Tag: Rivers State

Ooni Donates Decontamination Machines To Rivers State

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The Rivers State Commissioner for information and communications, Paulinus Nsirim revealed this in a statement on Wednesday having received the emmisaries from the palace of the Chairman, Traditional Rulers Association of Nigeria, Ooni of Ile-Ife. The statement reads; COVID-19: OONI DONATES DECONTAMINATION MACHINES TO RIVERS STATE “The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has donated two motorized fumigating machines to Rivers State Government. “Presenting the machines to the State Governor at Government House, Port Harcourt, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi said the machines which are locally fabricated is…

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Gov. Nyesom Wike Temporarily Lifts Lockdown In Port Harcourt

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Rivers State Governor Temporarily Lifts Lockdown In Port Harcourt.   The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has declared openly that the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for two days with effect from Tuesday, the 12th of May, 2020.   This announcement was revealed in a briefing by the Governor; “Consequently, we have given due consideration to the propositions on the way forward by well-meaning citizens of the State, and after a cautious review of the situation, decided to implement a…

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Pursuaint To Power Vested In Executive Order, Governor Wike Demolishes 2 Hotels That Violated COVID-19 Lockdown

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-YOMMY AYILARA.   Rivers State Governor orders for Demolition of Two Hotels In Rivers.   Governor Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State has demolished two hotels in the state. Wike made sure to supervises the demolition of a hotel in Rivers State today the 10th of May, 2020.   This demolition was backed up with the claim that the hotels violated the lockdown order in the state.   The affected hotels are Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne and both hotels are located in Eleme Local…

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Female Police Officer Shot Dead By Colleagues in Rivers

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-YOMMY AYILARA. Female Police Officer Shot Dead by her colleagues in Rivers. A female police officer has been killed by her colleague in Rivers state. The lady, Lovender Elekwachi, a sergeant who was serving at Eneka Division and was posted to the Eneka roundabout on traffic duties where she was shot by her a certain Sergeant Bitrus Isaiah on Thursday, the 23rd of April, 2020. Rivers Police Command in a statement remarked that Isaiah who was attached to the Operations Department of the Command has been disarmed and arrested. Two…

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