The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has challenged the Judiciary to ensure that budget control is not only the motivational factor in their craving for independence, but also the discharge of their functions without fear of intimidation or favour. He noted that this was imperative because no government and country can make meaningful progress, if the Judiciary was not allowed to carry out their functions independently. Wike stated this at the official presentation of 29 brand new Renault Koleos 2020 SUVs to chairmen of the Customary Courts of the Rivers State Judiciary at the State Judiciary Complex in Port Harcourt, last Wednesday.
The Rivers State Police Command says it has busted and confiscated the Radio Biafra Transmitters belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and domiciled in Iriebe Housing Estate in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The police operatives also arrested four suspected members of the proscribed group. The four arrested suspected members of […]
Controversy now trails the expulsion of three male students over the alleged gang rape of a female student by the Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology even as an advocacy group, the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign, has called on the Rivers State Police Command to thoroughly investigate the […]