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The returning officer said Wogu Olaka Johnson polled 47,961 votes to defeat three other candidates in the keenly contested election.

The police stated that the restriction would affect Andoni, Eleme, Gokana, Khana, Oyibo, Opobo/Nkoro and Tai local government areas.

“Motorists should ensure that their number plates are free from any form of obstruction or alteration to avoid arrest, impoundment ...

Atiku made the remarks shortly after casting his vote at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary in his Ajiya ...

Mr Dagogo secured the ADC governorship ticket in Rivers State after polling 64,700 votes in the party’s primary election.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, Tonye Cole, and George Kelly withdrew from the race, paving the way for Mr Chinda ...

NEMA’s Director-General, Zubaida Umar, flagged off the exercise during a stakeholders’ engagement on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.

The APC has declared allies of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike winners of its House of Representatives primaries in Rivers, with ...

“One chance” is slang for crime syndicates who pose as commercial vehicle or tricycle operators to lure and rob unsuspecting ...

Siminalayi Fubara appeared before the APC governorship screening committee in Abuja but left the venue visibly upset and refused to ...

“You cannot get original Oron crayfish for less than N15,000,” says a trader in Lagos.

“The NDC represents a new direction for Nigeria. The party remains committed to providing credible leadership.”

The journalist, Allwell Ene, was reportedly attacked while investigating a phone purchase fraud in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday in Abuja, predicted moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility between two kilometres and five ...

The NLC chairman in Rivers raised concerns over alleged lack of transparency in the scheme’s operational guidelines, and government’s failure ...

The by-elections will cover senatorial vacancies in Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers, and Ondo States, a House of Assembly seat in Kebbi ...

RMAFC has denied claims made by its commissioner that the technical report on disputed oil wells had been “discarded”.

In a statement on Sunday, the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Danjuma Danjuma, said the seized products ...

The projects include a 12-classroom block in Agbonchia community, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State; a 200-capacity town hall ...

The reports suggested that the victim was killed following a rivalry between a local security group and some youths in ...

A community leader warns that heavily armed bandits have overrun forest areas in Ikwerre, Rivers State, abducting residents while authorities ...

The Rivers State Government has shut the school while the incident is being investigated.

The new spokesperson was second-in-command at the Police Public Relations Office, Rivers Command, before her latest posting.

Abia and Rivers slump to joint last position with a 9 per cent score as the report flags weak audit ...

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission had, in a statement issued on 20 March ...