Tag: Port Harcourt
3 Suspected armed kidnappers arrested in Rivers
“They told detectives that they collected N6 million ransom from Nchekwube’s family before killing him,” she disclosed.
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Rivers: NAFDAC arrests sales girl, impounds over 120 bags of fake rice
The NAFDAC Coordinator in Rivers, Mr Emmanuel Onogwu, made the remark in a statement issued to newsmen by Mr Cyril…
Rivers govt issues 7-day ultimatum as it sets to begin demolition
"We have given occupants seven days to vacate affected properties as we shall commence waste clearing and demolition of shanties…
Top 10 Port Harcourt Artistes Pushing the Boundaries in 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon Port Harcourt, a city known for producing some of Nigeria’s biggest music exports—including Burna Boy and Duncan…
Crashed copter: Tinubu orders intensified search, commiserates with NNPC, families of victims
Tinubu urged military officers involved in various operations in the zone to join the rescue mission and provide all necessary…
NNPCL: 6 of our staff, 2 crew members inside crashed helicopter
According to the statement, two crews members made up the eight people inside the helicopter operated by East Winds Aviation.…
EFCC sting operation in Rivers yields 43 suspected internet fraudsters
According to the statement, they were arrested for alleged internet fraud following actionable intelligence surveillance on their suspected involvement in…
Why we deployed police to Rivers Electoral Commission headquarters – Official
SP Koko also revealed that there is no iota of truth in the allegation published in some social media platforms…
NCC arrests 3 suspects, confiscates pirated books worth N3m in Rivers
Mr Abdul Babatunde, the Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after the anti-piracy operation. Babatunde also…
#Endbadgovernance protest: 3 ‘protesters’ arrested for snatching POS machines in Rivers
Our Correspondent reports that for the eight days the #Endbadgovernance protest has been on, the Federal Secretariat housing some federal…
Police vow ‘decisive action’ as protest turns violent in Rivers
Reacting to the development, Rivers State Police Command expressed regrets that despite assurances of peaceful conduct, protesters in the State…
Technician electrocuted in Port Harcourt
It was gathered that the technician who is from Kogi State was electrocuted on Wednesday 5th June 2024 at the…
Four dead, as CNG truck explodes in Rivers
An eyewitness told our correspondent that the burning truck fell on a vehicle. He said the driver of the truck…
Port Harcourt on lockdown as Rivers workers join nationwide strike
An official of the Union told journalists that besides Lagos ports, other port formations in Port Harcourt, Warri, Onne, Calabar,…
Family of student invade school in Port Harcourt, assault teacher, one other
It was learnt that it took the intervention of other parents to prevent the family who had physically assaulted the…
Port Harcourt man Azubuike Obasi jailed for currency trafficking
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Port Harcourt man, Azubuike Mamwu Obasi has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after he pleaded…
Why I wrote a book on rise and fall of Jonathan: Ex-minister Abdullahi
The book now serves as a document of history that highlights the inner political intrigues, complications and complexities that played…
Suspected cultists gang rape 14- year- old girl in Port Harcourt
The spokesperson of Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the incident.
Two dead as scavenger runs amok, snatches Inspector’s loaded Ak-47 rifle in Rivers
According to report, Nuhu snatched the gun from a police officer attached to the house of an ex-Governor at Ada…
Just In: Police officers arrested for abducting man, demanding N1m ransom in Rivers
The mother of the kidnap victim also confirmed that the rogue Rivers police Command men who abducted his son were…
Tragedy: Staircase collapses, kills suspected scavenger in Port Harcourt
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A suspected scavenger was killed on Wednesday when a staircase collapsed on him at an abandoned…
Two shot dead in Port Harcourt carjacking incidents
The victims include one Roland Asuru, a Port Harcourt-based businessman who was billed to celebrate his 53rd birthday on October…
Five men electrocuted, four injured, installing billboard in Rivers
At the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, where concerned passers-by took the victims, it was gathered that they…
Anger as Rivers landlord deroofs mother of 3 apartment over rent
Ogochukwu, her three children and her property worth millions of aira is calling are now exposed to torrential rain which…
Rivers NUJ asks police to remove checkpoint at road linking its Secretariat
Rivers NUJ said the call became imperative in view of the excesses of the policemen stationed at the entry point…
Three escape death in Port Harcourt building collapse
The cause of the collapse of the building which was under construction has not been ascertained and no life was…
Internet fraud: EFCC operatives storm Port Harcourt estate, nab 56 suspects
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of EFCC on Monday, June 5, 2023, in…
Suspected member of fake employment syndicate arrested in Port Harcourt
Akaa has been presenting himself as a staff of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) to desperate job seekers,
‘How over 200 shops were gutted in Port Harcourt fire incident’
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Shops with goods worth millions of naira were gutted in a fire incident at the popular…