Rivers State

Nigerian Navy dismantles major illegal refining network in Bonny, destroying nine illegal refineries linked to crude oil theft syndicates.  Troops recover about 104,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil from 18 dugout pits and neutralise five newly excavated...

Suspected gunmen have killed the Omoku Zone Commander of the Onelga Security Peace and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), Comrade Ozoemela Stephen Wokocha, in a deadly attack in Omoku, Rivers State. Three women were also shot dead during the attack,...

July 10 (THEWILL) — Infrastructure and education took centre stage on Friday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara, presented a ₦1.854 trillion Appropriation Bill for the 2026 fiscal year to the Rivers State House of Assembly, earmarking ₦533.32 billion for infrastructure...

July 7 (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Police Command has assured residents of their safety as Halliburton Energy Services Nigeria Limited begins the controlled disposal of expired explosive materials in Tai Local Government Area of the state. THEWILL reports that...

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...