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- To institute other award categories In line with its corporate social responsibility initiative to honour heroic Nigerian children, Dufil Prima Foods Plc., makers of Indomie instant noodles has announced…
Read MoreIf Burnaboy were s superhero his two superpowers would be, one, his ability to make influential and globally accepted music, and two, his capacity to get on the bad side…
Read MoreNyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, recently invited President Muhammadu Buhari for a state visit. This is coming after the Federal Government approved the disbursement N78.9 billion as reimbursement for the…
Read MoreGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has announced a reward of 100,000 naira for any whistleblower that gives information on any person that violates these directives in the state. This includes…
Read MoreSome Coronavirus-hit states like Lagos and Abuja have been in total lockdown to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, an executive order by President Buhari which is now in…
Read MoreHere are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Banks to to be recapitalised - Emefiele The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said…
Read MoreHere are the stories you should be monitoring today: FG, ASUU resume negotiations on controversial 2009 agreement The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday…
Read MoreHere are the stories that drove conversation today: Carleton University announces memorial fund, poetry contest for Pius Adesanmi As part of efforts to memorialise and honour the late Pius Adesanmi,…
Read MoreHere are the top stories you should be monitoring today: PDP rejects suspension of electoral process in Rivers The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of the…
Read MoreThese are the stories should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to sign the N9.1 trillion 2018 budget on Tuesday in a bid to forestall a shutdown of…
Read MoreMinister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said the people of Rivers State were living in fear when he took over as governor of the state. Amaechi, in a statement on…
Read MoreThe former governor of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi, obviously had time for Twitter users on Christmas as he responded to virtually all the questions and comments directed at him. During this…
Read MoreMinister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike thinks about him even "in the toilet." Amaechi said this when he featured on Question Time, a programme on…
Read MoreRivers State governor, Nyesom Wike was reportedly attacked at Nwanja Junction on Trans-Amadi road in the state on Saturday. The governors spokesman, Simeon Nwakaudu in a statement alleged that the attack was…
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Read MoreThe Rivers State Police Command has alleged that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) killed one Sergeant Steven Daniel in the state. IPOB members and security operatives clashed…
Read MoreRivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police is behind kidnappings and armed robberies in the state. The governor said this while…
Read MoreSome members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday clashed with the Hausa community in Oyibo local government area of Rivers.
An eyewitness, Frank said the incident left many injured from both sides.
He said the incident started when the suspected members of IPOB gathered at Timber Junction awaiting other members to join a procession to Aba, Abia.
“Thereafter, soldiers rounded up the IPOB members using force to disperse the gathering and leaving many IPOB members injured,” he said.
“A deadly confrontation immediately ensued between IPOB members and soldiers and ultimately led to some members venting their anger on the Hausa community in the area.”
Another eyewitness, Ibiere Tamuno, said several properties were destroyed during the clash.
Aminu Illiyasu, the spokesman for 6 division of Nigerian army, Port Harcourt, confirmed the clash and added that troops were deployed to restore law and order in the area.
“We learnt that some IPOB members disturbed the peace by attacking the Hausa community and threatening to burn down a mosque in Oyibo local government area in Rivers,” he said.
“We are yet to confirm if anyone was injured or killed during the clash but be assured that normalcy is currently being restored to the area.
“I am still awaiting the full report of event and as such details are still sketchy at the moment.”
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Some gunmen on Monday kidnapped 11 passengers in a bus along the Ndele-Elele area of East-West Road in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victims were travelling…
Read MoreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued a certificate of return to the candidate of the All Progressives Candidate in the Rivers East Senatorial District in the 2015 general…
Read MoreThe Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has taken note of Nyesom Wike's "subtle threat of violence come 2019." The party said this in reaction…
Read MoreGunmen, Monday morning kidnapped 15 occupants of a Lagos-bound bus belonging to God is Good Motors, Punch reports. The hoodlums had accosted the bus at Elibrada, Emohua axis of East-West…
Read MoreThe Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Zaki Ahmed reportedly disclosed that over 200 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists have been arrested in the period under review. According to Channels TV,…
Read MoreThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has said its lawyers will appeal the sack of Senator George Sekibo by the state elections petition tribunal for the 2015 rerun.…
Read MoreMinister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has threatened to expose Rivers governor Nyesom Wike's wife “if he (Wike) does not shut up his mouth.” Amaechi said this on Tuesday at the…
Read MoreRivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi is angry because of his nickname 'Mr Project'. Wike spoke during an interview on Monday with a Port Harcourt-based…
Read MoreThe past few weeks have been a flurry of activities in Lagos and Rivers States as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of their creations from the old Federal Territory of…
Read MoreFormer Senate President, David Mark has blasted Benue governor, Samuel Ortom describing him as ‘Ortom de barrow’. The duo had been exchanging words after a picture of wheelbarrows allegedly distributed by…
Read MoreEx-President Goodluck Jonathan has said he does not regret the emergence of Nyesom Wike as Governor of Rivers State. He said this on Thursday during the inauguration of the Second…
Read Moreby Dolapo Adelana Governor of Rivers, Chief Nyesom Wike has said the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has mandated the Commissioner of Police in the state, Zaki Ahmed to kill…
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