Update: Covid-19, RSG seeks police help
The Rivers State Government has officially asked for the support of law enforcement agents in enforcing the use of face masks. The State Government, authoritative sources say, is greatly worried by the escalation of Covid related infections. It is doubtful if medical facilities in the…
Wike bows to pressure, avoids another lock down, vows to demolish structures
Governor Nyesom Wike who threatened to impose a fresh lock down may have bowed to pressures that are coming from Rivers people as governments all over the country tinker with the idea of what to do about the resurgence of the Coronavirus. The Governor who…
Rivers outpaces other South South states, shut down imminent
The Rivers State which has recorded a total of 3, 368 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus so far has the highest figure of infections in the entire South South geopolitical region. This is according to latest statistical figures that have just been released by the…
COVID-19: 2 judges test positive in Rivers
There are strong indications that some judges serving in Port Harcourt may have tested positive to the COVID-19 virus. This revelation is coming as folks in Rivers State try to deal with news of the death of a judge as a result of the Coronavirus….
Coronavirus: Rivers climb up the ladder
Rivers State Thursday recorded 43 additional cases of the COVID 19 as the official figure of infections across the country rose. This brings the total number of cases that are emanating from the State to 1,739. Within the South South, the oil rich State is…
Wike slams curfew on two Rivers communities
The Rivers State Government has imposed dusk to dawn curfews on Onne and Bonny communities in continuation of moves on its part to rid the State of the Coronavirus. The Governor who addressed Rivers people Wednesday night said that after a careful study of the…
NDDC: Four test positive
Four persons believed to have had close contacts with the late Executive Director Finance and Administration of the NDDC may have tested positive to the Coronavirus, according to reports that are emerging from the Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt. Our Correspondent, Chimex Ndubuisi reports that…
Update: Covid 19 claims ASALGA Council Chairman
The heroic, but insensitive gathering of PDP stalwarts who shunned the order on public gathering and social distancing to install the executive committee of their party may have started taking its toll. At least one local council chairman has died of the Coronavirus while speculations…
Fall of an Iroko: Amaechi, Dakuku mourn Justice Karibi Whyte
A great Iroko who expoused the law and rose to dizzying heights has fallen. He is Justice Adolphus Karibi Whyte, a former Supreme Court justice and a prominent Rivers statesman. He died on Friday at the age of 88 after a brief illness. There are…
Rivers lockdown: 24 hours to go
Rivers people and other Nigerians resident in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas would be making last minute purchases today. There are 24 hours to go, but in reality it would be less than 24 hours left to get stock from the marketplace. Tuesday,…
