Rivers State

Market Clash Kills Trader, Sparks Ethnic Tension in Rivers State Police secure fruit market after deadly clash in Rivers State

Police secure fruit market after deadly clash in Rivers State

Market Clash Kills Trader, Sparks Ethnic Tension in Rivers State

Mirian Gom February 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A violent clash at a fruit market in Rivers State leaves one trader dead...

FGM Persists Despite Laws as Rivers State Vows Total Elimination Rivers officials speak at International Day to End Female Genital Mutilation event

Rivers officials speak at International Day to End Female Genital Mutilation event

FGM Persists Despite Laws as Rivers State Vows Total Elimination

Mirian Gom February 11, 2026

Port Harcourt, Nigeria – The Rivers State Government renews its determination to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM),...

NDLEA Officer Killed as Drug Raid Sparks Violent Resistance NDLEA confirms Saudi release of three Nigerian pilgrims framed for drugs

NDLEA confirms Saudi release of three Nigerian pilgrims framed for drugs

NDLEA Officer Killed as Drug Raid Sparks Violent Resistance

Korede Abdullah February 10, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – A National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officer dies following a violent confrontation during...

Ogoni Group Issues 14-Day Ultimatum Over Alleged $300m Fund Diversion Ogoni protesters demanding accountability for compensation funds

Ogoni protesters demanding accountability for compensation funds

Ogoni Group Issues 14-Day Ultimatum Over Alleged $300m Fund Diversion

Oluwafunbi Bello February 1, 2026

RIVERS, Nigeria – The Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) issues a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over...

Court Sentences UNIPORT Student to Death for Murder

Court Sentences UNIPORT Student to Death for Murder

Korede Abdullah November 28, 2025

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – A Rivers State High Court sentences 400-level University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) student,...

NAFDAC Presses Rivers to Enforce Drug-Safety Rules Amid Abuse Surges NAFDAC officials speaking at a pharmacovigilance sensitisation event in Rivers State

NAFDAC officials speaking at a pharmacovigilance sensitisation event in Rivers State

NAFDAC Presses Rivers to Enforce Drug-Safety Rules Amid Abuse Surges

Juliet Jacob November 20, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is warning the...

Rivers, FRSC Launch Vehicle Tracking to Curb Car Theft Governor Siminalayi Fubara and FRSC officials unveiling the new vehicle tracking initiative in Port Harcourt.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara and FRSC officials unveiling the new vehicle tracking initiative in Port Harcourt.

Rivers, FRSC Launch Vehicle Tracking to Curb Car Theft

Juliet Jacob November 8, 2025

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – The Rivers State Government, in partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),...

Rivers, Cross River, Ondo Lead with Nigeria’s Lowest Fertility 1000160628

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Rivers, Cross River, Ondo Lead with Nigeria’s Lowest Fertility

Juliet Jacob October 25, 2025

ABUJA, NIGERIA – Rivers, Cross River, and Ondo States have recorded Nigeria’s lowest fertility rates, according to...

Lagos, Rivers, FCT Dominate as States’ IGR Hits ₦3.63trn in 2024 Aerial view of Lagos city showing Nigeria’s top IGR hub in 2024

Aerial view of Lagos city showing Nigeria’s top IGR hub in 2024

Lagos, Rivers, FCT Dominate as States’ IGR Hits ₦3.63trn in 2024

Korede Abdullah October 8, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...

Tinubu Commissions Nigeria’s First Indigenous Oil Export Terminal

Tinubu Commissions Nigeria’s First Indigenous Oil Export Terminal

Korede Abdullah October 2, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on 8 October 2025 commission Nigeria’s first indigenous onshore...