•CP Tunji Disu Rivers State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim who was shot thrice by his abductors when he was attacked on December 19, 2023. State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, while briefing newsmen at Police the Headquarters, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt today, said the victim kidnapped was a popular hotelier who [&hel...
•Port Harcourt Refinery The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited has revealed that test runs at the 60,000-bpd Port Harcourt refinery will be completed this month. “Testing will conclude shortly, ensuring the refinery’s efficient operation. That phase will be completed this month,” Reuters quoted NNPC spokesperson, Femi Soneye, as s...
The leadership of the Labour Party has labelled the reported ‘mechanical completion’ and the ‘flare start-off’ of the country’s biggest crude refinery in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, as a sham. This was even as the ruling All Progressives Congress cautioned the Labour Party against misleading the public, stressing that it is not every ...
•Port Harcourt Refinery John Erinne, an energy consultant and former president of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, has expressed doubt over the Port Harcourt Refinery’s immediate return to regular operation after Christmas. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, had yesterday announced the c...
•A NAF helicopter A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, this morning. NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the development in a statement. He said all those onboard survived though they sustained “minor injuries”. The helicopter with the number NAF MI-35P crashed at exactly 7.45 am shortly afte...

