The Rivers State Ministry of Health has sealed 21 health facilities and arrested three persons during a crackdown on alleged quackery and regulatory violations. Speaking at a briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry and Chairman of the Anti-Quackery Committee, Dr Vincent Wachukwu, disclosed this during the ministry’s third-quarter 2026
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has thrown his weight behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Kingsley Chinda, predicting that the lawmaker will become the state’s next governor in 2027. Wike made the declaration on Tuesday at Obiri-Ehie during a reception hosted in his honour by Ogbakor
The Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the killing of a protocol aide to the Chairman of Khana Local Government Area, Phillip Barikui. The victim was reportedly killed in circumstances that have prompted the command to commence inquiries aimed at establishing the motive behind the incident and identifying those responsible. Police authorities
Former Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Robinson Ewor, has accused suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of misleading Rivers people over the political crisis involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Speaking on ARISE Television’s The Morning Show, Ewor alleged that Fubara led Rivers residents to believe