…Recovers cache of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk, tramadol Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a notorious drug enclave known as Ama Hausa in Bonny Island, Rivers state…
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FFS Condemns Attack on Firefighters in Calabar, Labels Act as Criminal, Dangerous
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has strongly condemned the violent attack on its personnel during an emergency response in Calabar, Cross River State, describing the act as criminal and detrimental to public…
Rivers State Students in ABU Cry Foul Over Alleged Neglect by Government
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Indigenes of Rivers State studying at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have alleged neglect by successive administrations in the state. They alleged that both the past and present…
Civil Society Situation Room Condemns Rivers LG Elections, Calls for End to State of Emergency
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has condemned the conduct of Local Government elections in Rivers State despite the subsisting State of Emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier this year….
State of Emergency: Tinubu Saved Rivers from Collapse – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, revealing that he had personally…
Civil Society Groups Reject State of Emergency in Rivers, Demand Reversal
By Mustapha Salisu A coalition of civil society organizations under the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Northwest Zone) has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by…
Galambi: We Backed Rivers State Emergency to Safeguard Democracy, Citizens
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Hon. Yusuf Shittu Galambi, representing Gwaram Federal Constituency in Jigawa State, has dismissed allegations that members of the National Assembly were bribed to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…
Rivers State: Northern Reps Back State Of Emergency, say Tinubu’s Action In Order
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Northern Regional Caucus of the House of Representatives has endorsed the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as apt and in the best…
Fire Outbreak at Cawthorne Channel 1 Barges Contained, No Casualties Reported
By Mustapha Salisu A fire outbreak on a dry crude storage barge at Cawthorne Channel 1 in Rivers State was successfully contained on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, following a swift response from…
CISLAC worries over judgement Halting Rivers allocation, warns against Destabilizing Nigerian Democracy
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed profound concern over the recent Federal High Court ruling that restricts the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other…
Arson: Those Behind It’ll Account for Atrocities – Gov Fubara
…Swears In Bipi, Three Others As Commissioners Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration will not fold its hands and watch sponsored political thugs run berserk, committing arson…
Rivers’ Slide into Anarchy: Peterside Calls on Tinubu for Urgent Intervention
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, a prominent figure in Rivers State politics, has accused certain actors of plunging the state into “a shameful state of anomie,” characterized by anti-democratic actions and disregard for public…