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Group Calls For Riverine Ijaw Governorship Continuity In Rivers Ahead Of 2027

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2026March 28, 20260

A group has urged political stakeholders to allow riverine Ijaws complete two terms as Rivers governor for equity. A group under the aegis of the Riverine Governor 2023 (RG23) movement has called on political parties and stakeholders in Rivers State to allow riverine Ijaws to complete two terms in office...

Rivers Community Decries Pollution, Poverty Despite Hosting 14 Oil Wells

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2026March 23, 20260

Kpean community in Rivers laments years of oil pollution, poverty and neglect despite hosting multiple oil wells. Kpean community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State has lamented years of environmental pollution, poverty, and neglect despite hosting 14 oil wells. Residents said recurring oil spills have devastated their rivers...

Niger Delta: PANDEF rejects scrapping of NDDC by Tinubu Govt

NewsDeskNgOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s decision to scrap the Ministry of Niger Delta. PANDEF’s decision was contained in a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where the Forum’s General Assembly noted with “serious concern the scrapping of the...

Judge refuses to withdraw from suit against CBN, others over allocations to Rivers LGAs

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused to recuse herself from hearing a suit seeking to stop fund allocation to local governments in Rivers State. The judge who had earlier delivered four rulings against some of the defendants in the suit denied being biased...

JUST IN – Helicopter accident claims three in Port Harcourt

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2024October 24, 20240

Three persons have been confirmed dead after a helicopter ditched into the waters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Channels Television reports that the accident occurred at 11:22 am on Thursday, along the waterways in Port Harcourt. The helicopter, a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG and operated by East Wind Aviation,...

‘Wike never won election on popular votes, he’s a destroyer’ – PDP chieftain, Ewoh alleges

NewsDeskNgOct 17, 2024October 17, 20240

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Nnam Robinson Ewoh, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of being a “destroyer.” In an interview with Symfoni on Wednesday, the ex-Rivers lawmaker also alleged that Wike has never won any election based...

Fubara vows to crackdown on politically-sponsored thugs

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed that his administration will not stand by and allow politically sponsored thugs to wreak havoc and commit arson across the state. Fubara reiterated his commitment to collaborating with the Nigerian Police Force and the Directorate of State Services (DSS) to identify and bring...

Rivers govt creates Judicial Commission of Inquiry into arsons in LG councils

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the establishment of a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the arson, killings, and wanton destruction of property at the local government council headquarters that occurred on or around Monday, October 7, 2024. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo,...

Police rescues 16 children from trafficker in Rivers

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

The Police Command in Rivers State has busted a child trafficking ring, rescuing 16 children and arresting a female suspect linked to the crime. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the rescue in an interview on Monday in Port Harcourt. She said that the children were found in an...

Your silence is worrisome – Niger Delta group slams Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

A group, 21st-Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC) has frowned at President Bola Tinubu’s silence on the unending political crisis in Rivers State, describing it as disturbing, worrisome and unacceptable. A statement by the leader of the youth group, Izon Ebi, condemned the long silence...