Today's breaking News from Nigeria, Rivers, Government

News Nigeria » Rivers » Government: Dozens feared dead in another Nigeria boat disaster but why do they keep happening?

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dozens-feared-dead-in-another-nigeria-boat-disaster-but-why-do-they-keep-happening/ar-AA28i4AW

Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.

News Nigeria » Rivers » Government: BREAKING: Rivers council chairmen declare who they will support for president in 2027

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/breaking-rivers-council-chairmen-declare-who-they-will-support-for-president-in-2027/ar-AA27PFeh

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

The local government chairman in Rivers have made strong announcement about the fate of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election in the state.

News Nigeria » Rivers » Government: Nigeria lifts emergency rule in Rivers State after 6 months of political crisis

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nigeria-lifts-emergency-rule-rivers-191839222.html

Published on: Wednesday 17 September 2025

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 » Government: Nigeria’s oil‑rich Rivers State under emergency: sending in the army isn’t the answer

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/nigerias-oil-rich-rivers-state-under-emergency-sending-in-the-army-isnt-the-answer-252672

Published on: Thursday 20 March 2025

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 ...

News Nigeria » Rivers » Government: Kanu Agabi: C/River’s priceless gift to Nigeria, Gov Otu hails legal luminary at 80

News channel or source: https://businessday.ng/bd-weekender/article/kanu-agabi-c-rivers-priceless-gift-to-nigeria-gov-otu-hails-legal-luminary-at-80/

Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

Bassey Edet Otu, Cross River State Governor, has eulogized one of Nigeria’s foremost legal icons, Kanu Godwin Agabi, as the ...

News Nigeria » Rivers » Government: Rivers Assembly receives petition seeking dissolution of sports institute

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/rivers-assembly-receives-petition-seeking-dissolution-of-sports-institute/ar-AA28kkaq

Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

The Rivers State House of Assembly said it has received a petition seeking the repeal of the Sports Institute, Osaka in Okrika Local Government Area of the state. The House said the petition further ...