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Nigerian Army to Enforce Lockdown, Mass burial Over Coronavirus – Memo
The Nigerian Army is preparing to enforce a lockdown to forestall coronavirus spread and may have leased equipment for “possible mass burial”, according to an army memo seen by Reuters.
“Following the rise and continuous spread in cases of … Continue Reading
Former PDP Guber Aspirant, Soalabo West, Killed by Suspected Herdsmen In Rivers State
Soalabo West, a lawyer and former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant, was killed by suspected herdsmen in Rivers State according to a statement by the local police.
Soalabo was kidnapped outside his poultry farm on the 7th of … Continue Reading
VIDEO : INEC Officer Narrates How Army Took Her Hostage In Rivers
A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who was assigned to Ikwere LGA of Rivers State, Mrs. Mary Imawuya, has narrated how officers of the Nigerian army invaded the state’s INEC collation centre, and held her hostage in
… Continue ReadingAisha Buhari’s visit, honour to Rivers people, end to Wike’s rule – Eze
The scheduled visit of the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, to Rivers State today (Saturday) has been attributed as a way of showing appreciation to the people of the State and the entire South – South region … Continue Reading
Man Stabbed to Death for Pasting APC Campaign Posters In Rivers State
A young man, identified as Chimezie Dike, was on Saturday stabbed to death in Rivers state during a fight with one Henry Ekeozor over the pasting of campaign posters, belonging to a House of Representative candidate of the All Progressive … Continue Reading
Wike Terminates Sale Of State-Owned Power Plants Bought By Tonye Cole’s Sahara Energy Group
The Rivers State Government has approved the termination of the share sale contract for the sale of 70-percent equity of the state government-owned power generation assets held by First Independent Power Limited in Omoku, Afam, Trans-Amadi and Eleme Gas Turbines … Continue Reading
PDP Convention: Governors Reject Consensus Candidate
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have rejected the idea of consensus candidature ahead of their national convention of the party on Saturday.
Multiple sources privy to the outcome of a meeting held at Government House in Port Harcourt … Continue Reading
Wike Declares to Run for Second Term
Governor Nyesom Wike has just declared his intention to run for a second term as governor of Rivers state.
This was made known via a Facebook post by Oraye St Franklyn, Senior Special Assistant to the governor on New … Continue Reading
SARS Officers Leave One Dead, Two Critical Injured at Rumukalagbor in Port Harcourt
Men of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) open fire at several people at a shop on Rumukalagbor -Elekahia link road in Port Harcourt killing one person and leaving two critically injured. The incident occurred at about 9:15 pm, Monday 7th … Continue Reading
Collateral Damage: Video Documentary Shows the Silent Carnage Caused by Soot in Rivers State
A documentary by Fizzle K Pictures captures vividly the health hazards caused by the presence of soot in Rivers state.
The video documentary has interviews of residents and videos of the presence of soot in the water and in the … Continue Reading