Tag: Port Harcourt
Hundreds of JAMB students protest in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of prospective Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) candidates from far-flung coastal areas of the Rivers…
Lawyers call for release of abducted ex-NBA president
The Ikeja and Lagos branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday appealed to the abductors of ex-NBA President,…
Tension In Port Harcourt As Judiciary Crisis Worsens
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension was still high at the Rivers State judiciary on Wednesday after the forceful entry into the…
Ebola could spread faster in Port Harcourt than Lagos – WHO
An Ebola outbreak in Nigeria’s oil producing hub of Port Harcourt could spread wider and faster than in Lagos, the…
Ebola: Nigeria records death of seventh victim
Nigeria on Wednesday announced that a seventh person had died from Ebola and another person was confirmed as having the…
2015 Election: TAN rally attracts thousands for Jonathan
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thousands of supporters under the canopy of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) on Saturday defiled the rain…
Death toll rises to 12 in Port Harcourt boat capsize -NEMA
Two more people were confirmed dead on Saturday after an overloaded boat capsized off the coast of southeast Nigeria, taking…
Nigeria monitors 160 after Ebola kills doctor in Port Harcourt
Some 160 people are being medically monitored in Nigeria’s oil-producing hub Port Harcourt after a doctor died from the virus,…
At least 10 die as boat capsizes in Port Harcourt
At least 10 people died in Rivers state on Friday when a boat carrying 35 passengers bound for Port Harcourt…
Ebola Scare In Port Harcourt Hospitals
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Patients admitted in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, have hurriedly left the hospital after…
Ebola claims first victim in Port Harcourt
Nigeria on Thursday said that a doctor had died from Ebola in the southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt in…
Port Harcourt to experience 10 days power cut
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), on Sunday, announced that it would cut power supply to Port Harcourt between…
Rivers Police Bust 7-Man Robbery Gang
Paul Iyoghojie The anti robbery team of the Rivers State Police Command, Port Harcourt, south-south Nigeria, have arrested five members…
Robbers kill 2 policemen, 2 bank officials
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers state, Tunde Ogunsakin, has said that two policemen and two bank officials have been…