Head Coach of Sharks Football Club of Port Harcourt, Gbenga Ogunbote has said he is thrilled with the performance of the club in their last two NPFL matches. The Port Harcourt side have picked up four points from a possible six in their last two games, and Ogunbote hopes this could be the start of [...]
okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thousands of members of the Peoples Democratic Party in oil rich Nigerian state of Rivers have trooped to Government House in Port Harcourt, in a demonstration of support for Governor Rotimi Amaechi. The demonstrators came from various Local Government Areas in the state. Amaechi, also chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum appeared [...]
Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt General Manager Dumbo Awanen says the club is ready for the 2012/2013 football season. The season starts on 9 March, and Dolphins will play away against Akwa United of Uyo at Uyo Stadium. Awanen told sportswriters in Port Harcourt that the club had done enough preparations and pre-season build up. [...]
Fire on New Year’s day destroyed five houses near the Ikoku spare parts market in Port Harcourt, capital of Nigeria’s oil producing state of Rivers. According to witnesses, the fire started about 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday at the dump site of the market in Gambia Street, Port Harcourt. The cause of fire is still unknown. [...]
.But Brother of dead woman says he stands by his story Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dr. Jefia Abe,the Medical Director of Garrison Clinic in Port Harcourt where one Mrs Ijeoma Umumadumere,nee Ahamefule, with a five-month old pregnancy was allegedly refused treatment because she could not pay N20,000,and later died in another hospital, has posted a stout [...]
A pregnant Nigerian lady has died because doctors in Port Harcourt insisted the husband must pay N20,000, less than $150, before she was treated. And her family members are still in shock about her death, such that they are not even thinking of burying her for now. The 34 year old woman, Ijeoma Umumadumere, nee [...]
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVF) says it is set to develop the game in the South-South region. Dr Ebenezer Marokinyo, Vice President of the federation said at the opening ceremony of the 1st South-South Volleyball Championship in Port Harcourt, Rivers State that the competition was aimed at discovering talents and to take the youths off [...]
