Rivers State

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...

March 25, (THEWILL) – The Head of Service, Rivers State, Dr George Nwaeke, has resigned from his position. Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, disclosed the development in a statement signed on Tuesday, by his Chief...

March 24, (THEWILL) – Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has denied claims that he distributed $5,000 to lawmakers as an inducement to support the declaration of a state...

March 24, (THEWILL) – The Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has dismissed claims of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the State. Earlier, the Executive Director of Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), Fyneface Dumnamene...

March 24, (THEWILL) – The Presidency has dismissed concerns raised against the proclamation of Emergency Rule in Rivers, insisting that the action was taken in line with constitutional provisions to prevent a total breakdown of governance. While Minister of Justice...

March 24, (THEWILL) – Since President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State on March 18, 2025, suspending the Executive Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, as well as members of the State...

March 24, (THEWILL) – The Community Development Committee (CDC), Soku Kingdom, in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State has urged the public to disregard reports of an explosion at the Soku gas facility, operated by Renaissance Africa Energy...