A yet-to-be-identified man was on Thursday night shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists along the Nanka/Lumumba Diobu axis between Mile 2 and Mile 3 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that about three gunmen had trailed…
Substituting quality elder care for befitting burials — Akintayo Abodunrin
Nigerians love celebrations, especially burials. We spare no expense on what we call a ‘befitting burial’. Though the children of the deceased might be hand-in-glove with poverty, they don’t mind borrowing heavily to give their departed – either father or…
Young entrepreneurs take centre stage as Kidpreneur Africa unveils 4th annual KidBiz Fair across Nigeria
Kidpreneur Africa is set to host its highly anticipated 4th annual KidBiz Fair in three major cities across Nigeria in a vibrant celebration of youthful creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. The one-day marketplace extravaganza, scheduled to take place in Lagos, Abuja…
2-storey building collapses in Port Harcourt
An appendage of a two-story hotel has collapsed in the Ada-George area of Port Harcourt, leaving four injured persons now receiving treatment in hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the two-storey building belonging to 1708 Hotel, Rumuoke…
Polls: Police arrest Rivers Rep member with $498,100
A few days after his Television and Radio Stations were allegedly bombed by gunmen, Dr Chinyere Igwe, a member of the House of Representatives, has been arrested with a bundle of dollars along Ana Road, Port Harcourt very early on…
Glo draws new Festival of Joy promo winners in Port Harcourt
Total telecommunications services provider, Globacom, held a draw in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday to select more winners in its ongoing Glo Festival of Joy promo. The event, which was held at the company’s Aba Road Gloworld shop, was…
Ijebu Ode draw reveals winners of a car, other prizes in Glo Festival of Joy
Digital solutions provider, Globacom, has held another draw to pick the next set of winners in the Festival of Joy promotion. The draw, which was held at Gloworld in in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, produced a new car winner as…
Rivers varsity bans indecent dressing, tattoo, others on campus
The Rivers State University (RSU), Port Harcourt has banned ‘indecent dressing’ by students on its campus with immediate effect. The ban is contained in an internal memo signed by the Registrar of the institution, Dr Sydney Enyindah on Friday. Enyindah…
Gas station explodes in Port Harcourt
Fire has gutted a gas plant along the Obirikwere bridge axis of the East-West road in Port Harcourt, River State The incident reportedly occurred around 8 am on Wednesday. Officials of the Federal Fire Service, however, arrived at the scene…
Persons with speech, hearing impediment demonstrate in Rivers
Hundreds of persons with hearing and speech impediments on Thursday took to the streets of Port Harcourt to demonstrate against what they described as stigmatisation by the public. Protesting under the umbrella of Rivers State Association of the Deaf, the…
