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The feud between two the current governor and the former governor in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State has prompted threats by ethnic groups to hijack oil facilities. Shell has cautioned staff to be on ...
News Nigeria » Rivers: Nigeria's Osun River: Sacred, revered and increasingly toxic
OSOGBO, Nigeria (AP) — Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in deeply religious Nigeria named for the river goddess of fertility. As the deity’s chief ...
News Nigeria » Rivers: At least 27 people die in Nigeria river, over 100 missing after boat capsizes
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 27 people died and more than 100, most of them women, were missing Friday after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, ...
News Nigeria » Rivers: Nigeria lifts emergency rule in Rivers State after 6 months of political crisis
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaks at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at ...
News Nigeria » Rivers: Nigeria’s oil‑rich Rivers State under emergency: sending in the army isn’t the answer
President Bola Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State, in the country’s south-south region. The president has placed the governor, the deputy governor and the ...