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Gunmen Hijack Commercial Vehicle, Abduct Passengers in Rivers

19Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Gunmen Hijack Commercial Vehicle, Abduct Passengers in Rivers

A commercial vehicle boarded by five passengers has been hijacked by unknown gunmen on the Emohua-Kalabari axis of the East-West Road in Rivers State. See Also: Gunmen Kidnap Four Catholic Sisters In Imo According to the Daily Post, The intercepted vehicle and the passengers were taken by the gunmen to an unknown destination. Reports confirm that the vehicle was boarded by passengers on Saturday around 8 pm, however, the vehicle was later hijacked and the driver released by the gunmen. The Rivers State Police Command is yet to issue a statement on the incident. While condemning the attack on road users, the Chairman of Rivers state civil society organization, Eneefa Georgewill, called for sufficient security on the road and if the four local chairmen of LGA fail to do s...

Wike Reveals The Reason Why He’s Angry with Atiku and Ayu

10Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Nigeria

Wike Reveals The Reason Why He’s Angry with Atiku and Ayu

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has stated his reason for his dispute with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and the party’s chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. See Also: Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019 The Governor said at a project commissioning in his state that when Atiku won the party’s primary election, he promised Ayu would resign from his position. Wike noted that Ayu must resign from his position as the party’s chairman, as he said “This fight, we will fight it to the end”. Stating another reason for his rift with Atiku and Ayu, Wike said the North had produced the Presidential candidate and also shouldn’t hold on to the chairmanship of the party. Wike said the removal of the Board of...

Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019

7Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Nigeria

Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, claims some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, negotiated for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Without disclosing any names, Wike accused some PDP chieftains of helping Buhari to be re-elected during the 2019 presidential election. The Governor stated this on Tuesday when commissioning the Rivers State University Campus in Etche, Rivers State. See Also: How Buhari, Amaechi Interfered In 2019 Rivers Election – Wike “When they were going to negotiate with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, they came to me and I said no; no negotiation; PDP must win. I said no," Wike claimed. “That was why Buhari won the election. Those of them who made sure PDP never survived since 2015, that destroyed PDP, I see them today ...

Five Barrels of Crude Oil Discharged into Rivers Environs, Shell Reveals

15Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Environment, News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Five Barrels of Crude Oil Discharged into Rivers Environs, Shell Reveals

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Limited revealed that five barrels of crude oil were discharged into environments of the Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State. The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Rivers State Ministry of Environment, SPDC, and the host community signed a Joint Investigation (JIV) report that disclosed the development. See Also: Reactions as Asa performs “Fire on The Mountain” at The Unveiling of NNPC LTD According to the report, Shell’s Trans Niger Pipeline discharged residue containing 98% water and 2% crude amounting to five barrels as the Trans Niger Pipeline was flushed. A representative of SPDC, Micheal Adande said the spill's impact was minimal as the Trans Niger Pipeline has ...

Rivers House of Assembly Confirms Second Most Senior Judge as Chief Judge

31Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Rivers House of Assembly Confirms Second Most Senior Judge as Chief Judge

The Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Simeon Amadi as the Chief Judge. He is the second most senior judge of the state High Court. Following a letter from Governor Nyesom Wike that sought Amadi’s confirmation and approval based on the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommendation. The Speaker, Ikwuinyi Owaji-Ibani, said the incumbent Chief Judge, Justice Adama Iyaye Laminkara, will retire on May 25. Part of the governor’s letter reads: “The NJC has recommended Simeon C. Amadi for appointment as Chief Judge of Rivers State following the imminent retirement of the incumbent CJ, Justice A. I. Laminkara, from service on 25, May 2021.” “I have considered NJC’s recommendation as well as qualification, character and service experience of Justice Simeon Chibuzor ...

BREAKING: Midnight Fire guts Rivers Timber Market

25Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Nigeria, Trade

BREAKING: Midnight Fire guts Rivers Timber Market

Shop owners and traders at the Timber Market in the Marine Base axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, woke up to see their merchandise all in flames following a midnight fire. It was learnt that the fire started from the casket section of the market about midnight breaking into Thursday, even as those affected said no firefighter has been seen at the sight as of the time of filing this report. Our correspondent, who visited the scene of the inferno about 7;30am, observed that the fire was still seen in some parts of the wood section. One of the victims, Chidi Ogbomma, who sells building materials said, “I was at home around 11:30pm to 12midnight when I was called that there was fire at market. “I don’t know where to start from,” Ogbomma lamented as machines, industrial woods and...

Kidnapped Rivers NTA Reporter Regains Freedom

15Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Kidnapped Rivers NTA Reporter Regains Freedom

The Rivers State Police Command has announced the release of Mrs. Chidiebere Onyia, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Woji, Rivers State last Tuesday, by her kidnappers. Onyia, a nursing mother and an employee of the Nigeria Television Authority, Port Harcourt Zonal office, spent five days in captivity. The kidnappers had blocked her vehicle and taken her away, leaving her colleagues who were with her behind. Confirming the development, the spokesman for the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, in a statement on Sunday, described Ovia’s release as a Valentine’s Day gift. According to Omoni, the kidnappers abandoned Ovia and fled on sighting the police. He attributed the development to the police, saying the intense pressure mounted by the police paid off eventually. T...

Nigerians will Vote out APC in 2023 – WIke

5Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, Nigeria, Power, Press Statement

Nigerians will Vote out APC in 2023 – WIke

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to tackle insurgency, banditry, and corruption will compel Nigerians to vote out the party in 2023. But, the Secretary, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling APC, Senator John James AkpanUdoedehe, dismissed the governor’s submission. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, quoted Wike as speaking on Thursday shortly after inspecting the Greater Interchange and Underpass being constructed by Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in Yola. Wike said: “Are Nigerians happy? The answer is no. If Nigerians are not happy, what is the expected result that you intend to get? Obviously, Nigerians would want APC government not to gov...

Second Wave: Rivers Govt. To Re-impose Lockdown

27Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Nigeria, Press Statement

Second Wave: Rivers Govt. To Re-impose Lockdown

Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday disclosed that he will re-impose lockdown from January 2021, following the rising number of new cases of coronavirus in Rivers State. Wike gave the hint during a thanksgiving ceremony held for Mrs. Priscilla Nwanediye Mark on her 90th birthday at the St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government on Sunday. The Governor in a statement by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, described as worrisome the refusal of most churches and markets in the State to enforce the compulsory wearing of face mask in adherence to COVID-19 protocol. The Governor said the State government had initially relaxed the restriction on the number of persons who worship in churches, but with the second wave of COVID-19, he will by this week announce new stringent meas...

Nobody Can Rename Any Part of Rivers – Wike

28Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Youths

Nobody Can Rename Any Part of Rivers – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that nobody can rename any part of Rivers State. Wike spoke while making reference to the nefarious activities of the disbanded Indigeneous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The governor spoke on Friday when he received a delegation of Tiv people living in Rivers State under the aegis of Mdzough U. Tiv led by Mr. Caleb Yashi to Government House, Port Harcourt. The leadership of Ogbakor Ikwerre Cultural Organisation worldwide also accompanied the delegation of the TiV people. The governor noted that the Tiv people had not caused any problem for the state government and urged them to continue to live peacefully with people of their host communities. He said: “In this state, you have not made any problem here. We know that the Tiv people...