Tension has persisted in Oyigbo, the Local Government Area in Rivers State, which came under attacks by hoodlums identified as members of the disbanded Indigeneous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Chiefs in ...

Since the multinational sold its assets in Nigeria’s oil hub, data analysis for Climate Home News shows flaring has risen, harming locals and the climate ...

ABUJA: Former Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea and Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Rivers State, Desmond Akawor, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of stalling development in ...

The governor said if IPOB is allowed to operate from Oyigbo, they will soon overrun the state. There were reports that the rampaging soldiers are acting on Wike's orders, but the governor has ...

On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the state governor, Nyesom Wike, declared a 24-hour curfew in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state. The governor, in a broadcast, said the curfew was imposed ...

Former Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea and Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Rivers State, Desmond Akawor, has alleged that development in Oyigbo Local Government Area has ground to a ...

A mosque has been reportedly set ablaze and commercial activities shutdown, as violence erupts in Oyigbo, Rivers State. According to multiple social media reports and photos making the rounds online, ...

The ethnic violence which erupted in Oyigbo, a town very close to Port Harcourt in Rivers state on Tuesday which led to the burning of a mosque, has seen security agents take over the area. According ...