Rivers State

May 16, (THEWILL) – Several vehicles worth millions of naira were destroyed after a gas explosion occurred at the Nobpet Petrol and Gas Filling Station, located opposite the Air Force base in Port Harcourt on Friday. The explosion, which was...

May 15, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (NNFOB) in Bonny has uncovered and destroyed an illegal refining site in Peterside Community, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking to journalists in Bonny on Thursday, NNFOB Base...

May 13, (THEWILL) – A Port Harcourt-based gender and human rights advocate, Mr Josiah Egbilika, has condemned the stigmatisation of a deaf and mute child by some women at the Azikiwe Police Division in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Egbilika...

May 12, (THEWILL) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that reconciliation efforts are ongoing to resolve the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu had on March 18 declared a state of...

May 11, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has defended its decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, telling the Supreme Court that the move was necessary to prevent a complete breakdown of law and order as...

May 06, (THEWILL) – The Senate on Tuesday inaugurated a 19-member Ad-hoc Committee to oversee the interim administration led by Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd.) following the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu had on...

May 04, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ahave intercepted no fewer than three million, five hundred thousand (3,500,000) pills of opioids and one hundred and sixty-three thousand (163,000) bottles of codeine syrup with...

May 02, (THEWILL) – On Thursday, a group of women in Rivers State stormed out of an empowerment event held at the EUI Centre in Port Harcourt. They refused to be addressed by Theresa Ibas, the wife of the...

May 01, (THEWILL) – Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday lauded the resilience and dedication of the state’s workforce, calling for stronger protection of workers’ rights and improved working conditions across all sectors. In a solidarity message...

April 30, (THEWILL) – A group of Nigerian lawyers on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja, calling for the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the restoration of democratic governance in Rivers State. Dressed...