Rivers State

June 03, (THEWILL) - Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has sent the names of  commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation. The Governor had on May 24, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant, Kelvin Ebiri, announced the dissolution of...

May 25, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed an ex-parte application seeking to to stop the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, dismissed the ex-parte...

May 06, (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court on Friday resolved the legal dispute between Rivers and Imo over the ownership of 17 oil wells in favour of Rivers state. In a unanimous judgment, the apex court specifically declared that the...

April 30, (THEWILL) - The Rivers State Government has alerted residents to plot by some persons and groups to unleash mayhem in the state. A statement issued on Saturday, by Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri, said...

April 27, (THEWILL) - Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Farah Dagogo, wanted for allegedly hiring suspected cultists to attack the state secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

April 27, (THEWILL) - A former lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, Hon. Bernard Mikko, has picked expression of Interest and nomination forms, to contest the governorship primary of the party. The governorship aspirant...

April 25, (THEWILL) - The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained the circumstances that led to the emergence of Tonye Cole as its consensus candidate and further insisted that the party leader, Rotimi Amaechi,...

April 19, (THEWILL) - A former senator representing Rivers south-east senatorial district, Magnus Abe has declared to contest  the state governorship election  in the 2023 general election. Senator Abe made the declaration made the declaration, on Sunday, during the inauguration...

April 12, (THEWILL) – Gunmen have reportedly intercepted two commercial buses conveying passengers from Port Harcourt to Kalabari riverine axis in Degema, Asaritoru and Akukutoru Local Government Councils of Rivers State The buses were reportedly intercepted along Degema/Buguma/Abonnema Road...

April 11, (THEWILL) – At least one inmate died, while 12 others were injured, during a fight that snowballed into an attempted jailbreak at the Port Harcourt correctional centre on Monday afternoon. THEWILL gathered that two inmates were engaged in a...