THIS DAY The banks of many riverine communities in Rivers State have been littered with thousands of dead fish washed ashore by waves. Worried by the development, the Rivers State Government has warned residents to refrain from the consumption of…
PREMIUM TIMES The federal government on Wednesday said some pilots who were recently arrested in Port Harcourt for allegedly violating the lockdown order imposed by the Rivers State government, had permission to fly. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the pilots working…
POLITICS NIGERIA Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned Caverton Helicopters against operating in the state during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that governor Wike had shut down the aircraft office in the state and ordered the…
VANGUARD RIVERS State Government has committed N2Billion of its 2020 contingency funds to purchase of foodstuffs for distribution to Rivers people as palliatives against hardship being posed by Corona Virus. Wike during a Monday update briefing at the Government House,…
THE GUARDIAN AS confusion pervades the imposition of curfew in parts of Rivers, the state government has threatened not to re-open sanctioned banks. A dusk to dawn curfew, which was to commence yesterday, had been imposed on a section of…
PUNCH NEWS Rivers State has recorded its first case of coronavirus.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Wednesday. The NCDC also confirmed that cases of coronavirus in the country have hit 52. The NCDC, on its website,…
TODAY.NG The Rivers State government is planning to reorganize over 2,000 illegal operators of the local artisanal refineries in the state. This, it said, was necessary to create an enabling environment for them to operate government licensed modular refineries in…
THE NATION FEDERAL Government, through the Office of Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs Ita Enang, has resolved the dispute between Obosi in Ogba Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State and Nigerian Agip Oil…
VANGUARD Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Saturday inspected the location for the fourth Flyover Bridge under consideration for better traffic flow in the state capital. Governor Wike carried out the inspection in company of the State Commissioner for …
THE GUARDIAN By Wole Oyebade One of the odds of the digital age is that even private event readily assumes a global dimension. All it takes is a camera-phone to telecast to the waiting world. And round the clock each day,…