Calabar, Nigeria – The prophecy of Prophet Ken Ewa about a state of emergency being declared in Rivers State has come to pass. Converseer reports that Prophet Ewa, who is the Founder and General Overseer (GO) of Bethel City International Church located at 8 Miles in Calabar, Cross River State, made the declaration on the…
News just filtering in suggest that the Nigeria government may have moved to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.
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…
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….
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
