‘As we slept, what I heard was my wife shouting fire, fire like a dream, I rushed, passed through the fire to try to rescue my children’ Three children have lost their lives during a fire incident in the Rumuochakara, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Sources claimed that the fire which occurred on Monday
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‘The immediate past administration flew the aircraft to far away Germany, without any record – Wike’ It was celebration galore in Rivers State as the state owned aircraft abandoned in Germany the administration of Hon Rotimi Amechi was recovered by the incumbent governor, Nyesom Wike. An excited Wike said the recovery and eventual return of
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Gunmen kidnapped the paramount ruler of Ikuru town in the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, HRM Aaron Ikuru, at his residence on Sunday night. Also, some boat travellers, including a lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, who were sailing from Andoni to Port Harcourt were abducted and whisked away by armed men
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The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, denied reports of an explosion at its secretariat, on Thursday. The state PDP Publicity Secretary, Tambari Gbara, in an interview with our correspondent, in Port Harcourt, on Sunday explained that what sounded like an explosion on the day in question, occurred at a building
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A twin blast rocked the Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday. The explosion, which was suspected to be from dynamites, occurred during the PDP councilorship primaries in the city. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the dynamite went off in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) parked in front of
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Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Wednesday disrupted the National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the seven-man gang wielded dangerous weapons and descended on one of the NIN applicants, collected his mobile phone, and collected monies from others before
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Thursday he has silenced members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other critics with his laudable projects in the state. Wike, who disclosed this at the commissioning of the Abonnema Ring Road in Akuku Toru local government area of the state, asked the APC to encourage
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Justice G.O Ollor of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, on Friday ordered the unconditional release of 150 inmates from the Maximum Port Harcourt Correctional Centre. The inmates had spent nine years in jail without trial. The judge gave the directive while ruling on a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a lawyer, Nasiru
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The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday, said no fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead and several persons injured during a stampede in Obio/Akpor Council Area of Rivers State, while struggling for Christmas handouts.It was learnt that Pinkcoin, an online blockchain digital assets firm, had invited its registered members from Emouha, Ikwere and
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A man identified as Hon. Skin Kinikanwo Amadi has allegedly been stabbed to death by his wife in Nkpolu-Rumuigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victim, a one-time supervisory Councillor in Obio/Akpor LGA, was allegedly killed by his wife, Ihuoma Amadi, the biological mother of his (Skin’s)children Wednesday night. It was gathered that
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The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 43-year-old man, identified as Enuduisu Godday Odili, who lifeless body was discovered of a brothel along Azikiwe Street Mile 2, Diobu, PortHarcourt, Rivers State. A brother of the deceased, Chukwueneka Odili who confirmed the incident said the deceased who hails from Delta State lodged
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Police in Rivers State has on Sunday said three persons connected with the local church explosion in Port Harcourt, the state capital has been arrested. The command’s spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the development to journalists in Port Harcourt, said the suspects allegedly detonated dynamite on the church premises on Saturday night. He, however, said
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An engineer from Agana, Andoni Local government Area of Rivers State by name Michael Ebirien-Agana was murdered at the weekend by unknown gunmen. It was gathered that the assailants ambushed Ebirien-Agana at a bad spot on the Igbo-Etche road while returning home about 9pm. The hoodlums reportedly dragged him out of his car, shot him
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour total curfew for two weeks on parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State due to cult activities and related violence. The curfew which takes effect from Monday, 23rd, covers the entire area around the Okoro-Nu-Odu flyover in Rumuokoro. The governor explained the decision was due to an
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Rivers State was thrown into mourning as the body of a former senior staff of Shell Nigeria, ETK Amah, has been found on a local bridge in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a few days after he was abducted by unknown gunmen from his home. The deceased’s son, Amah Aperepikiya, who confirmed the incident on his
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