RIVERS STATE

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has come out to hail Grammy Award-winning Afrobeat star, Burna Boy. The governor recently had his say via a statement by his Special Assistant to the governor on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Burna is a source of pride ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has come out to mourn with the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel over the recent loss of prominent indigenes of the state. He recently had his say during his condolence visit to Governor Emmanuel at Hilltop Mansion, Government House Uyo. According to ...

Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr Ipalibo Banigo has come out to say that Nigerian politicians are behind the derailing of the objectives for the establishment of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. She recently revealed this while declaring open the Technical Session of the 4th National Council on Niger Delta ...

Rivers State Government has come out to say that it would apprehend and prosecute residents who indulge in street football and trading during hours of the environmental sanitation exercise. The Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Bro Felix Obuah recently revealed this as he moved round the state ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out to say that Governor Nyesom Wike is currently being stopped from carrying out his assignment as the Chairman of the party’s Campaign Council for the Edo governorship election. He revealed this in a recent statement signed by Akawor Desmond, the party’s chairman ...

Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has told Governor Nyesom Wike that it would be hard for him to get rid of his achievements in Rivers State. He shared this at the 7th matriculation ceremony of Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State, on Saturday. Amaechi revealed that he is however proud ...

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has come out to say that Seriake Dickson, outgoing governor of Bayelsa state, wrapped up plans to join All Progressives Congress (APC) but Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum, prevented him. He revealed this at a recent press conference in Port Harcourt on Monday, ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has revealed that his government has fundamentally decreased cases of multiple taxations in order to attract private investors. He revealed this during the commissioning of the Port Harcourt Branch of Globus Bank on Thursday. According to him, his government has also gotten rid of ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has come out to say that he has not promised any ethnic nationality the position of governor in the state. According to him, only God can make any ethnic nationality Governor of Rivers State. He disclosed this during a Solidarity Visit by the Ogoni ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has come out to say that his government belongs to all Rivers people, and not a specific group in the state. He said this during a recent courtesy visit by Amayanabo of Wakrike Kingdom, Okrika and Prominent Chiefs of Okrika. According to him, the ...

The Rivers State Government is allegedly campaigning for people to vote Marvis as the winner of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV show, through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The royalty who is from Onne, Rivers State, who is among the top 5 housemates, has been perceived as a ...

According to Simeon Chukwu, a facebook user, a woman who was pregnant for three years gave birth to a goat after undergoing deliverance at Karaka Community Hall in Rumuowha Enwka area of Port Harcourt. Check his narration with pics from facebook below.  

Two suspected fraudsters have been arrested over circulation of fake currency in Rivers state Operatives of rumueprikom division of the rivers state police command arrested the suspect yesterday over circulating fake currency notes According to reports, they photocopied N500 and N1000 denomination and were arrested on their way to deposit ...

A peace move has been initiated in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers State as known notorious cultists have embraced Amnesty for the sake of peace. The notorious group known as ONELGA Militant Group have dropped their arms in a measure to embrace peace. The group led by Don Wanny signed a ...

Last weekend, there were reports of gruesome murder of five men by unknown gunmen in Edeoha in Ahoada East Local Government Area, The Herald reports. This latest attack, which occurred in the wee hours of Monday morning, is particularly frightening as the assailants not only decapitated their victims but displayed ...

Looks like Plantation Boys have finally been reconciled by Ateke Tom. Tuface, Blackface and Faze the trio that makes up the band were in the house of Chief Ateke Tom in Okrika, Rivers state yesterday Blackface, who of late accused Tuface of stealing his songs agreed to put a stop ...

First Lady Mrs Patience Jonathan has refuted claims by Governor Rotimi Amaechi that she is in Rivers state to strategize on how to use the Resident Electoral Commission and the security apparatus in the state to rig the governorship election in favor of Mr Nyesom Wike, the state PDP governorship ...

River State governor Rotimi Amaechi and his wife Dame Judith Amaechi, 44, spotted taking a stroll around government House in Port Harcourt

Yesterday, its was reported that Julius Agwu has stepped down from the governorship race ..Reports further claimed the governor Amaechi of Rivers State called him for a meeting and told him to step down based on the power rotation formula in the state, and further said he would be compensated ...

A highly placed official of the Rivers state Government has confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that a suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease has been detected in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to discuss the development ...