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Politics
Eze responds to Okocha’s claims about Rivers lawmakers and APC
Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), has responded to Tony Okocha's…
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Politics
Labour Party plans to challenge Rivers LGA election results in court
The Labour Party (LP) has strongly criticized the local government area council elections held in Rivers State on Saturday, October…
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Politics
IGP orders unsealing of LGA secretariats after Fubara swears in new chieftains
The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and…
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Nigerian News
Police will enforce court orders on LG election — Rivers Police spokesperson
The Rivers State Police Command has said it will enforce court orders as regarding the local government elections billed to…
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Politics
Election must hold! Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission office
Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’.…
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Politics
Edwin Clark urges IGP to arrest Wike, charge him with treason
Chief Edwin Clark, a former Federal Commissioner for Information and prominent South South leader, has called on Inspector General of…
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Politics
Court issues injunction blocking APC from holding congresses in Rivers
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an ex parte order blocking the national leadership of the…
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Politics
Court confused as different lawyers claim to represent PDP in Rivers
There was a big mix-up in court on Thursday as different lawyers fought over who should represent the PDP, a…
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Politics
Rivers LGA Polls: RSIEC debunks claims of rescheduled elections
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has denied recent social media rumors that the Local Government Council elections set…
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Metro
Asari-Dokubo warns protesters off Niger Delta
Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, a former Niger Delta freedom fighter, has warned against extending the planned nationwide protest against hardship to the…
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Politics
Rivers crisis: Chief Judge Tsoho finally transfers Amaewhule’s defection case
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice John Tsoho, has ordered the transfer of the cases challenging…
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Health/Lifestyle
Nigeria’s first art curator and filmmaker, Tam Fiofori dies at 82
One of Nigeria’s first generation filmmakers, documentary photographer, art curator and writer, Tam Fiofori, has died at 82. Famed for…
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Politics
BREAKING: Rivers denies judgment declaring 25 lawmakers as PDP members
The Rivers state government has described the report that a state High Court sitting in Port Harcourt delivered a judgment…
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Nigerian News
NSCDC uncovers 10 illegal refineries, arrest 5 suspects
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has uncovered a massive illegal oil refining site…
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Nigerian News
Herbert Wigwe, wife, son buried in Rivers State
Tears flowed as the remains of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe; his wife, Doreen Chizoba,…
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Nigerian News
Nigerian Army uncovers illegal stolen crude reservoirs in Rivers State
The Nigeria Army 6 Division headquarters of Port Harcourt, has uncovered 14 crude oil reservoirs containing about three million litres…
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