Rivers State

December 15, (THEWILL) — The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Monday, upheld the constitutional powers of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation, affirming that such authority includes the discretion to...

December 12, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, formally completed his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after receiving his party membership card at a brief ceremony held at the Government House, Port Harcourt. The APC...

December 06, (THEWILL) — Leaders and indigenes of Nkpolu-Oroworukwo community in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, have petitioned President Bola Tinubu, alleging that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, is...

December 05, (THEWILL) — Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaewhule announced the decision during plenary on...

December 04, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Police Command has rescued five kidnapped persons from a cultist hideout in Emuoha Local Government Area, following a coordinated midnight operation. In a statement issued on Thursday morning, the command’s spokesperson, SP Grace...

November 12, (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a six-count charge against Innocent Onukwume, a 27-year-old man from Oyigbo Local Government Area, Rivers State, for allegedly advocating a military coup in Nigeria. The charges were filed...

October 29, (THEWILL) — The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a man in Oyigbo, Rivers State, for allegedly using social media to incite the military to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government. The suspect, identified as Innocent Chukwuma, was...

October 22, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Army, 6 Division Headquarters, Port Harcourt, has cautioned residents of Rivers State against handling unidentified explosive materials, following the discovery of an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Oromeruzimagu Community in Port Harcourt Local...

October 16, (THEWILL) — Governor Siminialayi Fubara has ordered the revocation of the N134 billion contract awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC, by the administration of Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (rtd). The governor also ordered the...

October 14, (THEWILL) — Residents of Rivers State are eagerly awaiting Governor Siminialayi Fubara's decision on who becomes his Chief of Staff, following the appointment of Barr Benibo Anabraba as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Governor Fubara,...