Rivers State

By Felix ifijeh April 07, (THEWILL) – Security operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, fired teargas to disperse protesters in Abuja and Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The Take-It-Back Movement organised the protest in collaboration with several civil...

April 04, (THEWILL) – Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas has appealed for collaboration and cooperation of the National Assembly in securing federal support for Rivers State infrastructural projects. The Rivers Administrator made the appeal on Friday...

April 03, (THEWILL) – Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has announced the cancellation of all procurement and tender processes initiated by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the state for 2024. In a statement issued on...

March 31, (THEWILL) – Hon. Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion in 2023 to orchestrate the governor’s impeachment. Ehie, who was the Majority Leader of...

March 29, (THEWILL) – Rivers State is now under emergency rule, and unless a drastic change occurs, it will likely remain so for the next six months. If not managed carefully, this could mark the beginning of a prolonged...

March 29, (THEWILL) – The political crisis in Rivers State took a dramatic turn on Friday, as Florence Nwaeke, wife of the former Head of Service, George Nwaeke, raised alarm that her husband’s allegations against Governor Siminalayi Fubara...

March 28, (THEWILL) – Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has called on heads of paramilitary agencies to strengthen collaboration with security forces to maintain law and order across the state. Speaking on Friday during a meeting...

March 26, (THEWILL) – Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (retd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has suspended all political appointees and heads of government agencies in the state with immediate effect. A statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief of...

March 26, (THEWILL) – Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has renewed his appeal to President Bola Tinubu to shelve plans of declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State and instead initiate a reconciliation process to resolve the...

March 26, (THEWILL) – Security operatives have foiled attempts by miscreants to vandalise an oil pipeline at Allu-Rumuekpe in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, who disclosed this at a...