Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State inaugurated the newly constituted governing councils of the state-owned tertiary institutions, namely Rivers State University, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education and Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. Governor Fubara charged the council members to review the curriculum to address the shortfalls in the educational […]
Kogi, Rivers, Kwara record highest food prices in Nigeria – NBS report
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says Kogi, Rivers, and Kwara states have the highest food inflation year-on-year in Nigeria. NBS disclosed this in its latest Consumer Price Index and Inflation report, which was published Friday. Kogi, 46.32 per cent, Rivers, 44.34 per cent, and Kwara, 43.05 per cent, recorded the highest food inflation rates. […]
Rivers: Gov Fubara hands Mary Odili, others new appointments
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed Justice Mary Odili (JSC) (rtd) as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Rivers State University. He inaugurated the Governing Councils of three tertiary education institutions in the State. He said the move was in line with his commitment to reposition the education sector for quality manpower development […]
Police recover remains of slain Rivers DPO
The Rivers State Police Command has recovered the body of the former Divisional Police Officer, SP Bako Angbashim, who was killed by the late cult leader, Gift Okpara, popularly known as 2Baba, in Odiemude community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state. The Command, in a statement on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, […]
Rivers APC accuses Gov Fubara of spending state funds frivolously
The Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Okocha has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of spending frivolously, the money meant for the development of the state. Okocha made the accusation on Tuesday in Port Harcourt while briefing newsmen on the state of development in Rivers in the last 10 months of Fubara’s […]
NAFDAC shuts down 10 bakeries in Rivers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has shut down 10 substandard and unregistered bakeries and eight table water factories in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt by NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer, South-South Zone, Cyril Monye. NAFDAC said […]
Rivers crisis: We’ll fight you till death – Wike’s GDI turns against him, backs Fubara
Leaders of the Rivers State GrassRoots Development Initiative (GDI), founded by the former Governor, Nyesom Wike, have warned that actions will be taken if the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) does not cease interfering with politics in the state. The GDI leaders spoke in Port Harcourt on Monday after a meeting with Governor […]
Peterside slams Akpabio over speech at Wigwe’s funeral
Extortion: Police dismiss officer, suspend two others in Rivers
The Nigeria police authorities have dismissed an officer and suspended two others involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 USD from a Port Harcourt resident. This is contained in a statement by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Sunday. The statement said while Inspector Michael Odey, one of the errant cops […]
Rivers political crisis will end soon – PDP
Rivers State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sydney Gbara, has assured that the political crises in the state will soon come to an end. Gbara gave the assurance while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Port Harcourt, stressing that majority of Rivers people no longer enjoyed the drama making rounds in the state’s […]