Tag: Port Harcourt
Wike vs Tonye: APC condemns latest attack in Port-Harcourt
Morka, who described the attack as barbaric, said the situation demanded an immediate and thorough investigation.
Port Harcourt skit maker, Bros Jay kay, girlfriend die in car crash
The late Skit-maker who also owned a media and e-ticketing company called, Reelwood TV was said to have rammed his…
Low turnout of voters in Port Harcourt, Obio Akpor
The PDP agent in Unit 51 (Rumuobiakani), Michael Ogonda, partly blamed the low turnout on the late arrival of INEC…
Peter Obi wins ‘big’ in Port Harcourt
Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress, APC polled 5,562 votes to come third in the garden city.
Rivers govt stops SPAR’s Black Friday sales with court order
In the interim order, Magistrate A.O Amadi-Nna restrained the Spar Market, its agent servant and or Privies from further obstructing…
Four brothels sealed over human trafficking in Port Harcourt
NAPTIP Commander in Rivers State, Nwamaka Ikediashi had told our reporter in an interview that suspects arrested will be arraigned…
Three-storey building collapses in Port Harcourt
The building was said to have shown enough signs of dilapidation and was marked for demolition by the Rivers State…
Court jails 5 oil thieves in Port Harcourt
They were arrested with a vessel laden with about 700,000 litres of crude oil loaded in MT. TIS IV around…
Masked gunmen rob Port Harcourt pastor near police checkpoint
The car, which bears registration ABC307AS Abuja, was already loaded with baskets of tomatoes and pepper.
Truck driver called Justice commits suicide by hanging
His death was the second report of suicide in the oil city in weeks. In January, a man was also…
Man dies in Port Harcourt hotel hours after checking in with lady
Sources at the hotel disclosed that the lady said the deceased man took drink suspected to be 'man power' at…
Port Harcourt residents lament losses to fire incidents
The Rivers Government has promised to investigate the causes of the fire incidents in Port Harcourt and environs
Firefighters attacked as Port Harcourt records another fire incident
For the safety of their lives and equipment, the firefighters had to turn back.
Suspected homosexual narrowly escapes death in P/Harcourt
Police rescue man from being lynched after he was allegedly caught in a homosexual act with another man in a…
Wike: People turning Port Harcourt to Garbage City
He thus ordered demolition of a shanties where counterfeit bottled water, carbonated soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are produced at…
Court jails 4 oil thieves in Port Harcourt
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced Billah Musa; Abdulmuninu Sherif, Talle Umar and Aliyu…
Court jails 3 oil thieves in Port Harcourt
Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has convicted and sentenced Youbowei Loveday, Kareem Fatai…
Five oil thieves jailed in Port Harcourt
Five oil thieves have been convicted and sentenced to different jail terms by Justice E.A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting…
Rivers College of Health students protest over poor facilities
Over 200 Students of the Rivers State College of Health Sciences and Technology in Port Harcourt on Tuesday staged a…
EFCC arrests 7 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested seven suspected internet…
Three-man robbery gang arrested in Port Harcourt
The Diobu (Vigilante) Security Service (DSS) operating in Port Harcourt, the Rivers Capital has apprehended a three-man robbery gang.
EFCC arrests 5 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five suspected Internet fraudsters.
Tears as midnight inferno consumes shops in Port Harcourt
Traders at a section of Mile 3 market, Port Harcourt, lament the destruction of their goods in an inferno which…
Four feared dead in scramble for Christmas palliatives in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Four persons were feared dead, while many others were injured during scramble for Christmas palliatives on Tuesday…
Port Harcourt killer cop faces dismissal, trial for murder
*IGP, Commissioner of Police condemn dastardly act, vow to ensure Justice Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Uneasy calm now reigns at…
Women gather for #EndSARS protest in Port Harcourt
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Women from all strata of the society on Monday gathered at UTC Bus stop along Azikiwe…
#EndSARS protesters block Wike’s Government House
#EndSARS protesters in Port Harcourt, who defied Governor Nyesom Wike's ban order on Tuesday are now massed at the gate…
#ENDSARS: Port Harcourt residents flout Wike’ s orders
Indigenes of Rivers State, Port Harcourt, have made mockery of their governor's order, not to engage in any form of…
Port Harcourt in total darkness, as angry youths shut Afam Power station
The acting Manager, Corporate Communications, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, Mrs Chioma Aninwe, has said angry youths have shut down…
Customs seizes $890K from 2 Lebanese, hand them over to EFCC
Two Lebanese, Dina Jihad Khali and Chamseddine Waell Mohmmed, have been arrested by the Customs Area Command, Port Harcourt, Rivers…