Rivers State

May 15, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force has launched a sweeping internal crackdown against rogue personnel accused of using official patrol operations as cover for kidnapping, armed robbery, extortion, and organised criminal activities in Rivers State, resulting in...

May 12, (THEWILL) — The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, visited the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, at his residence in Abuja, in a move that has...

May 09, (THEWILL) — The screening of governorship aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued to draw national attention on Saturday, with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, rescheduled to appear before the party’s screening committee at the Plateau...

April 24, (THEWILL) — The Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Major Jack, has commenced the burial rites of his mother, Ajuah Pamella Mensah Jack, who died at the age of 82. The announcement of the...

April 18, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Judiciary has defended the conviction and brief imprisonment of a legal practitioner for contempt of court, insisting that the trial judge acted strictly within the law and within the recognised powers of...

April 18, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a suspected online-driven kidnapping syndicate operating across state lines, arresting three suspects and rescuing a victim during a coordinated intelligence-led operation in the state. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing...

April 14, (THEWILL) — In a decisive escalation of efforts to combat entrenched criminal networks, the Rivers State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has dismantled suspected kidnapping strongholds in IPO and Igwuruta-Ali, exposing the depth of...

March 29, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Government has told the High Court in Port Harcourt that over ₦302 billion was spent within six months under the administration of former sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), offering...

March 13, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Navy has dealt a significant blow to crude oil thieves, destroying an illegal storage site containing about 17,500 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in the Bonny area of Rivers State. Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho,...

March 06, (THEWILL) — ​ Former Governor of Rivers State and leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South-South, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, urged calm after armed men suspected to be political thugs, attacked his convoy...