Monday, September 21, 2026

Port Harcourt

March 3, 2025

Rivers assembly gives Gov. Fubara 48 hours to re-present 2025 budget

The plenary also deliberated on the annulled local government election by the Supreme Court.

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara
February 28, 2025

Supreme Court supports Nyesom Wike in two of three cases from Rivers; avoids ruling on last dispute that favours Simi Fubara

The delay in judgment might have opened a loophole for the lawmakers to impeach Mr Fubara when they reconvene.

FCT minister Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara
February 28, 2025

Supreme Court sacks Rivers local government chairmen

In a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, the court invalidated the election, stating that its conduct grossly violated the Electoral Act.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria
February 28, 2025

Supreme Court restores Amaewhule as speaker, orders CBN to halt Rivers budgetary allocations

On Friday, the Supreme Court affirmed the Rivers House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule as the authentic and legally constituted legislature.

Fubara, Martin Amaewhule
February 18, 2025

Police apprehend six persons for transformer theft in Rivers

The police alleged that the suspects also robbed security guards of their phones and money.

policewoman
February 18, 2025

Nigerians raise alarm over frequent medical misdiagnosis in Port Harcourt, Uyo, Calabar

Several people across Port Harcourt, Uyo and Calabar are worried about what they described as incessant misdiagnoses in hospitals and laboratories.

Doctors performing surgery
February 13, 2025

Amotekun rescues 16 girls, women from trafficking

Mr Adedigba confirmed that 14 of the victims were from Akwa Ibom, while one each came from Cross River and Delta.

Ogun Security Network Agency operatives
February 10, 2025

Supreme Court reserves judgement in four appeals on Rivers political crisis

The four appeals are the Rivers House of Assembly and others against the Rivers government and nine others.

Supreme Court
February 9, 2025

NDLEA arrests two drug kingpins with 125 wraps of heroin

In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said one of the kingpins used dual identities to aid his cross-border movements.

A photo of hard drugs and alcohol to illustrate the story
February 6, 2025

100,000 litres of stolen crude oil recovered in January: Nigerian Navy

He said the team had, on January 6, apprehended one wooden and one fibre boat laden with about 2,000 litres of stolen crude oil around Krakrama general area in Rivers.

Armed naval operatives