Former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the death of his mother, saying the rising cost of medication made it difficult to care for her. Amaechi made the claim during an interview while speaking...
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated His Majesty, King Charles Douglas Macpepple Jaja, Jeki VI, on his coronation as the Amanyanabo of Opobo Kingdom, describing the event as a significant moment in the history of the ancient Rivers State kingdom. Jonathan, in a goodwill message released after attending the...
Nigerian Navy has uncovered a major illegal crude oil storage facility in Rivers State, recovering about 182,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil hidden inside eight dugout pits in Bethel Creeks, Ogu VI. The operation was carried out on September 22 by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB)...
Reuben Abati of Arise TV has characterised Nyesom Wike as a “political mercenary”, a description that may generate considerable debate about the former Rivers State governor’s extraordinary political journey and his evolving relationship with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The metaphor is deliberately provocative. A mercenary, in its conventional sense,...
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has unveiled plans to establish the Niger Delta Infrastructure and Development Fund (NDIDF), a new financing platform aimed at attracting domestic and international investment to accelerate infrastructure development and economic growth across the region. PANDEF National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, announced the initiative...
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed expired donated medicines valued at ₦59 million at the Igwuruta dump site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The medicines, shipped from the United States through the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Area 1 Port, Port Harcourt, comprised antidepressants, anti-ulcer...
Nyesom Wike is the 17th Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister. Since 1999, the starting block of the 4th Republic, Wike is the 8th minister of Nigeria’s fast-transforming capital. But even as one in a class of 17 members, Wike stands out. He always does. As governor of Rivers state...
Nigerian Navy personnel have uncovered another attempt by suspected illegal refiners to revive their operations in Egbema-Ndoni, Rivers State, recovering about 33,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO. The latest raid, carried out on Sunday, September 6, 2026, is significant because it came...
2027: ‘I’m equally ready to die,’ Obi tells supporters as he rallies Nigerians to defend their votes
2027: ‘I’m equally ready to die,’ Obi tells supporters as he rallies Nigerians to defend their votes
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has declared that he was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice alongside Nigerians committed to rescuing the country, as he urged supporters to remain resolute ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Friday during a town hall meeting in Port...
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on the people of Rivers State to play a leading role in ensuring that the 2027 general elections are free, fair and credible, insisting that every vote must count. Obi made the call during a town hall...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed allegations made by social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), accusing police officers of collaborating with kidnappers by sharing information about travellers at highway checkpoints. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani...
Nigerian Navy has intensified its campaign against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, recovering 103,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from three illegal refining sites uncovered in Rivers State. Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen...
Former Liberian President George Weah has urged African leaders to uphold democratic principles, warning that leaders elected through the ballot can become as dangerous as dictators if they undermine democratic institutions. Speaking on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in...
Fresh from his two-week leave and back at work, Vice President Kashim Shettima is departing the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Vice President will proceed to commission the 33.5-kilometre Elele–Egbeda–Omoku Dual Carriageway, one of the major infrastructure projects being inaugurated by the Rivers...
The Concerned Rivers People (CRP) has accused a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, of holding clandestine meetings with Gabriel Pidomson and Dumo Lulu-Briggs in an alleged bid to undermine the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State. The allegation was contained in a statement...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing attack on former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, describing him as a “political liability” with no electoral value in Rivers State or the wider South-South region. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Tuesday,...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday presented a proposed ₦1.854 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly, marking his first appearance before the Martin Amaewhule-led legislature since the 2023 political crisis. The budget, titled “Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development,” projects a 24.49...
The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, July 2, 2026 arraigned two brothers, Cypril Nwalaezi and Smart Chinedu Nwalaezi before Justice S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt for property fraud. The duo was arraigned on amended five-count...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday called for stronger collaboration between the Nigerian Army, state governments and citizens to address Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. Shaibu made the call during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalaye Fubara, at the Government...
Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, on Monday, 29 June 2026, met with key stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry at the Headquarters of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The high level engagement focused on charting a new course towards enhancing the nation’s oil production...