Three persons have died, while four persons sustained injuries in a motor accident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The accident occurred on Monday around Eliozu area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, reports Vanguard. Another account said five persons died in the accident and that three were students of the University of Port [...
•President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has doubted the possibility of the state-owned Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries functioning again. Dangote also stated that the refineries, which are under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Lim...
•Warri Refinery The Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, has urged the federal government to fully privatise the country’s state-owned refineries, describing them as a “pure drain on the Nigerian economy.” Ajayi-Kadiri, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, argued that the governm...
•Assaulted female birthday celebrant, Thonia Okoye Two young women have narrated what could be summed up as a life-scarring ordeal after allegedly being assaulted by a popular Port Harcourt-based realtor, Maduba Okechi Christian, and his security details at a nightclub in the Rivers State capital. It was learnt that what was meant to be a [&he...
•Justice John Tsoho The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has transferred all cases on emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State from the Port Harcourt Division of the court to the Abuja Division. A document listed the transferred cases as Dr. Farah Dagogo v President & […]
Travellers in Enugu and Port Harcourt seeking UK visas can now enjoy easier access to services, following the launch of new Premium Visa Application Centres by VFS Global in both cities. The UK Home Office, in a statement today, confirmed that the new centres—located at Omedel Luxury Hotel in Enugu and Hotel Presidential in Port […]
•Fubara (R) arrives Port Harcourt The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has returned to the state after spending approximately two weeks on vacation overseas. The governor touched down at the international wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, at about 7pm yesterday, reports Channels TV. A video of the g...
•Women rally in support of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt today A coalition of women under the banner of Rivers Women United for Sim (RWUS) staged a peaceful gathering in Port Harcourt today, calling for the restoration of peace in Rivers State and the reinstatement of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The women, who...
•The protesting Rivers women yesterday A crowd of women yesterday flooded the Aba road area of Port Harcourt, demanding the reinstatement of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. The protest, which began along the major road, and advanced to the Rivers State Government House, featured placards wi...
•Police fire teargas at peaceful protesters Officers of the Rivers State Police Command this morning fired teargas at protesters gathered at the Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The protesters who are members of the ‘Take It Back Movement’ were greeted by heavy police presence when they gathered at the protest [&hell...

