At least two people have been confirmed dead following a Petroleum tanker explosion in Omerelu in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Several buildings around the area were also...
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Appeal Court Supports FIRS, Rejects Rivers, Lagos Requests On VAT Collection
The Court of Appeal on Thursday declined to accede to the request of Rivers and Lagos States for the appointment of Receiver or Manager for the purpose of collecting and keeping Value...
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Breaking: Helicopter shoots passenger boat in Rivers, casualties reportedly recorded
A yet-to-be identified helicopter has reportedly shot at a local passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State. There are fears of casualties, with some occupants severely injured and rushed to...
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Court voids Fed govt’s power, says state should collect VAT, income taxes in Rivers
The federal high court in Port Harcourt has issued an order restraining the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) from collecting value-added tax (VAT) and personal income tax (PIT) in Rivers state. In its ruling...
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Gov Wike Forwards Anti Open Grazing Bill, Two Others To House Of Assembly
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sent a bill seeking to ban open grazing of cattle in the state to the State House of Assembly for enactment. The executive bill was...
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You’re Not My Mate In Politics, I’m Your Senior, Leader – Okupe Tells Wike
Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has boasted that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is not his (Wike) contemporary in politics. Okupe said...
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Members of Rivers State Assembly Plotting Against Me, Says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, accused some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly of plotting against him. The Governor made the claims during the commissioning of...
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Just In: Court Orders FG To Pay Rivers, Akwa Ibom States $3.3bn From Crude Oil Sales
Justice Taiwo Oladipupo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the federal government to pay a cumulative sum of over three billion dollars to Rivers and Akwa Ibom States. ...
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You Are Not President Only To Borrow Money, Prioritize Security Too – Wike Admonishes Buhari
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop shifting his constitutional responsibility to state governors. Wike was responding to a recent interview of Buhari, where he asked...
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Insecurity: You Can’t Shift your Duty to States – Wike Replies Buhari
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to perform his constitutional duty protecting the lives and properties of Nigerians. The governor noted that as the commander-in-chief of Nigeria’s armed forces,...
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