Rivers State

December 23, (THEWILL) — The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strengthened its presence in the Senate following the defection of two senators from Rivers State elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defections were formally...

December 23, (THEWILL) — The political landscape in Rivers State witnessed a significant shift on Tuesday as six members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) formally defected to the...

December 18, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued an abducted woman during a raid on a forest hideout in Emohua Local Government Area of the state, dealing a major blow to a kidnapping gang...

December 18, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability, disclosing that more than ₦600 billion was available in the state’s coffers at the end of the emergency rule in...

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...