BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian Government Announces State of Emergency in Rivers State
News just filtering in suggest that the Nigeria government may have moved to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.
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CSED Initiative Empowers PE Teachers with Netball Training in Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – In a bid to revolutionise sports education and promote the empowerment of the girl child, one of Nigeria’s leading sports-for-change NGOs, Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative, conducted a two-day netball seminar for P.E. teachers in Port Harcourt. The training, held on February 26 and 27, 2025, at the Airforce…
BREAKING: Rivers Police Bar Officers From Buying, Selling Barracks Accommodation Among Themselves
The Rivers State Police Command has condemned the illegal practice of officers selling barracks accommodation to their colleagues after retiring or being transferred out of the command. According to a police wireless message dated February 25, 2025, obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the state police authorities have prohibited officers from selling or purchasing barracks accommodation….
Two Rivers Pastors Arrested Following Discovery of Caskets, Skulls, and Other Ritual Artifacts in Their Churches
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two pastors, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50) following the discovery of fetish items, including caskets, monkey skulls, and carved skeletons in their respective churches. The pastors, who were apprehended by youths of Rumunduru community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, are the…
90 Foreign Nationals Arrested for Cybercrime in Rivers by Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), in collaboration with other security agencies, has arrested 90 foreign nationals in Rivers State for alleged involvement in cybercrime. Rivers State Comptroller of NIS, Y.I. Abdulmajeed confirmed the arrests in a statement on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Abdulmajeed said the operation, which was based on credible intelligence, targeted a hideout…
Five Cultists Arrested for Kidnapping and Murder of Port Harcourt Entertainer After Ransom Payment from His Mother
The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended five suspected cultists for allegedly kidnapping and k!lling a 34-year-old entertainer, Rowland Horsfall, in Port Harcourt. Rowland, popularly known as Speech Horsfall, a radio presenter, event host and OAP was abducted in September 2024. Spokesperson of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Tuesday, January 21, 2025,…
Police Officers Reject $17,000 Bribe From Yahoo Boys During Arrest
Obio/Akpo, Rivers – Police operatives attached to the Zone 16 Command in Rivers State have arrested three individuals for alleged involvement in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities (Yahoo-Yahoo). Converseer learned that the arrests were made by the Zonal Financial and Cyber Crime Unit following credible intelligence. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the…
PIND and Tax Justice Platform Address Multiple Taxation on Niger Delta Small Businesses
Port Harcourt, Rivers State — The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with the Tax Justice and Governance Platform, successfully held a landmark event addressing the challenges that multiple taxation and illegal levies impose on small businesses in the Niger Delta. Hosted on October 24, the convening drew together representatives…
Rivers State Speaker Calls for By-Election to Fill 27 Vacant Seats
Port Harcourt, Rivers State – The Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill 27 vacant seats in the Assembly. This announcement follows the dismissal of a lawsuit that had been blocking the election process. The political…
Rivers State Government debunks alleged shutdown of oil companies
Port Harcourt, Rivers State — The Rivers State Government has denounced a misleading report circulating on social media claiming that Governor Siminalayi Fubara ordered the shutdown of all oil companies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), within the state. The government dismissed the news as false and labelled it as a baseless fabrication…