Sunday, July 12, 2026

Obio/Akpor Local Government Area

January 2, 2025

Rivers: Police arrest couple over rape, assault of minor

The wife was said to have stripped the teenager and inserted pepper into her private part.

Armed Nigerian Police
May 24, 2024

Gov. Fubara flags off N6.7 billion Okania-Ogbogoro road project

The governor said it would be completed and inaugurated in the next five months.

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara
November 26, 2023

Man arrested for defrauding Nigerians with cement price slash scam

Mr Hundeyin stated also that police found many incriminating items in Mr Ezeukwe’s possession when he was arrested.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin
April 2, 2023

I’ll bow out of office fulfilled, says Wike

The governor also attributed the party’s victory at the polls to the evidential impacts of good governance and gender balance.

Nyesom Wike,
June 21, 2022

SSS arrests INEC official for demanding bribes before releasing PVCs to eligible voters

The staff, a security guard with the electoral body, was arrested by the SSS for allegedly extorting eligible voters in the state.

EFCC-OPERATIVES
July 21, 2021

Rivers government seals four water factories

The Commissioner for Water Resources said the government would continue to ensure that only healthy water are sold to the public.

Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Tamunosisi Gogo Jaja
December 15, 2020

Rivers: Eight killed amidst rush for Christmas palliatives

The police said several participants who sustained injuries in the stampede have been transferred to the hospital.

Photo used to illustrate this story (Credit: Punch Newspapers)
December 11, 2020

How Governor Wike’s continuous shutdown of Rivers markets is crippling households headed by women

The closure of two strategic markets — under coronavirus concerns — has aggravated suffering of families across the oil-rich state.