Eight Killed At Pitcoin Xmas Palliative Sharing centre in Rivers

Two Dead As Residents Rush For Xmas Food Items In Rivers

Eight persons have been reportedly killed in a stampede that occurred at a Pitcoin office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that the unfortunate incident happened at about 7:30 AM when thousands of Pinkcoin members, an online blockchain digital assets designed for giving charity gathered for palliatives. A source, who gave her name … Read more

Rivers Cult War: Wike Imposes 24-hour Curfew In Affected Areas

EKOHOTBLOG, 23RD NOVEMBER, 2020 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has decried the upsurge of cult activities, violence and killings around adjoining areas of the Okoro-nodu flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Governmentt Area. In a broadcast Sunday evening, Wike recalled that the administration repeatedly warned misguided youths that engaging in cultism is abhorrent anti-social behaviour. He vowed … Read more

Rivers Is The Only State That Did Not Receive COVID-19 Palliative -FG

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Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has said all states except Rivers have collected COVID-19 palliatives. She made this know while addressing the house of representatives committee on budget performance today, adding that  the ministry  received no penny from any organisation as COVID-19 intervention. She however did not explain … Read more

Wike, Army Committing Genocide In Oyigbo – MASSOB

Rivers Varsity Killing: Six Suspects Arrested – Police

The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) says the killing of residents in Oyigbo, Rivers state, by the Nigerian amount to a genocide. The group levelled the accusation during at the posthumous birthday anniversary of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, the late Birafran leader, It also alleged Nyesom Wike, the state governor, of having … Read more

Police Arrested Two Pastors For Raping Corps Member In Rivers State

September 19, 2020. The Nigeria Police in Rivers State has reportedly arrested two pastors for allegedly raping a 27-year old member of the National Youths Service Corps. The corps member is observing her primary assignment at the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The pastors, identified as Austin Emmanuel and Peter Davies, are currently … Read more

JSS 3 Student Knocked Down, Sustains Injuries As Illegal Task Force, Cab Driver Wrestle For Steering Wheel In Rivers State

JSS 3 Student Knocked Down, Sustains Injuries As Illegal Task Force, Cab Driver Wrestle For Steering Wheel In Rivers State Ekohotblog, September 10, 2020…A JSS 3 student has sustained severe injuries on jaw, and other parts of the body after he was knocked down by a vehicle. Ekohotblog gathered that the incident happened when an illegal task … Read more

Three Convicted For Hijacking Vessel

Court Sentences UNILORIN Student To Jail For Fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State has convicted three out of the nine accused persons who hijacked an Equatorial Guinea flagged vessel, MV ELOBEY VI off Equatorial Guinea coast on 21 of March 2020. Justice Ishaq Sani summarily convicted Binaebi Johnson, Daniel Lemmar and Ghane Gordon on counts 1 and … Read more

Collection of forms for 774,000 Special Public Works Commences In Rivers

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The Selection Committee of the Federal Government Extended Special Public Works Programme to engage 774,000 itinerant and unskilled workers across Nigeria, has commenced distribution of forms in Rivers. Chairman of the Committee in Rivers, Dr Innocent Barikor, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Monday. Read … Read more

Several People Killed, Bodies Taken Away By Unknown Gunmen In Rivers Community

BREAKING: Again, Taraba NLC Chairman Abducted By Gunmen

Unknown gunmen have killed yet unspecified number of persons and carting away their bodies to unknown destination in Bunu community in Tai Local Government Area, Rivers state. Youth Leader in Bunu, Justin Wabah, who confirmed this said “Around 2am Saturday, there were heavy gunshots in our community. Opposite Bunu-Taagu Road by the Songhai, we discovered … Read more

Governors Give Fresh Update On Palliatives For Nigerians, Set To Meet Buhari

Nigerian Governors Set Date To Decide On Doctors’ Strike, Other Issues

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has assured that States COVID-19 Task Forces would work closely with their Palliatives Implementation Committees on the distribution of palliatives to Nigerians. This was disclosed in a communique by the Chairman and Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi, after NGF 14th teleconference meeting. The Governor said the forum received updates on palliatives … Read more

Police Asks Gov Wike To Handover Ex-NDDC MD, Nunieh

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Joseph Mukan has called on the Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike to release former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh to him. This followed the decision of the Governor to take the former MD into his protection after the police stormed her residence … Read more

COVID-19: Gov Wike Urges Rivers Residents To Isolate Visitors From Highly Infected States

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Following the resumption of interstate travels and domestic flight, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has appealed to residents to be cautions of people coming from states with increased cases of the coronavirus infection. The Governor, therefore, urged residents to have any of such visitors isolate for 14 days upon arrival in the state, particularly … Read more

COVID-19: Rivers State Governor, Wike Sacks Permanent Secretary

COVID-19: Rivers State Governor, Wike Sacks Permanent Secretary

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the withdrawal of assignment from the State’s Permanent Secretary, Sunny Okere, with immediate effect. This was announced in a statement signed by Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim. Okere was fired for flouting and obstructing the enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines. READ ALSO: Nollywood Actress Slams FG … Read more

Coronavirus In Nigeria: Wike Relaxes Lockdown Of P/Harcourt For Six Days

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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has relaxed the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for six days, with effect from Thursday, 21st May 2020. Ekohotblog understands that Governor Wike stated this in a broadcast on Wednesday evening. “Residents and visitors of these local government areas can, therefore, go out of their … Read more

Gov Wike Mourns Death Of Media Aide, Nwakaudu

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed shock following the death of his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu. It was gathered that Nwakaudu suddenly took ill and was rushed to the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) where he passed on at about 2 pm on Saturday. Though the nature of his sickness … Read more

FG Has Not Rendered Rivers State Any Assistance To Battle Coronavirus – Gov Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed his disappointment towards Federal government for not intervening in the fight against COVID-19 in the state. The Governor in a communique by his special aide, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu said he regrets that the Federal Government had not rendered any assistance yet to support the Rivers State Government … Read more