Sources: Reuters
At least 37 people are killed after inhaling petroleum fumes while allegedly siphoning fuel from an illegally tapped pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria. 2026-09-3
Three women and a zonal commander are killed, while two youths are injured, as gunmen ambush a youth meeting in Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria following a local community dispute. 2026-07-21
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu lifts the state of emergency in Rivers State and reinstates Governor Siminalayi Fubara and state lawmakers after six months of federal control imposed during a political crisis and oil pipeline vandalism. 2025-09-17
Eight people are killed when a NNPC Limited Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria. 2024-10-24
At least 18 people are killed and 25 more injured by an oil refinery explosion in Emohua, Rivers State, Nigeria. 2023-10-3
Around eighteen to thirty-seven people are killed after an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Emohua, Rivers State, Nigeria. 2023-10-2
Sixteen people are killed when a pipeline explodes in Emohua, Rivers State, Nigeria. 2023-03-3
At least 25 people are killed during an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers State, Nigeria. Children are among the victims. 2021-10-22
Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for gubernatorial and state Assembly elections. At least nine people are killed in election day violence, most of them in Rivers State. 2015-04-11
An oil tanker in Okogbe, Rivers State, Nigeria, explodes after crashing, leaving around 90-115 dead. 2012-07-12