February 14, 2025
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Breaking: Rivers CP disbands E-Crack unit

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 […]
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Ogoni clean-up deceptive, politicised, Wike alleges

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 […]
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Rivers community cry out over attacks by pirates

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 […]
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Wike redeems ₦30m pledge on Bobisky’s arrest

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 […]
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NLC suspends protest in Rivers State

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 […]
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Wike threatens to sanction erring contractors

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 […]