Port Harcourt Refinery On Fire as Tinubu Swears-In Ibas as Administrator Tinubu swears in Ibas as Rivers Sole Administrator - Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) as the new Sole Administrator of Rivers State.
The swearing in ceremony, which took place on Wednesday at the State House, Abuja was witnessed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi and many others.
Port Harcourt Refinery In Fire
A fire epidemic has hit a section of the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State, The Round Table gathered on Wednesday.
The National President of Petroleum Retailers Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry, affirmed this to The Round Table on Wednesday.
According to him, the fire was included in less than 5 minutes after it broke out.
“Yes, it is authentic that there was a fire epidemic in the Port Harcourt refinery, although it was included in 5 minutes,” Gillis-Harry informed DAILY.
This comes hours after two explosions hit pipeline Manifold and Trans-Niger Pipeline in the Omwawriwa axis of the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local and Bodo-Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, citing unresolved truce and insecurity in Rivers, broadcasted a state of emergency in Rivers State.
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Published 3/19/2025