Tag: Rivers State
Wife pours acid on husband’s face over N15,000 in Rivers
In anger, the woman who is a mother of two girls, poured acid on the face of her husband and…
Rivers: Excitement as rehabilitation of Eleme section of East-West road begins
Governor Fubara commended the President for his resolve to bring back the Port Harcourt Refinery into operation by December 2023…
Death toll in Rivers illegal refinery fire may rise above 30 – Traditional ruler
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The death toll from the explosion at an illegal oil refining site at Ibaa community in…
‘How I was tortured by Diobu vigilante operatives in Port Harcourt’
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One Mr. Okechukwu Onunwa has narrated how some operatives of the Campus Base unit of the…
Women protest destruction of their farms by herders in Rivers
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some women in the Ejamah community of Eleme local government area of Rivers State, have staged…
JTF apprehend oil vessel, 10 crew members in Rivers
By Shedrack Frank The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has apprehended the oil vessel MV Ofuoma along with…
Rivers man escapes lynching for robbing sex worker after patronizing her
The man whose name could not be ascertained, had allegedly snatched a bag of money belonging to a sex worker…
Rivers teacher docked for defiling 3- year- old pupil
Alonge, a teacher at a private school in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers allegedly defiled the 3 years old…
Rivers: Vigilante operatives kill 2 kidnappers in failed abduction bid
Eyewitnesses said the suspected kidnappers were killed during a gun battle with the OSPAC Vigilante operatives at Rumukwachi community of…
Abductors of 10 women, children in Rivers demand N10m ransom
The incident which occurred on Tuesday , has thrown the community into palpable fear over the safety of the women…
Honest Eko Hotel Staff Ngozi Kekwaru honoured in Rivers
Kekwaru also received N2million Cheque from Ikwerre Local Government Council Chairman, Dr. Samuel Nwanosike at the Council Headquarters, Isiokpo
Fuel subsidy: NLC, TUC, CSOs, others join protest in Port Harcourt
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress, Civil Society Organizations and National Association…
Army impounds truck with adulterated diesel worth N14m in Rivers
According Brigadier General Effiong who also doubles as Commander Sector 3 Operation Delta Safe, the suspects abandoned the truck and…
Rivers: Toddler mauled to death by family’s dogs buried
The two dogs who attacked the toddler on Monday have also been killed with lethal injections.
Rivers Pastor pleads guilty to rape, impregnating 15- year- old girl
The Pastor sexually abused 15-year- old girl in Mgbuola village in Ndele between December 2022 and January 2023 thereby committing…
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…
Fubara nominates Odili’s daughter, 4 others for appointment as Commissioners
Fubara submitted the names to the Rivers State House Assembly for screening today, Friday June 16.
Port Harcourt barber found dead after alleged drugs enabled marathon s3x
A Police source informed our reporter that two cans of energy drinks, two packs of Tramadol tablets and another unnamed…
Residents cry out as oil spill hits several villages in Rivers
The spill has polluted the Okulu River in the Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Rivers: Troops destroy illegal bunkering site in Ibaa community
Dr. Chidi Lloyd, Chairman of Emohua local government area recently declared one suspected kidnap kingpin and illegal oil thief wanted…
Pirates hijack two passenger boats in Rivers
One of the passengers inside the two boats, a woman, was thrown into the River by the pirates, but she…
Gunmen invade Rivers community, kill 4 people
Sources in the community linked the dastardly murders to clashes between suspected members of Deygbam and Iceland Cult groups.
Rivers: Kidnapped NYSC members regain freedom
Five of the kidnapped NYSC members however managed to escape from their abductors the same night during the pandemonium that…
Court issues bench warrant for arrest of Amaechi, Cole others
The Court issued the warrant at the commencement of hearing of the fresh criminal suit on misappropriation of public funds…
Just In: Gunmen abduct NYSC members in Rivers, 5 escape
It was not clear yet how many Corp members are still in the kidnappers' den or how many other passengers…
Gunmen shoot youth leader of Rivers community dead
The killing of the youth leader happens less than three months after gunmen also suspected to be cultist gang raped…
APC reacts to Tinubu’s visit to Rivers
Tinubu, who was elected on the platform of APC is due to be in Rivers State on Wednesday and Thursday…
Vigilante operatives rescue new born baby from refuse dump in Rivers
He added that the baby was discovered still with the placenta cord yet to be detached while she was struggling…
Rampaging cultists kill one, rob motorists, others in Port Harcourt
Many residents of Diobu area of Port Harcourt are now living in fear and are lamenting the spate of armed…
‘Null, void’ – PDP NWC reacts to suspension of Sen Sekibo, Austin Opara
The suspension of Sekibo and Opara was reportedly carried out by the Ward Executives of Ward 2 of Ogu/Bolo Local…