Tag: Rivers State
NDLEA intercepts N7.3bn drugs in Rivers
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid worth...
Fubara: I’m defending Rivers against predators
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara says he was not fighting anybody but defending the state against “predators”.
“I am, rather, defending the state against predators;...
Gunmen kidnap Rivers monarch’s orderly, driver
Gunmen have abducted a police orderly and a driver of Cornwell Ihunwo, the traditional ruler of Rumu-Elechi community in Nkpolu-Oroworuko, Port Harcourt, the Rivers...
Fubara sacks Wike’s ally as Rivers traditional council chairman
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has removed the traditional ruler of Emohua kingdom, Eze Sergeant Awuse, as the Chairman of the State Supreme Council...
Rivers hospital: Burna Boy didn’t pay all patients’ bills
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) in Rivers State has faulted reports that Grammy Award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, fondly called Burna Boy,...
Police: Ex-Student leader’s killing unconnected to Rivers LG crisis
The Rivers State Police Command says the killing of a former student leader, Endwell Ejindu, was not connected to the ongoing clashes by political...
Fubara orders audit of Rivers LG accounts
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has directed the state Auditor General to audit the accounts of the 23 Local Government Areas for the past...
Fubara swears in 23 Rivers caretaker committee chairmen
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 caretaker committee chairmen for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.
Fubara sworn in the...
Police seal Rivers LG secretariats over crisis
Police operatives have taken over all 23 Local Government Secretariats and some critical government infrastructure in Rivers State.
The police said the action was to...
Rivers LG chairmen tackle Fubara as gov orders administrators’ takeover
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has directed Heads of Administration in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state to assume leadership of the...
