Tag: Port Harcourt
Man plunges to death from 7th floor
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium at the Federal Secretariat in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, southsouth Nigeria, at…
2 die in Port Harcourt gun duel
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One Policeman and a suspected armed robber were shot dead in the early hours of today in…
3 die as van hits fuel tanker
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Three occupants of a Toyota Hilux van were burnt beyond recognition early today when their vehicle ran…
In Picture: Amaechi Commissions UN House in PH
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi (middle) with the Resident Coordinator, United Nations System in Nigeria, Mr. Daouda Toure (left)…
Gridlock as major link bridge collapses in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Motorists in the Nigerian oil-rich city of Port Harcourt,the Rivers State capital, were this morning trapped in…
Nigeria acquires more gunboats for maritime security
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday in Port-Harcourt inaugurated 10 new patrol gunboats to boost the operations of the Joint…
4 confirmed dead in Port Harcourt tanker explosion
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of four persons in the vessel explosion at Abuloma Jetty in Port…
Banker docked for N77m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a banker, Mrs. Nneka Nwilene at the Federal High Court III,…
Doctors struggle to save survivors of fuel tanker fire
Medical workers on Friday struggled to save the survivors of a massive petrol fire in southern Nigeria, as the death…
Mass burial for victims of fuel tanker fire
More than 100 people who rushed to scoop up fuel after a Nigerian petrol tanker tipped over Thursday in Okobe,…
UNESCO names Port Harcourt World Book Capital
UNESCO on Wednesday announced the selection of Port Harcourt as the 2014 World Book Capital. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made…
Fuel supply resumes in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After five days of disruption,the loading of petroleum products at the NNPC refinery at Eleme, has resumed,…
Rivers ANPP Chairman killed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Unidentified gunmen have killed the Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Rivers State, Elder…
Uduaghan Elected As Chairman Of 9 Govs Of NDDC States
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Governor of Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, was today in Port Harcourt, elected as the new Chairman…
Man Who Buried Girlfriend In His Room Faces Charge
The police in Rivers say it will soon arraign the man who allegedly killed his girlfriend and buried her in…