The National Democratic Coalition (NDC) has called on democratic nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and EU member states, to impose a visa ban on Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and several judges, including Justice M. Danagogo and Justice Wali. The NDC
BY ORJI ONYEKWERE The coastal areas of Rivers State, particularly in Adoni, Opobo, Bonny, and Kula, offer significant opportunities for tourism growth. Despite the government’s pledges, little progress has been made in capitalising on these valuable resources for economic advancement. These regions boast natural attractions like mangrove forests, sacred rivers,
A woman who identified herself simply as Judith, has alleged sharp practices in Rivers State over the just-concluded presidential election. In a video sighted by POLITICS NIGERIA on Thursday, the woman displayed an EC Form of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which she claimed was found in the bush by a student. The woman […]
A 51-year-old Glady Napoleon has admitted to killing her husband, Eze Napoleon at their residence in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. She claimed that she killed her husband in self defense after the deceased allegedly attempted to “kill” her with a matchet during an argument but she overpowered him and used […]
On Thursday night, a passenger boat in the Port Harcourt – Bonny canal in Rivers State was shot at by an unidentified aircraft, leaving at least one person critically injured. The wooden boat was ferrying traders and their wares from Port Harcourt to Bonny when it was attacked by the unidentifiable chopper, according to an […]
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has imposed night curfew at all entry and exit points with Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Imo States from 8.00p.m. to 6.00a.m. The governor in a state broadcast on Tuesday said the curfew which would takes effect from Wednesday night, was necessitated by the […]
One of its tactical units, the Eagle Crack Squad, was disbanded by the Rivers State Police Command over the illicit activities of its members. Due to their notoriety, especially with regard to the abuse of human rights, the E-Crack Unit has been likened to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The latest incident involved the extortion of […]
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has taken a critical look at the ongoing cleanup of Ogoniland and declared that the Federal Government has not been sincere in the exercise. The governor said that the government at the centre was being deceptive and playing politics with the Ogoni milieu remediation programme […]
By Amaka Agbu The people of Bile Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State are now bemoaning their economic downturn following incessant attacks by sea pirates on their Waterways. Stakeholders in the Bile Community who spoke to journalists on the incident, said that sea pirates terrorising the Bile-Port Harcourt waterways were becoming so […]
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has announced the ban of #EndSARS protests against police brutality set to be held in the state. In a statement put out on Monday night by the Rivers State Information Commissioner, Paulinus Nsirim, Wike gave a directive that his government was prohibiting all proposed protests against police brutality throughout the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to sanction lecturers in Rivers State-owned universities if they resume lectures, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: ASUU strike still ongoing till FG intervenes – Ogunyemi According to reports, the ASUU National President, Abiodun Ogunyemi, stated this while reacting to the directive of the Rivers […]
The Rivers State Government has approved the reopening of universities, other tertiary institutions, as well as secondary and vocational schools in the state, with effect from Monday, October 5, 2020. READ ALSO: NLC suspends protest in Rivers State Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the decision was made at the end of an emergency State Executive […]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has reacted to the unemployment rate by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). READ ALSO: After rumours about health, North Korea state media report Kim Jong Un appearance The governor claimed the statistic is fake and political. Wike said on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has redeemed his pledge of ₦30 million being a bounty placed on the arrest of a notorious criminal and kidnapper, Honesty Digbara, popularly known as Bobisky. READ ALSO: Police kill notorious Rivers criminal Bobisky Daily Times Nigeria stated that the State Commissioner for Police, Joseph Mukan, disclosed this to journalists […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its planned protest in Rivers State after it reached an agreement with the state government. Recall Daily Times Nigeria reports that the congress had on Monday vowed to go ahead with its protest scheduled to take place today in the state. READ ALSO: NLC, aviation unions to shut P/H […]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has that contractors who fail to abide by contractual agreements in handling projects in the state would be sanctioned. The governor said it was unacceptable for contractors, particularly those who have received full payment before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to use it as an excuse not to […]
The Rivers State Government has directed all staff of Government House, Port Harcourt, to go for a mandatory COVID-19 test to check the spread of the pandemic in the state. A statement on Monday in Port Harcourt by Mr Paulinus Nsirim, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, explained that the directive was made by […]
The Rivers State Government has approved COVID-19 guidelines for marriages and weddings with N10million fine to be paid by violators. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, said the guidelines were approved by the state Executive Council in a meeting presided over by the state Governor, Nyesom Wike. He said prospective couples would
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has struck out the suit filed by Mr. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama stopping Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in today’s PDP governorship primary in Edo State. A counsel to the plaintiff, D. C. Denwigwe (SAN), had in an oral application during resumption of the hearing on Wednesday, […]
The Rivers State Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, on Wednesday, in Port Harcourt rolled out hotlines for immediate response to victims of Sexual abuse and other forms of violence. According to Mrs. Inime Aguma, the State Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, the hotlines are “in response to increased and alarming statistics of sexual […]