Tag: Port Harcourt
4 chiefs charged with theft of Halliburton largese
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has charged four persons: Saro Manson, Stepbere Kristen, Hannah Baghabo and Chilsom Uwazie,…
Sharks’ Progress Delights Ogunbote
Head Coach of Sharks Football Club of Port Harcourt, Gbenga Ogunbote has said he is thrilled with the performance of…
Thousands rally for Governor Amaechi
okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thousands of members of the Peoples Democratic Party in oil rich Nigerian state of Rivers have trooped…
Nigerian League: Dolphins Ready For New Season
Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt General Manager Dumbo Awanen says the club is ready for the 2012/2013 football season. The…
Fire ravages market in Rivers
Fire on New Year’s day destroyed five houses near the Ikoku spare parts market in Port Harcourt, capital of Nigeria’s…
Nigerian doctor denies rejecting pregnant lady
.But Brother of dead woman says he stands by his story Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dr. Jefia Abe,the Medical Director of…
Nigerian pregnant woman denied care because of $150
A pregnant Nigerian lady has died because doctors in Port Harcourt insisted the husband must pay N20,000, less than $150,…
Volleyball: Federation To Develop Game In South South
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVF) says it is set to develop the game in the South-South region. Dr Ebenezer Marokinyo,…
Kalabaris Protest Over Plans To Cede 5 Communities To Bayelsa
Elders and Youths of Kalabari Wednesday staged a peaceful protest on the major streets of Port Harcourt , southsouth Nigeria,…
2 robbery suspects killed in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Two suspected armed robbers were shot dead today on Ada-George Road in the Nigerian oil-rich city of…
ALUU 4: Death Penalty Or Nothing
By Wale Odunsi So there are many more mad people in this country than I thought? So the outlaws in…
Port Harcourt 4: Police parade murder suspects
Nigeria’s Rivers Police Command has arrested 13 suspects in connection with the alleged killing of four students of the University…
Ex-NBA vice president remanded in prison
Justice U. N. Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt , Rivers State , on Monday October…
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…
Basketball Is Growing In Nigeria
Efie Ozaka is the Team Manager of Royal Hoopers Basketball Club of Port Harcourt, who won the league trophy last…
Amaechi Assures Of 24-Hour Power Supply By December
Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has revealed the steps being taken by his administration to actualise the promise to…