Tag: rivers
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Police arrest 16 suspects in Rivers over killing of Inspector
Police in Rivers have arrested 16 suspects in connection with Thursday’s murder of Insp Christiana Erekere in Bori. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, stated in Port Harcourt on Monday, that Erekere was killed while manning a checkpoint.
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Tinubu mourns victims of Friday’s tanker fire in Rivers
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Abuja extended condolences to bereaved families of victims of Friday’s fire in Rivers. At least five persons died and more than 70 vehicles were burnt on Friday when a fuel-laden tanker was engulfed in an inferno
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BREAKING: Ex-Attorney-General Adangor resigns from Rivers Cabinet
Ex-Attorney General, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN), who was deployed to the Ministry of Special Duties by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday, has again resigned from the Rivers State Cabinet.
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Fubara undisputed political, PDP leader in Rivers, says Sekibo
Former Minister of Transportation, Chief Abiye Sekibo, says that Gov. Siminalayi Fubara is the undisputed political head and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers. Sekibo told NAN on Saturday during a thanksgiving service in Ibaka Town, Okirika, Rivers, commemorating
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Police confirm abduction of Channels TV reporter in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the abduction of a reporter with Channels Television, Joshua Rogers, at his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area of Rivers. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, affirmed in Port Harcourt on Friday,
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Nothing will cut short my popular mandate – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said that nothing will cut short his administration, claiming that people can attest that he won the 2023 gubernatorial election. Fubara disclosed this while addressing members of the Family Support Group, who were on a solidarity
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NAF destroys several illegal refining sites, berges in Rivers
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of the ”Operation Delta Safe” has destroyed several illegal oil refining sites and barges laden with stolen crude oil products across Rivers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information (NAF), AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Wednesday in Abuja.
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Police recover explosives, arms in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has seized Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), arms and ammunition from suspected cultists in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, revealed this in a statement issued
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Police recover remains of slain Rivers DPO
The Police Command in Rivers has recovered the remains of the former Ahoada Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Bako Angbashim, who was killed by cultists. Angbashim was reportedly murdered by infamous Iceland cult leader, Gift Okpara, alias 2Baba.
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Rivers political crises to end soon – PDP
Mr Sydney Gbara, State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers, said the political crises in the state will soon end. Gbara told NAN in Port Harcourt on Saturday that majority of Rivers people