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Reps Approve N1.486trn Rivers Budget

The House of Representatives has approved a total budget of N1.486 trillion for Rivers State in the 2025 fiscal year. The approval followed the adoption of the report by the House Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers State, presented by House Leader Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, during Tuesday’s...

Vigilante Beats Man to Death Over Disagreement With Girlfriend in Rivers State

A resident of Elele community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, identified as Confidence Ikechi, was beaten to death over the weekend by operatives of the local vigilante group after a quarrel involving the girlfriend of one...

Rivers School Principal, Two Others Arrested for Burning Student with Hot Iron

Police in Rivers State have arrested a school principal, a teacher, and a woman for allegedly using a hot iron to torture a 14-year-old student accused of stealing N30,000. The victim, a student of Christ Ambassadors Mission International School in...

Reps to Grill Rivers Sole Administrator 

The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State has invited Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the state’s Sole Administrator, for an interactive session on Thursday. House spokesperson Akin Rotimi Jnr. said the invitation followed the committee’s inaugural meeting on...

Tinubu Chose Me to Restore Stability in Rivers – Ibas

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok Ibas, says President Bola Tinubu appointed him to restore peace, security, and stability amid the ongoing political crisis. In a statewide address on Thursday, Ibas described the situation as a threat to governance...

Tinubu Appoints Ibas as Rivers Administrator After Emergency Declaration

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State. The ceremony took place at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, following a meeting between the President, Attorney General of...

Expatriate, Others Trapped as Van Escapes Kidnappers, Plunges into River

A Hilux van carrying an expatriate and a colleague veered off the road and plunged into the Okulu River in Rivers State on Tuesday while fleeing suspected kidnappers along the Eleme section of the East-West Road. Eyewitness accounts reveal that...

Appeal Court Clears Rivers to Access Monthly Allocation

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned previous orders that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation from disbursing funds to the Rivers State Government. In a ruling delivered by a three-member...

Court Blocks CBN, AGF from Releasing Rivers State Allocations

The Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order on Wednesday, preventing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further disbursing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State government. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the order also...

Elections are Over, Don’t Destroy Rivers State – Fubara Appeals to Wike.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to sheathe his swords and let peace reign in Rivers state as election periods are over and it’s time for...
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Abuja Workers Struggle As Transport Costs Soar

https://youtu.be/8yGOyyBG1lI Workers residing in Abuja are grappling with rising transportation costs, with many spending a significant portion of their income...
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