RIVERS STATE

Not long ago actress Kate Henshaw declared her intentions to go into politics now, Comedian Julius Agwu has officially declared his intentions to run for governor of Rivers State in 2015. Julius said he decided to join the governorship race after pressure from his people to lead them. The party ...

Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Ibim Semenitari has said Duncan Mighty lied in the letter where he accused the State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi of owing him N50m, which is supposed to be a balance of the money he charged the Governor for a Youth Endorsement Concert in March 2011. According ...

Another crisis is brewing in Rivers State. Early this evening, the convoy of the governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi was prevented from using one of the two entrances to the Government House in Port Harcourt by a team of police. The governor’s convoy was stopped by four truck loads ...

Rivers State Lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd Sues Nigerian Police N50billion For ill Treatment Chidi Llyod, the Leader of Rivers House of Assembly wants to sue the Nigerian Police N50million for ill treatment. While in their custody, embattled Rivers State law maker Chidi Lloyd claims he was blindfolded, battered and tortured by ...

The Judge�presiding over the case of attempting murder charges on Hon Chidi Lloyd directed that the Lawmaker should remain in detention till the�next�sitting. The�Security officers�has already boundled him into an awaiting lorry back to Jail. His attempt to act sick and injured to attract sympathy was pushed aside by�the Judge, ...

Days after his arrest and with speculations and fears by his lawyer �and supporters that he was being tortured in�Police custody, Leader of Rivers House of Assembly, Hon Chidi Llyod, was on Wednesday arraigned before Justice L. L Nyordee of the Port-Harcourt high court. He is facing a six-count charge ...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has condemned the Rivers State crisis and accused Jonathan’s wife, Patience, of becoming a tool of destabilisation with a mission to shut down the apparatus of the State. Soyinka, at a meeting with journalists in Lagos, said it was regrettable that Patience was giving tacit ...

    Rivers State has the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS with a total of 145,236 adults and 15,000 children affected. Priscillia Shu, Co-ordinator, Rhema Care Integrated Development Centre stated this when the HIV/AIDS awareness center facilitated a sensitisation programme among staff of the Rivers State Ministry of ...