APC ready to take over Rivers in 2023 – Dakuku
ABUJA – An All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said the party is ready to take over Rivers governorship come 2023. Dr […]
Rivers State
Nursing mother electrocuted in Rivers
Tragedy struck at Agip Estate area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, yesterday following the electrocution of a nursing mother identified as Latifa Seiyi. […]
Wike lacks moral right to talk about credible election – Dakuku •Says Rivers owing over N300bn
PORT HARCOURT – The former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said Governor Nyesom Wike’s does […]
Osinbajo, IGP arrive Rivers for project inauguration
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Nyesom Wike and the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman have arrived Omagwa, Rivers State, for the inauguration […]
Nigeria at 61: Wike fumes over Buhari’s fresh loan request, says nothing to celebrate
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said it was regrettable that 61 years after independence, Nigeria was still grappling with leadership challenges. The governor […]
Pensioners’ hardship worsens as states owe backlogs of gratuities
State governments including Kano, Benue, Osun, Delta, Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Rivers and Kwara are currently owing pensioners many of whom are dying without receiving their […]
One dead, 2 injured as building collapses in Rivers
One person was reported dead, while two others were injured after a residential building collapsed in Woji, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. […]
Flood: Wike must urgently reactivate Amaechi’s master plan – Dakuku
The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has called on Governor Nyesom Wike to urgently reactivate […]
Reps to Probe FG’s Alleged Exclusion of Rivers State From Loan Projects
The House of Representatives has waded into the alleged exclusion of Rivers state from federal loan projects by the federal government. The House has now […]
Uncertainty over Fed Govt’s directive on VAT collection
Rivers State has urged the Court of Appeal to order the appointment of a receiver/manager over VAT pending the determination of an appeal by the […]
Rivers APC spokesman resigns
The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, has resigned his position. Nwuke said in a letter he forwarded […]
States, LGs sleeping, not thinking of ways to increase national cake but how to share it –RMAFC chair
The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Elias Mbam, on Wednesday, lambasted the 36 state governments and the 774 local government areas […]
Gov Wike Orders Demolition Of Shanties
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered the demolition of shanties in Nkpogu, Port Harcourt, the state capital. The shanties are believed to be a […]
Time’ll tell if Sanwo-Olu’s VAT interest is for Lagosians –Politician who clashed with Remi Tinubu
A Lagos-based politician, Arinola Oloko, has said that time will tell whether Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is pursuing the goal for Lagos State to collect Value […]
VAT Collection: Appeal Court Orders Rivers, Lagos to Maintain Status Quo
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has given a ruling concerning who has the right to collect Value Added Tax. Ruling on Friday, the […]
VAT: Lagos applies to join Rivers as FIRS appeals high court ruling
The Lagos State Government on Friday applied to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division to be joined as a co-respondent in the appeal filed by […]
Armed police officer breaks into naked lady’s home, threatens to shoot when asked to leave
PORT HARCOURT – A human rights advocacy group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign (CBRPAC), has petitioned the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, […]
70% revenue to state, 30% for LGs, things to know about Rivers VAT Law 2021
Rivers State is leading the fight in the country to stop the Federal Inland Revenue Service from collecting Value Added Tax generated by states. VAT […]
VAT War: Gov. Wike vows to seal off defaulting corporate organisations
Rivers State Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has threatened to seal off corporate organisations that fail to pay their Value Added Tax (VAT) to the state’s […]
How internet photo landed me in police detention for three years – Rivers entertainer
Godwin Stephen, also known as Steve Winners, a 27-year-old entertainer and event planner based in Rivers State who was arrested and remanded in prison for […]