The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says investigation into Friday’s explosion at the Rumuekpe section of Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Rivers State, shows the blast was caused by activities of oil thieves. SPDC in an update statement…
BVAS machine fails to recognise Wike, wife
Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike got disappointed in his unit 7 voting point of ward 9, Obio/Akpo Local Government on Saturday as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine failed to accredit him to enable him vote. The News…
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…
Gunmen attack Atiku-Okowa youth mobiliser in Rivers
A campaigner of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar identified as Mr. Rhino Owhorkire has been shot by gunmen suspected to be thugs. Owhorkire, the Director for Youths Mobilization, Atiku-Okowa campaign team in Rivers State was…
Wike’s live band leader survives car accident
Gospel singer, Bamidele Adeek, popularly known as Sensational Bamidele, has survived a fatal auto crash in Rivers State. Sensational Bamidele is also the leader of the live band that performs with Nyesom Wike of Rivers State during the inauguration of…
Rivers commuters, residents lament as fuel scarcity enters third day
Rivers residents have lamented the difficulties in getting fuel to run their businesses following the scarcity that hit Port Harcourt and environs recently. The scarcity, which has entered its third day, has caused untold hardship for businesses, as marketers and…
Ex-Rivers electoral chief, supporters defect to PDP
Former Chairman of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Ama-Opusenibo Sam Sam Jaja, has defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Jaja, a kinsman to PDP governorship candidate, Siminialayi Fubara, defected with his supporters. At a…
Rivers police arrest fake reverend sister for child trafficking, rescue 15 children
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a child trafficking syndicate, identified as Maureen Wechinwu, who claims to be a reverend sister. She was paraded among 20 other suspects arrested in the state within August and September for…
Rivers Police bust child trafficking ring, rescue 15 kids
Officers of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued 15 children from a child trafficking ring in Port Harcourt, the state capital. This was made known at a press briefing by the state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, at the…
Wike gifts Odili multi-million naira house on 74th birthday
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has gifted a multi-million naira house to ex-governor Peter Odili for his 74th birthday. Odili, governed the oil-rich state between 1999 to 2007 when Wike served as Chairman, Obi Akpor Local Government Area. Celebrating Odili…
