Rivers State

June 30 (THEWILL) — Gunmen attacked a police security checkpoint along the Mbodo-Aluu axis of Obiri Ikwerre Road in Rivers State on Monday night, killing two police officers and injuring another in a brazen assault that has heightened security...

June 25 (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the immediate sealing off of the collapsed multi-storey building on Peter Odili Road in Port Harcourt, alleging that the developer repeatedly blocked state officials from inspecting the project...

June 25 (THEWILL) — The Ndigbo Community in Rivers State has raised the alarm over what it described as rampant land grabbing across several parts of the state, alleging that more than 700 complaints have been received from property...

June 25 (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday transmitted the state's 2026-2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to the Rivers State House of Assembly. The fiscal framework was presented during an emergency plenary session convened by the Martin...

May 27, (THEWILL) — Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to peace, unity, security and inclusive governance as Rivers State marked its 59th anniversary amid lingering political tensions in the state. In a goodwill message delivered in...

May 22, (THEWILL) — A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, George-Kelly Alabo, has congratulated former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ogundu Kingsley Chinda, on his emergence as the consensus governorship...

May 21, (THEWILL) — The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially confirmed former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ogundu Kingsley Chinda, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections in Rivers State, following the conclusion of...

May 21, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, June 20, 2026, for the conduct of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District bye-election to fill the vacant seat in the National Assembly. A statement signed on Thursday...

May 21, (THEWILL) — Young entrepreneur and aspirant, Mr Richard Akinaka, has won the People's Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primary election for the Bayelsa Central Senatorial District. Mr Akinaka was announced on Wednesday as the sole candidate at the...

May 21, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) witnessed a dramatic political realignment on Wednesday night, after Governor Siminalayi Fubara, former APC governorship candidate, Tonye Cole, and Dax George-Kelly withdrew from the party’s...