The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has began the payment of N50,000 monthly stipends to 10,000 indigenous youths from the Niger Delta under its Youths Internship Scheme. Director of Corporate Affairs at the NDDC, Mrs Seledi-Thompson-Wakama, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday. She explained that the...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has launched investigation into the brutal murder of a father and son at their family residence in Igwuruta-Ali community of the state. The older victim, identified as Timothy, 59, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Adokiye Amieseimeka International Stadium, Omagwa,...
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested a suspect accused of vandalising and stealing equipment from an Airtel Telecommunication Company facility in Port Harcourt. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists on Monday that the police operatives arrested the suspected vandal during a stop-and-search operation. “The male suspect...
Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected fake pastors found in possession of fetish items in the Rumuduru community of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt. She said the suspects were handed over...
Troops of Nigerian Army have destroyed 23 illegal artisanal refineries and apprehended 25 suspected operators during an anti-bunkering operation conducted in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, disclosed this development in a statement issued on Monday. He revealed...
Opposition leaders in the South-South region have called for unified efforts to strengthen opposition politics and mobilize grassroots support as a pathway to reform Nigeria’s political system. Meeting under the banner of “The Alternative” movement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, they stressed that a...
The Rivers government has announced the death of nine individuals following a suspected cholera outbreak in Andoni and Akuku-Toru Local Government Areas. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ada Oreh, confirmed the development on Thursday in Port Harcourt. She said that three deaths occurred in Andoni, while six others...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has announced a N50 million donation to widows of service personnel, who lost their lives defending the country. He announced the donation while addressing legionnaires and service personnel during the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Fubara said that...
The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops have shot dead two suspects accused of killing four soldiers on protection duty in Rivers. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He revealed that the unidentified gang...
The Nigerian Army has uncovered 20 illegal refining sites and apprehended 11 suspected operators of the facilities during ongoing raids in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, announced on Monday that troops had also dismantled...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – No fewer than 7 persons have been injured following the collapsed of three-story building that occurred in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Evans Bipi, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement by...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has said the 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) Port Harcourt Refinery and Kaduna Refinery are undergoing a comprehensive overhaul, designed to meet world-class standards. The company said the rehabilitation done at the 60,000 bpd Port Harcourt Refinery and Warri Refinery was...
An economic expert, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu says the coming on stream of more refineries in the country is expected to crash the prices of petroleum products. Ekechukwu, the Chief Executive Officer, Dignity Finance and Investment Ltd. said this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
An interest group, Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), has cautioned a former Governor of Rivers, Dr Peter Odili, against making comments capable of exacerbating the political crises in the state. The group’s Director-General, Johnson Georgewill, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of...
An Oil and Gas Industry Consultant, Dr Maurice Ibe, has tasked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to ensure that the four government refineries are functioning at full capacity. Ibe, who is the Group Executive Chairman of the Benham Group, made this known in an interview with...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has directed the troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army to strengthen operations against oil theft to ensure a significant increase in the nation’s oil production. The COAS issued this directive during...
Rivers State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Evans Bipi, has issued a seven days notice to commence clearing Port Harcourt city of slums and illegal waste dumpsites. The commissioner gave the notice on Saturday shortly after an enforcement operation at the Trans-Amadi Industrial Area in Port...
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected currency racketeers and internet fraudsters. The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, the suspects were arrested around Apara Street, New GRA, ...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has donated N200 million in support of various humanitarian services funded by the Omega Prayer Ministry (OPM) run by cleric, Chibuzor Chinyere. Fubara spoke at thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt to celebrate the 51st birthday of the cleric. He commended Chinyere for his humanitarian...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Government has debunked a social media report alleging that Governor Siminalayi Fubara shut down the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other oil companies in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, who disclosed this in a...