Tag: rivers
Gunmen in police uniform attack PDP campaign DG in Rivers
Gunmen in police uniform have attacked the Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo.
It was...
Teenager arrested for impregnating 10 ladies in Rivers
The operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly impregnating 10 ladies in the state.
The suspect, Noble Uzuchi,...
Wike: Why I shut Atiku’s campaign office in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the closure of the campaign office of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,...
Vandals destroy 6 transmission towers, kill vigilante in Rivers
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited says no fewer than six transmission towers have been destroyed by vandals between September and November...
Presidency: How Delta, Rivers, A’Ibom, 6 others shared N625bn
The Presidency has said Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and six other oil-producing states received a total of N625.43 billion 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy,...
Court disqualifies Rivers APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday, disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Former banker jailed for N4.8m fraud
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced a former banker, Emeka Okafor, to one year imprisonment for forgery and...
Court jails 3 internet fraudsters, oil thief in Rivers
Three internet fraudsters, Bernard Peter, Wisdom Handsome Isiakm, and Nwabueze Nnemeka, alongside an oil thief, Emeka Stanley, have been convicted and sentenced to eight...
Lamido slams Wike over Rivers voters’ influence in 2023
The former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has lashed out at Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for claiming to have the capacity to...
Internet fraudster bags jail term in Rivers
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced an internet fraudster, Obu Gabriel Ebibo, to one year imprisonment for impersonation...