Tag: rivers
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Illegal oil bunkering: After Wike’s alarm, NSCDC disbands Rivers anti-vandals unit
Barely 72hours after Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike raised alarm on illegal bunkering in the garden City, the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi has disbanded the anti-vandal unit of Rivers State. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that this action which was fasttracked due to Wike’s directives that all corners of…
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Navy arrests 5 suspected oil thieves in Rivers
No fewer than five sailors suspected to be oil thieves have been arrested in Rivers by the Nigerian Navy, for allegedly attempting to sell adulterated diesel to motorists. The all-male sailors were arrested alongside eight large wooden boats laden with thousands of litres of petroleum products, suspected to be illegally refined diesel. Cdr. Umar Sidi,…
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Wike bans nightclubs, street prostitution in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has banned Nightclubs and prostitution in the state. Wike gave the order in his New Year broadcast in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Wike banned nightclub activities including nighttime trading and street prostitution especially along Abacha road and surrounding streets particularly in the Casablanca area. According to Wike, the move will…
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Wike offers N50m, automatic employment to physically challenged PhD student
Gov Nyesom Wike has honoured Dr. James Daniel, a student of the Rivers State University (RSU), living with disability, with N50 million and automatic appointment as a university lecturer for bagging a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Wike announced the N50 million reward and automatic appointment on Saturday during the 33rd convocation of the Rivers…
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Militants blow up Agip oil facility in Rivers
Suspected militants have attacked an oil facility of Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) located at Ogba-Egbema-Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
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Wild fire destroys good, properties worth millions in Rivers
Goods and properties worth millions of naira have been lost to a devastating fire incident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
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JSC Odili: IGP must make outcome of investigation public-Sen Sekibo [Video]
…so that we can now know cause of incessant invasion to her house Chairman Senate Committee on Navy, Senator George Sekibo on Tuesday said the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba must declare the outcome of his investigation public into the invasion of Justice Mary Odili’s residence in Abuja. Senator Sekibo who represents…
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Lagos, FCT, Rivers top list of states with highest IGR in Nigeria
The 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory generated N849.123bn as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2021 compared to N612.87bn in 2020. A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday disclosed that N398 billion was generated in the first quarter of 2021 and N450bn in the second quarter, making a positive growth of…
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Gunmen kill two policemen, cart away AK-47 rifle in Rivers
Two policemen on stop and search duty were on Tuesday night killed by gunmen who opened fire on them at the Okija axis of Mile One in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The two officers were attached to the Mile One Police Station, Diobu in Port Harcourt. The circumstances leading to the attack could not be…