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Yilwatda declares Fubara leader of APC in Rivers, gives condition for support in 2027

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The National Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State. Mr Yilwatda, ... Read More


Wike speaks on chances of Fubara winning second term

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State will never get a second chance to govern the state in 202... Read More


Suspected thugs storm Rivers hotel, disrupt AriseTV live broadcast

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- Suspected political thugs on Friday night disrupted a live broadcast by Arise News at the Londa Hotel in the Orazi axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, South-so... Read More


Fubara speaks to Rivers people about 'sounds of war' after Wike's threats

Nigeria, Jan. 2 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Thursday, urged residents of the state not to be troubled in the face of rising political tension. Speaking during the New Year cross... Read More


Fubara speaks on alleged rift with Rivers lawmakers after defecting to APC

Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dismissed allegations of a rift between him and the state lawmakers. Mr Fubara spoke on Wednesday at the commissioning of the extend... Read More


Gunmen kill retired Nigerian judge, family reacts

Nigeria, Nov. 30 -- Gunmen have killed a retired judge of the Delta State High Court, Ifeoma Okogwu. The incident happened on 23 November, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. This newspaper further learnt that ... Read More


Court sentences man to death for murder of girlfriend

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, in 2023. The convict, Damian Oko... Read More


VIDEO: Abducted couple begs for help as kidnappers demand N50 million ransom

Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Gunmen have abducted a couple in Aviele Community near Auchi, the headquarters of the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria's South-south. The couple has been id... Read More


Nigerian journalist freed after 61 days in prison

Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Tega Oghenedoro, a Nigerian journalist popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, has been released from a correctional centre in Delta State, Nigeria's South-south. One of his lawyers, In... Read More


Blackout in Imo as electricity workers protest police raid on substation

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Some parts of Imo State were plunged into darkness on Monday, following the withdrawal of services by electricity workers in the south-eastern state. The withdrawal of services by... Read More