Ahead of the forthcoming 2027 general elections in Rivers State, the African Democratic Congress ADC, has called for an end to the alleged incessant attacks and intimidation of its member in Ikwerre and Abua/Odual Local Government Areas of the state. This call was made by the Forum of Local Government Area Chairmen of ADC in…
Drivers and riders in Cross River State, have been urged to resist unlawful demands and report any police officer soliciting or compelling them to make payments during stop-and-search. The State Commissioner of Police, Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, gave this charge in response to a recent alleged extortion of commercial drivers and tricycle operators along Calabar Road…
Flood occasioned by the incessant heavy downpour of rain has wreaked havoc in Degema Community of the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. Natives and residents of the community are calling for the immediate intervention of the government, to salvage the situation and provide succour. While some homes have been heavily submerged, some residents…
The Rivers State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged confinement of a 16-year-old girl, identified by police as Joy, in a bathroom at Abuloma, Port Harcourt. The teenager was reportedly rescued by police operatives following a distress call from neighbours who allegedly heard her cries from the residence. The incident…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has extended the deadline for the registration of tricycles and buses and the issuance of QR codes to September 30, 2026.youThe government warned that commercial tricycles and buses that fail to register, be duly captured and obtain QR codes by the new deadline will not be allowed to operate on…
The National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Rivers State, has persisted in its call for the immediate release of fund for the commencement of the 2,000-bed hostel facility for corps members deployed to the state. State NYSC Coordinator, Mr Moses Oleghe, expressed worry over the accommodation challenged following the incessant increase in the number of corps…
In a bid to intensifies intelligence-sharing, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju, has held a strategic engagement with the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC. The State NIS Comptroller, CISLU Anatogu, his team and NSCDC state commandant, Dennis Reuben and his team paid a separate courtesy…
In commemoration of the World Literacy Day celebration, the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, has pledged its unwavering commitment to continue to sponsor foreign and local postgraduate scholarship programmes. The commission also reiterated its determination to ensure that the people of the Niger Delta region advance in their academic journey. Speaking at an event to…
The Executive Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Charles Wobodo, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for policies he said had increased funding available to local governments for developmental projects. Wobodo made the remarks during the official flag-off of the Igwuruta Health Centre project in Ikwerre LGA. Describing the occasion…
Campaign for the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have continued to gain momentum with members of the All Progressives Congress APC, intensifying efforts through grassroots mobilization across Nigeria. Ahead of the forthcoming 2027 presidential election, the Director of Women Mobilization of the All Progressives Congress APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Betta Edu, organised…
