Nigerian singer, Teniola Akpata, simply known as Teni,cut off her performance and ran for her life at a show in Rivers state. She was performing when a fight began between a guy…
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South-South: Pipeline explosion kills 20, injure many
Two Die At Police Roadblock Again, pipeline explosion from illegal refining of petroleum products in Rumuekpe community in Emohua local council of Rivers State has reportedly killed 20 persons. This…
Two arrested for displaying obscene pornography on billboard in Rivers
Anthony Okeah, acting managing director of Rivers signage and advertisement agency (RISAA), says two persons have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the display of pornographic content on a billboard in…
Scores Feared Dead As Tanker Carrying Adulterated Fuel Explodes In Rivers
A tanker conveying adulterated petroleum products has exploded while trying to avoid a police check-point at Omurelu commumity along the Elele-Owerri Road in the Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State. The…
Pandemonium As Tankers Collide, Claim Lives, Injure Others
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …