Tag: Rivers State government
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Gunmen ambush troops in Rivers, kill one soldier, injure two
A soldier has been killed and two others injured as gunmen attacked troops in Rivers State. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday at the boundary bridge between the Asari-Toru Local Government Area in the Kalabari region and the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. Chairman of Akuku-Toru, one of the…
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COVID-19 protocol violators in Rivers to pay N100m fine — Wike
Violators of Covid-19 protocols during marriages and burials in Rivers state are now liable to a fine of one hundred million naira (N100,000,000) according to new guidelines and penalties stipulated by the state government. The latest fiat was the outcome of Friday’s Emergency Executive Council Meeting in which the Rivers State Government also approved reopening…
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Wike releases N50m for Karibi-Whyte’s burial
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has released N50million for the state burial of the late retired Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. The governor commiserated with the family of the late eminent jurist describing him as a foremost legal icon and insisting that he deserved a befitting burial. Wike spoke through the Secretary…