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January 1, 2014

#YNaija2013Review: #OgaAtTheTop, May D’s duplex & the most embarrassing moments of 2013

by Eromo Egbejule This is Nigeria where as we like to brag, anything can happen. Ex-governors can sneak into the ...

December 30, 2013

Sad news: Wole Soyinka loses daughter to illness

by ‘Jola Sotubo Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has lost one of his daughters. Iyetade Soyinka, the second daughter of the ...

December 26, 2013

Terrible: Man stabbed to death by waste disposal agent over N200

by Oge Okonkwo 36-year-old Jonah Onwuchekwa has been sent to an early grave as a result of a fall out ...

December 24, 2013

I’ll return to the PDP on one condition – Amaechi opens up

by ‘Jola Sotubo Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has said that he will return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ...

December 23, 2013

Violence erupts in Rivers community as PDP, APC supporters clash

by ‘Jola Sotubo The tension in Rivers yesterday erupted into violence in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. ...

December 21, 2013

REPORT: APC set to woo Obasanjo today

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to woo the amiable former Head of State today to ...

December 17, 2013

“I was handcuffed and chained for 10 days: How female doctor ‘was tortured by the police’ in Rivers

by Adeola Balogun A doctor living in Rivers has taken the state police command to court over allegations of torture. ...

December 16, 2013

Port-Harcourt, you’re next! Launched in Abuja yesterday, The Future Awards Africa 2013 to hold in Rivers State Friday

by Oge Okonkwo Africa’s biggest youth leadership platform, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) kicked off a week of celebration yesterday ...

December 13, 2013

Rivers State Crisis update: Six anti-Amaechi lawmakers in Rivers sneaked into Assembly building

by Oge Okonkwo The six Rivers state lawmakers seeking to impeach the state’s governor, Rotimi Amaechi, have gained entry into ...

December 3, 2013

‘They’re not taking their jobs seriously’: Rivers gov’t threaten to sack erring teachers

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Recent threats have been issued to newly employed teachers in Rivers State by the government over absenteeism ...

November 28, 2013

Amaechi to speak at the UK House of Commons

By Muyiwa Daropale Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has been invited to speak at a Special High Level Panel on ...

November 25, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Davido chills out backstage with crew after PH concert

by Tutu Akinlabi The Omo Baba Olowo himself was in concert yesterday in Port-Harcourt, the capital of Rivers. The ‘Skelewu’ ...

November 8, 2013

BUSTED: JTF arrests 3 armed pirates in Rivers

by ‘Jola Sotubo Three suspected pirates have been arrested by men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) along the Twene ...

November 6, 2013

This Amaechi sef: Can you caption this photo?

by Oge Okonkwo Isn’t this pose hilarious? This photo was taken when Rotimi Amaechi lead the APC chiefs on ...

November 5, 2013

Opinion: Revisiting Amaechi’s 2007 mandate

by Jite Ogunye There is a political crisis in Rivers State and obviously the PDP wants Amaechi out of power. ...

November 1, 2013

First Lady Patience Jonathan says one last goodbye to her foster mother at grand funeral in Rivers (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu The First Lady of Nigeria Patience Jonathan said her final goodbye to her foster mum, who was ...

October 25, 2013

It gets (even) worse: Police ‘forcefully’ withdraw security details from Amaechi’s aides

by ‘Jola Sotubo The crisis in Rivers State yesterday assumed new dimensions as it was revealed that the state police ...

October 18, 2013

Rivers crisis: Group uncovers plot to forcefully remove Amaechi

by ‘Jola Sotubo The embattled Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, is yet to see the end of his woes ...

October 13, 2013

Lai Mohammed: Rivers State – A chronology of crisis

by Lai Mohammed The situation in Rivers State is the worst nightmare for any democracy. The rule of Jonathan and ...

October 7, 2013

Rivers State Crisis: No peace in sight for Amaechi as plot to depose him thickens

by ‘Jola Sotubo Just as the new faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to begin peace talks ...

October 4, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strike – UNILORIN and RSUST need to answer these questions

by Solanke Abiola Another issue that calls for concern is the situation at the University of Ilorin. UNILORIN has over ...

September 30, 2013

PDP crisis: Group calls on EFCC to probe Rivers’ N2.4trillion earnings

by ‘Jola Sotubo The troubles being faced by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State seem to continually multiply as a ...

September 29, 2013

Rivers crisis: “They are planning to kill me” – Amaechi cries out | “He is a drowning man” – Presidency responds

by Adeola Balogun Following the crisis rocking his state, the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday issued a red alert ...

September 28, 2013

Rivers crisis: Sack CP Mbu now or face strike – Labour threatens Police IG

by ‘Jola Sotubo The crisis in Rivers State, caused by the battle for supremacy between the state governor, Rotimi ...

September 21, 2013

Orji Uzor Kalu: Will removing Amaechi solve Rivers PDP crisis?

by Orji Uzor Kalu You should not look at the President as a former deputy governor and vice president. Level ...

September 19, 2013

“The Police did not rescue me, they lied” – Archbishop Kattey reveals details of kidnap and release (READ)

Archbishop of Niger Delta Province of Nigerian Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Ignatius Kattey, yesterday, accused the Nigeria Police of lying over ...

September 18, 2013

1 person dead, 2 missing as youth groups clash in Rivers community

by ‘Jola Sotubo At least three persons are feared dead after riots erupted between two rival groups in Buguma, Asari ...