says he might re-impose lockdown from January 2021 following the rising cases of coronavirus in the state.
According to a...
Wike buys 29 SUVs for Rivers customary court judges
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has presented 29 new Renault Koleos 2020 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to chairpersons of the state’s customary courts.
The governor...