Those behind burning of Rivers LG councils will pay, Fubara vows
…Swears-in new Commissioners, constitutes commission of inquiry Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration will not fold its hands and watch...
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New CP, Bala assumes duty, vows to restore calm in troubled Rivers LGAs
By: Felix Ikpotor Newly deployed Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Mohammed Bala has promised to restored normalcy in troubled councils of the state. Bala,...
Rivers Councillor looses father in post-election crisis
By: Felix Ikpotor The councillor representing Ward 4 in the newly constituted Khana Legislative Council in Rivers State, Ndiika Benson has lost his father, Mr...
Rivers inaugurates LGA election tribunals
By: Felix Ikpotor The Rivers State government has inaugurated the Local Government Election Petition Tribunal and Election Petition Appeal Tribunal to address grievances that may...
5 feared dead, 3 council secretariats burnt, as post-LG election violence erupts in Rivers
…As Fubara, Speaker condemns violence By: Felix Ikpotor Atleast five persons were reportedly killed with many injured, while three local government secretariats were burnt by suspected thugs,...
APP sweeps Rivers LG polls
… As Jackrich, Orolosama, others commend peaceful pollsBy: Felix Ikpotor The Action Peoples Party, APP, has won 22 out of the 23 chairmanship positions in the...
Group condemns anti- LG polls protest in Rivers
The Rivers State Ethnic Youth Leaders Coalition, RSEYLC, have condemned the Thursday protest organized by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, led by...
Rivers: Allow LG polls hold, group tells Wike, others
Following the conflicting orders from the Federal and State High Courts threatening the conduct of the October 5, 2024 Local Government Area Elections in Rivers...
Rivers LG polls: Crisis rocks APP as court grants order seeking to sack state chairman, candidates
By: Felix Ikpotor With barely a few days to the Saturday, October 5 2024, date for local council polls in Rivers State, the a fresh...
HYPREP meets Ogoni youths, announces new livelihoods programmes
…Says power project to begin in 2025 By: Felix Ikpotor The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, has announced the introduction of new livelihoods programmes aimed...