Tag: Rivers State
Rivers, Kwara get 6 ambulances, N100m each from BUA
BUA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of BUA Group, has donated six ambulances and N100 million to Rivers and Kwara states, each. Food supplies were a [...]
Rapist arrests victim’s relations for putting him behind bars in Rivers
A rapist got his victim's mother, uncle and neighbour arrested for reporting the incident to authorities and getting him arrested earlier. The suspect [...]
Ogoni women go topless, protest detention of demolished hotel manager
Women in Ogoni on Tuesday, rallied topless in protest at Zaakpon community, Khana Local Government Area, demanding the release of arrested Dr. Azoroh [...]
Rivers converts site of demolished hotel to primary school, announces death of attacked task force member
The Rivers State Government has announced the death of a member of its Taskforce on COVID-19 attacked by hoodlums at the demolished Prodest Hotel in P [...]
Here is what the law says concerning Wike’s hotel demolition
On May 4, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State gave an executive order that every hotel in Rivers State should suspend operation as a way of curbing t [...]
Wike orders auction of cattle for breach of lockdown
Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered the prosecution of 14 persons who moved cattle from Adamawa State into Port Harcourt in breach of Rivers State border [...]
Rivers to auction impounded vehicles for breaching lockdown
The Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim has said that the state government will auction off vehicles impound [...]
CACOVID strengthens Rivers, Enugu States against COVID-19
The private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has strengthened the fight against the scourge with the handover of fully equipped isolation c [...]
COVID-19: Wike laments FG’s lack of assistance in Rivers
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has once again claimed that the federal government has been unfair in its support to the federating states [...]
Wike orders arrest of BUA workers for violating lockdown orders
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the arrest of some BUA workers, who allegedly violated the law on movement restriction in the st [...]