Tag: Rivers State
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NDLEA recovers N4.4bn worth opioids in Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 636,600 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N4.4 billion in street value at Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers.
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Fraudsters bribe police with $17,000 in Rivers
The Zone 16 Police Command on Saturday paraded three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities.
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Wike lists three sickness a politician must have, to succeed
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has shared three sickness a politician must have, before he/she can succeed in office.
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Rivers crisis: Allow Fubara to do his work – Ex-President Jonathan tells Wike
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised the former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike to allow his successor, Siminalayi Fubara to do his work as Governor.
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Okocha emerges substantive Rivers APC Chairman
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Chief Tony Okocha, its former Caretaker Committee Chairman, as the substantive Chairman.
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Man nabbed over mysterious lover’s death
Detectives from Nkpolu Police Division in Mile 3 Diobu, Rivers State has arrested a wheelbarrow pusher, identified as Peter, from Benue State over the death of his female lover, identified as ‘Mummy’, from Ogoni extraction of the State.
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Gov Fubara moves to vacate order stopping Rivers allocations
Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday prayed the Court of Appeal to set-aside the judgment that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from releasing monthly allocations to Rivers State.
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Group tackles Asari Dokubo over crisis in Rivers State
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu is taking sides in the political crises in Rivers State.
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Wike not responsible for crisis in Rivers – Aide
Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to FCT minister Nyesom Wike, has exonerated the minister from the protracted political crisis in oil-rich Rivers.
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Rivers allocation: INC sues for calm over court judgment
The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has urged his kinsmen to remain calm over the judgment which ordered that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to cease all monthly financial allocations to the Rivers.