Rivers State

March 03, (THEWILL) - At least dozens of people have been killed on Friday, following an explosion at an illegal crude oil bunkering site in Rumuekpe Community, Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. Sources privy to the development said...

February 28, (THEWILL) - The Collation Officer for the presidential election in Rivers State, Prof Teddy Charles Adias, has adjourned collation indefinitely, over an alleged threat to his life and family. Prof Adias, who is the Vice Chancellor of the...

February 26, (THEWILL) - The Labour Party (LP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel all unverified election results in Rivers State, describing the process as fraudulent and falling below expectations. In a statement on...

February 24, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command, on Friday, arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Chinyere Igwe, with $498,100 on the eve of the 2023 general elections. THEWILL reports that the federal lawmaker’s...

February 22, (THEWILL) - Two broadcast stations, Wish FM 99.5 and the Atlantic Television Network in Ozuoba, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, have been attacked with explosive devices suspected to be dynamite on Tuesday evening. The incident,...

February 17, (THEWILL) - Violent protests erupted in parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Friday morning, over the scarcity of Naira notes. Mostly hit by the protest were Ikwerre Road and Diobu axis of the state capital, especially...

February 16, (THEWILL) - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, on Thursday, said Governor Nyesom Wike has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following the visit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu to...

February 09, (THEWILL) - A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has granted an order restraining the Governor Nyesom Wike-led State Government, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) from arresting and...

February 09, (THEWILL) - The Rivers State Government has approved Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt, for the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scheduled for February 15, 2023. A member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council...

January 19, (THEWILL) - At least three supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State sustained injuries after an improvised substance suspected to be dynamite exploded at the popular Igboukwu field, the venue of a rally in...