A section of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat in Rivers State has been set ablaze. Channels Television reports that the newly elected chairman,

Just hours after the Rivers State Police Command lifted the closure on several local government secretariats, violence erupted across the state, leading to arson, shootings, and fatalities. Naija News earlier reported that on Monday morning, a part of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat was set ablaze shortly after newly elected Chairman Brian Gokpa arrived […]

The attacks occurred a few hours after the police announced the unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas of the state.

There is tension in parts of Rivers state as suspected hoodlums set fire to Eleme LG secretariat. The incident occurred 48 hours after the LG polls.

The Ikwerre Local Government Secretariat in Rivers State has been set on fire by suspected thugs. A video of the burning building went viral on social media on Monday. The burning of the Ikwere local government secretariat follows the earlier reports that a section of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat in Rivers State was […]

A section of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat in Rivers State has reportedly been set ablaze. Naija News reports that the incident occurred just days after the Rivers Local Government Elections, in which the Action Peoples Party (APP) won most seats. According to Channels TV, the newly elected chairman of the Eleme LG, Brain […]

The President expressed “deep concern” over reports of arson and explosions in the state.

The President expressed “deep concern” over reports of arson and explosions in the state.

Barely three hours after the unsealing of previously closed local government secretariats by the Rivers State Police Command, violence erupted in several

The Rivers State House of Assembly has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to swiftly arrest suspected political thugs allegedly

The Rivers State Police Command has officially unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state, following the successful election and swearing-in of new chairmen. This development was confirmed in a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, earlier on Monday morning. According to Iringe-Koko, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha […]

There is tension in Rivers state, south-south Nigeria, as a protest rocked the council headquarters a local government secretariat located in Omoku town.

The Rivers State Police Command have remained silent amid sudden violence that erupted at several local government council secretariats on Monday morning.

Disputes broke out in Ahoada East, Rivers State, following the lifting of a three-month ban on Local Government Area secretariats. Naija News reports that the ban had been lifted on Monday by Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, sparking unrest among local residents. The Ahoada East secretariat, located in the LGA of Governor Siminalayi Fubara‘s […]

The newly built council secretariat at Isiokpo in the Ikwerre local government area has been set ablaze. A resident in the area confirmed the incident.

A statement issued on Monday by the Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, conveyed the directive. 

The list of local government secretariats that have been burn down during the escalation of Nyesom Wike vs Siminalayi Fubara's war in Rivers state has been compiled.

On 18 June, the police announced the sealing of the 23 council secretariats in the state “to forestall more bloodshed and prevent a further breakdown of law and order.”

Armed thugs were seen storming several council offices, shooting into the air, and vandalising the properties.