Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have seized large quantities of counterfeit rice during a raid in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement accompanied by photos and videos shared on X.com on Thursday. The statement read, ‘NAFDAC in collaboration with producers of Big Bull Rice, has raided shops in Woji, …

The authority of the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly to reverse Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s appointment of 19 commissioners is now a subject of litigation at the State High Court. The commissioners, whose appointments were cleared by four supporters of the governor in the assembly, are asking the court to restrain the lawmakers from declaring their appointments illegal. The …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed happiness, stating that the people of the state are supporting him and his administration because he is effectively piloting the ship of state. He stated that is why the Rumuodomaya Fire Service Substation has been revitalised into an efficient and modern facility. The governor assured all that with the improved status, the Fire …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set for a showdown with the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly as he rejected the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the lawmakers to present the 2025 budget. The governor also dismissed the assembly’s opposition to his directive for outgoing local government chairmen to hand over to Heads of Local Government Administration. He, however, told his …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling, which nullified the recent local government elections in Rivers State and upheld the legitimacy of the 27-member Martin Amaewhule-led State Assembly. Speaking in Abuja after the judgment, Wike declared that the apex court’s decision has effectively ended the reign of crisis in Rivers State. …

Gunmen have abducted a Catholic Priest attached to Port Harcourt Diocese, Rev. Father Livinus Maurice, along with two others. Maurice is the Parish Priest of St Patrick’s Catholic in Isokpo, the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The identities of the two others abducted alongside the priest could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report …

Suspected pirates hijacked a passenger boat carrying 20 travellers along the Bonny-Okrika waterways in Rivers State on Thursday. This came as the Bonny Local Government Council said it had rescued nine of the passengers, while a frantic search is on to rescue the others. The Bonny LG Chairman, Anengi Claude-Wilcox, said the rescue was in collaboration with security agencies. Claude-Wilcox, …

Men of the Rivers State Police Command have smashed a syndicate that specialises in vandalising solar street lights and stealing them for monetary gains near the Trans-Amadi Industrial axis of Port Harcourt. The police said two suspects who were caught in the act attempted to sell vandalised solar lights installed by the Niger Delta Development Commission before operatives swooped on …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, barred the Federal Government from releasing further monthly allocations to Rivers State. The court, in the judgement that was delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, specifically restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from allowing the state to draw funds from the consolidated revenue account. The judgement followed a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24, …

The leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum has commiserated with the Federal Government, the Rivers State Government and the families of those who died in the East Winds Aviation Helicopter crash on 24 October 2024. In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Dr Obiuwevbi Ominimini on Saturday, the National President, Ambassador Godknows Igali, condoled with …