Rivers State

August 27, (THEWILL) - An unidentified helicopter reportedly fired shots at a local passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State, killing some commuters. The incident, which occurred on Thursday evening, was said to have caused casualties with...

August 18, (THEWILL) - The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed the anti-open grazing Bill. The Bill, "Prohibition of Open Rearing of Livestock and Ranching Administration," was passed after an extensive debate by members of the House. It was passed...

August 09, (THEWILL) - A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Federal Government from collecting some taxes from Rivers residents. The court declared that Rivers Government, not the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), should collect the Valued...

July 29, (THEWILL) - Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar  says Nigerians are waiting eagerly for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to take over power at the Federal level come 2023. Speaking to journalists at the Rivers State Government House, Port...

July 10, (THEWILL) - A fatal accident along the NTA Road, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State,  has claimed the lives of five persons. THEWILL gathered that the driver of a Lexus Saloon car at high speed...

June 30, (THEWILL) - Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Dr. Chidi Julius Lloyd, on Wednesday, locked out hundreds of civil servants from the council secretariat for reporting to work late. The development came exactly one week...

June 15, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, flagged off the construction of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas train 7 project, in Bonny, Rivers State. The President, who congratulated the NLNG and its shareholders for proving that a Nigerian company...

June 12, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian Army 6th Division in Rivers has announced that it would commence its annual shooting exercise from Sunday 13th June. A statement by the Spokesman of the Division, Lt.-Col. Charles Ekeocha, said the exercise is aimed...

June 10, (THEWILL)- The people of Finima community in Bonny Kingdom of Rivers State on Thursday blocked the main entrance to the industrial area of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited in Bonny, over their non-recognition as host. Members...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 19, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 1,387 cartons of Tramadol tablets concealed inside 1,000 cartons of ceramic tiles in Rivers. Disclosing this in a  statement on Wednesday  by the spokesperson for the Area II...