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   It has come to the attention of Rivers State Government that certain individuals have undertaken to conduct a campaign of calumny against the person of the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, Life Bencher, utilizing all forms of doctored and false audio and visual materials and circulating same particularly over the internet. Of particular mention is a doctored audio clip that was concocted by Saharareporters during the 2016 re-run election in Rivers State in which they purported same to be a discussion between the governor and Hon. Dum Dekor. That audio concoction was duly discredited and discarded as a piece of rubbish masterminded by evil people to tarnish the image of Gov. Wike. But in a hurry to throw dirt at the governor this time, some people decided to exhume and use same old discredited clip to justify their evil machination of sullying the image of the governor.   Let it be clearly stated that after Gov. Wike and his wife man

  Rivers State Police Command has arrested and taken into custody one officer and three Inspectors for interrogation.  The Officers were arrested following a video which trended on social media suggesting their involvement in alleged electoral malpractice. The police pick-up van in the trending video has also been impounded for thorough investigation.  Police Public Relations Officer SP Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement assured the electorates in Rivers State of the command's commitment to promoting the rule of law, and ensuring that all offenders found culpable are adequately sanctioned. The Command urges all residents to remain calm and await official announcement of the election results.

   Nigeria Union of Journalists regrets that some  Nigerian Security Personnel and Politicians have learned little about good conduct during elections, as attacks on voters and journalists  during yesterday's general election across the country still persist.  Specifically, the Union expresses serious concern by the conduct of Policemen in Port Harcourt who assaulted a journalist and political thugs in Ibadan, Oyo State who attacked voters,  including Journalists.  It was recorded by the NUJ Election Situation Room at the Union's National Secretariat, Abuja that a reporter with The PUNCH, Gbenga Oloniniran, was on Saturday afternoon arrested by policemen near the residence of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in Rumuiprikon, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. He was  brutalised by the policemen for attempting  to take their pictures when they were assaulting a male voter at a polling unit close to Governor Wike’s polling unit at Wimpey Junction, Rumuepirikom, Por

  A pregnant woman,Ruth Osah  and a member of Emohua Local Vigilante Service (EMOLVIS), Mark Orduize  is said to be killed in Ubimini community Ward 12 in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State today with one other EMOLVIS personnel  injured and two houses of EMOLVIS personnel burnt halting the conduct of Presidential and National Assembly Elections in the area. Speaking in an interview with our Correspondent, President Ubimini Youth Council Comrade Ikechukwu Wordu said    "The situation in my community right away,today is Presidential election and it is well know that Ubimini is a law abiding community in Emohua LGA. "There is one boy that was granted amnesty and he became a Pastor,it was quiet unfortunate that this week he turned back and went back to his bad ways,he was with some guys trying to recruit some guys and he brought out pump action. "He want to go ahead to recruit some boys,he now brought out pump action chasing people all around.The security outfit i

  Police Officers from Rivers State Command deployed to INEC  Headquarters Aba  Road today 24/2/2023 at about 0245hrs, while on stop and search, arrested one Hon Chinyere Igwe, member House of Representatives representing Port Harcourt  Federal Constituency 2 with a cash sum of 498,100 USD inside a bag in his car.   Also recovered was a list for distribution of the money.  The AIG Election,  AIG Abutu Yaro has ordered swift interrogation and arraignment in court.  The Command urges all contestants and political parties to comply strictly with provisions of the Electoral Act and other relevant laws.  Members of the public are encouraged to avail themselves of the following hotlines to report any observation they believe have potential to lead to crime or break down of law and order:  08032003514, 08098880134. 

Rivers State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that after due consultation with relevant Stake-Holders in the State on the 2023 General Election scheduled to hold on 25th February 2023, has placed the following restrictions: 1. That there will be total restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways and other forms of transportation between the hours of 12am (midnight) on Friday 24th February 2023, to 6pm on Saturday 25th February 2023 with the exception of those on essential services such as INEC officials, Electoral observers, Medical personnel, Ambulances responding to medical emergencies, Firefighters, etc. 2. The Command also warns that Security aides and escorts are not allowed to accompany their principals and politicians to polling booths and collations centers during the election, as anyone found flouting this directive will be severely sanctioned. The Command emphasizes that only Security personnel specifically assigned to election duti

  Nigerian Police says adequate security personnel have been deployed for the Presidential election in Rivers State. Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG Abutu Yaro in charge of election in Rivers State made this known while briefing Newsmen in PortHarcourt. AIG Yaro  assured residents of the state of adequate security before, during and after elections. ''There is no alternative to peace.We encourage all persons and all Police officers to be professional in discharge of their duties.We will ensure election is rancour free and peaceful.We keep you abreast as the election progress . The only legacy we can impact as individuals is legacy of peace.We owe a duty to God and to the state to preserve the legacy of peace".He said  AIG Yaro warned trouble makers and persons who will want to truncate the peace of the state to steer clear as the Police and other security agencies will not allow such situations to thrive. ''Persons with ulterior motive whose ideas is diff

  Since his surface in the Rivers State polity, throwing his hat into the ring as a worthy flag bearer for the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 11 governorship election in the state, Siminialayi Fubara has brought a lot of dynamics and intrigue to Rivers state's local politics. Fubara has received endorsements from a number of stakeholders in the state and even from beyond, including powerful traditional rulers, state government officials, and business moguls.  His growing popularity is also evident in the fact that he has been featured in several media outlets, both local and international. It is a given that there are numerous interests within the party that have a vested interest in who becomes the next governor after the tenure expiration of the incumbent. However, in what played out like pulling an ace, Governor Nyesom Wike seems to find Sim Fubara his worthy successor. With the backing of the party's leadership, Governor Wike's endorsement of Fubara wa

  The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned Tuesday's attack on Atlantic Television and Wish FM stations in Port Harcourt, where equipment and facilities worth millions of Naira were destroyed. The Union, in a statement by its chairman and secretary, Stanley Job Stanley and Ike Wigodo respectively, expressed shock over the attack,  describing it as "barbaric, shameful, cowardly, irresponsible and retrogressive". The Council said the bombing and gun shots that occurred at the premises of the media house are attempts to muzzle the media by the enemies of democracy.  NUJ said, "Never in the history of Rivers State have we witnessed such barbaric act. It's a dangerous precedent in the State and obviously an attempt to gag the Press. We condemn it in strong terms and also call on well meaning Nigerians to denounce this reprehensible act. "We also call on the security agencies, especially the police and the DSS, to investigat

   Magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded  member representing Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency Mr. Ephraim Nwuzi in Prison custody for 10days for remand warrant Mr. Nwuzi who is also the Candidate of APC for Etche Omuma Federal  constituency was arrested by state CID for alleged video sent to them for inciting violence, promoting communal crisis, treasonable felony and conspiracy. Our Correspondent reports that no preferred charge was brought before the court When the case was mentioned, the police requested that Nwuzi be remanded in Police custody on till the investigation is completed, but the prosecutor opposed that Nwuzi be remanded in Prison custody, noting that his statement in the video can cause violence during and after election. The Presiding Chief Magistrate Amadi  Nna after listening to the counsel remanded Nwuzi to correctional center for ten days and adjourned to 3rd of March 2023 for hearing. Meanwhile, speaking to journalists outside the court , Emenike

  Rivers State Police Command has condemned in all totality a video circulating on social media of a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Ephraim Nwuzi,  saying residents of the State should be shot during the presidential election  on Saturday. The Supervising Assistant Inspector-General of Police for the Elections, AIG Abutu Yaro,  has invited the APC Chieftain for questioning on the content of the video to ascertain the intent of the lawmaker in the video. AIG Yaro assured INEC officials, INEC Ad Hoc staff, NYSC members, foreign and local observers,  voters, and all other stakeholders in the elections of adequate security before, during, and after the general election.  He urged all contestants and political parties to exercise caution and called on the Rivers State residents to call the police at the following emergency numbers to report all suspicious activities and persons during the course of the elections: 08032003514, 08098880134. 

   Rivers State Police Command has Commenced investigation into the explosion at Wish FM/Atlantic Television Network in Port Harcourt. Police Public Relations Officer SP Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement explained that Information received from one Peter Anietie of 99.5 Wish FM/Atlantic Television Network  reviewed how some hoodlums threw an explosive device into the generator house and transformer area, that damaged major transmitting equipment  in both the radio and television stations.  According to the statement,Operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Department (EOD) have been deployed  to the scene  to ascertaining the veracity of the information and to unravel what exactly caused the explosion. The PPRO  assured that the perpetrators of the act will be hunt down and made to face the full wrath of the law after investigations on the cause of blast.  SP Iringe-Koko added that In the event of any observation that may be suspicious, members of the public should reach the Police on the f

  The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 13 ,(Awka)Anambra State, AIG Abutu Yaro will supervise four Commissioners of Police deployed to Rivers State for the 2023 General Elections.  The CP’s are CP Yomi Olanrewaju, CP Samuel Musa, CP  Lanre B. Sikiru, and CP Aderemi Adeoye, coordinating the State Headquarters. Spokesperson Rivers State Police Command SP Grace Iringe-Koko in statement said the Rivers State Commissioner of Police,  Okon  Effiong has been redeployed for election duty in Enugu State. According to the statement,AIG Abutu Yaro can be reached on GSM number 08037233584, while the Commissioners of Police phone numbers will be made available in due course. The Command urges the people of Rivers State to come out en masse to exercise their franchise and vote for candidates of their choice; as adequate deployments have been made to ensure that elections are peaceful, secured, free, fair, and credible.

  Detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Rivers State Police Command, have arrested one Mary  Samson in connection with the abduction and trafficking of one Favour Cleopas  aged 15 on 29th January 2023.  The suspect allegedly took the victim to Lagos State on 5th February 2023 for Prostitution. Investigation revealed that the suspect conspired with one Blessing Christopher to send girls to one Christabel Christopher, who is into prostitution in Lagos State.  Two victims earlier trafficked to Lagos by the suspect, Tari Paul 16 years and Blessings Temple 16 years, have been rescued by Detectives and are helping in the investigation. In another Development, the Rivers State Police  arrested one Victoria Okon 23 years, Jessica Ndifreke  26 years, Charity Samuel  19 years and Chinaza Daniel  25 years in connection with the abduction of a 4 year old Unique Tan Timitoms  at Afam.  Victoria, who is known by the victim was said to have lured him to the other suspects.

  By Martha Igbiks  As part of efforts in ensuring safe drinking water consumption and  to sanitize the water industry from quacks, the Rivers State government has again conducted a two day participatory training for Water Service Providers in the State.  Speaking at the event in Port-Harcourt today with the theme: " Water Quality Management And Regulatory Compliance", Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Prof Kaniye Ebeku stated that the training will equip participants with a good knowledge and understanding of the laws that govern the water sector in Rivers State, which according to him is a prerequisite for them to be licenced as service provider in the State.  In his words "Rivers State Government places high premium on her citizenry and visitors.Therefore, the abstraction, production and distribution of portable water and even waste water is of great concern to the Wike led administration, hence he has directed me to ensure sanity in the water se

  Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Siminialayi Fubara, in the March 11 governorship elections in Rivers State has assured Rivers Citizens that his admiration will be all-inclusive and everyone would be carried along in the development that the state would experience under his admiration.     He has promised to focus on education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic opportunities for all citizens of the state, regardless of their political affiliation. He has also pledged to ensure that the state's resources are used to benefit all its citizens, not just the elitists or those with political privileges. Addressing the press at a PDP rally in Obio/Akpor local government, where the New Rivers Vision was taken to the people, the Director of New Media, PDP Campaign Council for Rivers State Governorship Election, Ibim Semenitari assured that the vision of Sir Siminialayi Fubara remains to consolidate and continue the ingenious achievement of the current administration

  Rivers State Police Command has arrested two impersonators who allegedly opened a fake facebook account with a picture of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Okon Effiong, to scam people.   According to a statement by the Police Public relations officer, Rivers State command, SP. Grace Iringe-koko said the suspects, 28 year old Amadi Hemenachi and 27 year old Goodluck Nweke Etche indigenes used the fake Facebook account to obtain money from several unsuspecting citizens who were mostly job and admission seekers.   The statement added that the suspects who confessed to the crime will be charged to court for conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, obtaining money by pretense, and unlawful possession of multiple ATM cards,   after investigations.   The Rivers State Commissioner of Police advises members of the public to be mindful of the personal confidential details they display on social media handles; and promptly report cases of hacked social media accounts.    

  Globally, the will to maintain continuity, direction, and positive impact has proved to be the bedrock of developed nations.   A similar model and pathway are about to be replicated in Rivers state, where Siminalayi Fubara, the PDP's governorship candidate, is about to receive the leadership mantle from his principal, Nyesom Wike, the executive governor of Rivers state who has had a positive impact on the former’s career and also shaped his future political pathway. Wike has overseen and been directly involved in the development of many projects in the state, and Fubara has been at his side, not only as his financial administrator but also as a subconscious political student grasping principles that made Wike into the grounded political colossus that he is today.   Fubara has been able to observe Wike's strategies and the effects of his projects first-hand and has been able to learn from his successes and shortcomings. This has enabled him to gain a deep understanding of poli

  Director of New Media, PDP Campaign Council for Rivers State Governorship Election and former Commissioner for Information, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has dissociated herself from a widely circulated malicious story credited to her against Dumo Lulu-Briggs, governorship candidate of the Accord Party, in the Rivers State. This statement comes on the heel of a maligning editorial labeling Lulu-Briggs as a serial gambler, who is not fit to be governor of Rivers State. Semenitari, in a statement made available to the press, and signed by her, advised the public to disregard such mischief of a publication, stating that Lulu-Briggs is someone with whom she shares history, regardless of difference in their political ideologies. Her statement reads in part, "My phone has been inundated with calls. I do not write maliciously. Never have and never will. I also do not want to repeat a matter that libels or labels anyone because anyone in communication knows that this will keep the matter on the

  Youths from Ajakajak community in Andoni Local government Area and their counterpart from Khana local government area of Rivers State have been called upon to Sheathe their swords in the interest of peace. President Obolo Youth Coalition worldwide Comrade Mkpon Amon who made the appeal,noted that for the past few days,there had been unrest at Kaa waterfront as a result of little misunderstanding between youths from the two communities. Comrade Amon who appreciated efforts of the Andoni Council Chairman Mr. Erastus Awortu for alerting the security agency who deployed military men to the scene of the crisis, urged the chairman of Khana local government area Dr. Thomas Bariere to also add his voice to bring the crisis under control. The president enjoined Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and the commissioner of Police Effiong Okon to as a matter of urgency wade into the matter to avoid escalation of the crisis. Comrade Amon stated that at the early hours of the day gunshots were heard

  Governance is serious business and chief among the criteria for anyone seeking an election to a position in public service are character and integrity. For Rivers, the state has been blessed over the years across different administrations to be governed by an unbroken circle of distinguished Nigerians, with enviable resumes both in their private practice to their political career. From former Governors Peter Odili, and Rotimi Amaechi to Current Governor Nyesom Wike, Rivers state has produced a politician from his student days and a lawyer who all went on to also excel in politics. However, as the March 11 Governorship elections draw near, the battle for a successor for Governor Wike's job takes top gear. With the governor's term coming to an end, many candidates are vying for the position and will be competing in the upcoming election. Various political parties have nominated their candidates and the race for the governorship is heating up. Wike's term had seen significan

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports making the rounds that it has authorized deposit money banks to collect the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes. In a statement by Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications on Friday, the apex bank said for the avoidance of doubt the CBN is only reissuing and recirculating the old N200 banknotes and which is expected to circulate as legal tender for 60 days up to April 10, 2023, in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s national broadcast on Thursday. The CBN advised members of the public to disregard any message and/or information not formally released by the bank on this subject. It also advised media practitioners to endeavour to verify any information from the correct sources before publication.