Residents stranded amidst downpour in Rivers
Parts of Rivers State including the capital city, Port Harcourt, were on Tuesday submerged following flooding that occurred due to several hours of rainfall. Submerged areas were the Port Harcourt Mall (SPAR), main entrances into the Government House, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Rivers State Secretariat Complex. Motorists were seen stranded as […]
16 LGAs to be affected by flood in Rivers
About sixteen Local Government Areas in Rivers State have been mapped out to be affected by the adverse rains as predicted by the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMET) and the Nigerian Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA). Ahead of this, Governor Nyesom Wike has advised local government Chairmen and respective Ministries/Departments/Agencies (MDA) to prepare for emergency situations in […]
Police open fire on protesting Julius Berger workers in Rivers, kill one
Encourage states to exploit their resources – Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has urged Nigeria to encourage federating States to harness their resources and generate revenues, including Value Added Tax (VAT), as a means of advance to their development. The governor said this while receiving a delegation, led by the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the SUN Publishing Limited, Mr. Onuoha […]
EFCC arrests 27 oil bunkerers in Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt residents lament impact of flood on businesses
Properties lost in midnight fire in Rivers
Rumuagholu Town in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State was on Monday thrown into gloom as fire razed down goods and properties worth millions of naira. It was gathered that the fire broke out in the early hours of Monday morning as a result of an electrical fault in one of the shops following […]
JUST IN: Gunmen kill 400 level RSU student
Some unknown assailants have attacked and killed a 400 level student of the Rivers State University (RSU). The incident happened at about 9 am on Thursday in a canteen known as Gavida joint within the premises of Management Science where the victim went to eat. TPCN gathered that the victim was shot point-blank in the […]
Ogoni project: HYPREP area office commissioned in Rivers state
The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar, on Tuesday, commissioned the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) area office in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking at the event, the minister said the project office is designed to bring the activities of the agency responsible for the clean-up of Ogoniland closer to the […]
Uniport debunks alleged stabbing of final year student
The University of Port Harcourt has distanced itself from news of a final year student of the institution who was allegedly stabbed to death on Tuesday after his final examinations. News making the rounds claimed that suspected cultists had reportedly stabbed a final year student of the institution hours after writing his last examination. The […]
Goods worth millions lost to fire at Mile 4 timber market
No fewer than 15 shops housing furniture and household items were razed down during a fire outbreak at the popular timber market in Mile 4, Rumueme, Obia-Akpor local government area of Rivers state. Goods worth millions of naira were lost to an inferno on Monday, as shop owners scampered around to quench the raging fire. […]
Customs intercept containers of unprocessed timber in Rivers, arrest two
The federal operations unit zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has informed arrest of two persons allegedly smuggling three trucks of unprocessed timber in Rivers state. The Nigeria Customs Service zone ‘C’ coordinator, Olusemire Kayode, disclosed this on Monday, during a display of the seized items at the zonal headquarters in Port Harcourt. […]