The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized illicit drugs and contraband goods valued at ₦20.5 billion in Rivers State, uncovering them in 16 concealed containers at the Port Harcourt Area II Command. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, confirmed that the seizure followed credible intelligence and
Abuja, July 9, 2025 A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ogbonna Nwuke, has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s involvement in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, describing the president’s actions as a “clear violation” of Nigeria’s Constitution. Nwuke, who represented Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in Rivers State, expressed concern over what he
Abuja, July 1, 2025 — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly set to terminate the six-month state of emergency imposed on Rivers State and reinstate Governor Siminalayi Fubara, along with the dissolved State House of Assembly, before the end of July. The move follows a reconciliation agreement facilitated between Governor Fubara and his former political
Abuja — June 27, 2025 In a significant move toward restoring political harmony in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, publicly expressed their renewed commitment to sustaining peace during a Thursday night interview conducted by Sunday Moses, official videographer to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The duo, whose
Abuja, Nigeria – June 27, 2025 In a renewed effort to restore lasting peace in Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu once again brought together key political actors from the oil-rich state on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The high-level meeting featured the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike; Rivers State Governor,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – June 14, 2025 The Rivers State National Assembly caucus has issued a stern warning to Senator Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West, over what it described as unwarranted interference in the internal affairs of Rivers State. The lawmakers expressed disapproval of Senator Dickson’s recent remarks criticising President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day address,
Port Harcourt – June 12, 2025 As Nigeria marked Democracy Day, dozens of citizens in Rivers State took to the streets in protest against what they described as persistent bad governance and rising economic hardship in the country. The demonstrators, mostly youths, converged in parts of Port Harcourt early Wednesday morning, chanting solidarity songs and
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a suspected car thief in Port Harcourt, recovering seven master keys allegedly used to steal vehicles. The suspect, identified as Felix Clark, was apprehended by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit during a routine patrol on Abacha Road in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) on May 5, 2025. According
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has defended his decision to impose emergency rule in Rivers State, telling the Supreme Court that the state had no operational government structure at the time of the March 18, 2025 proclamation. According to the President, the declaration became unavoidable due to the escalating political crisis that had rendered governance impossible
The Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, alongside key members of the Commission’s leadership, arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport for a pivotal inspection and engagement. The delegation included the Commissioners for Operations, Public-Private Partnership and Mobilization Fund (PPMF), and Planning, Research, Statistics, and Information Liaison Services
