Rivers State Government to begin arrest of Street traders
The Rivers State has said it will begin the arrest of street traders on Bishop Okoye street and waterlines Axis of Port Harcourt. The Rivers State Commissioner for special duties, Emeka Onowu, in a chat with Journalists, said officials of the Rivers State Government will arrest anyone caught trading along the specified areas. He declared […]
PHED gives reasons for power outage in Port-Harcourt
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC, has explained the power outage currently being experienced in Port Harcourt. The Port Harcourt Disco said the forced power outage is caused by the tripping of 132KV Alaoji/Afam lines, leading to loss of supply from the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. Manager, Corporate Communications, PHEDC, Mr. John Onyi, […]
The soot menace: Why the blame trade will not solve the problem.
It is often said that the job of politicians is to politic, both in good and in bad times. However, it is the duty of politicians to solve problems that affect the lives of the people and reassure the people that the mandates given to the politicians were not mistakes. The opposite seems to be […]
Wike is busy encouraging criminality in Rivers State – Dakuku alleges
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has berated the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for accusing the federal government of depopulating the state through soot and also plotting to rig the 2019 general elections in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, who spoke at separate […]
Malaria prevalence in Rivers currently at 7.3% – Commissioner Of Health Says
Rivers state Ministry of Health has revealed that the 2015 malaria indicator survey shows that malaria prevalence in the state is currently at 7.3 percent. The commissioner of health, Professor Chike Princewill, disclosed this during the Malaria Clinic \Malaria Fair awareness programme to commemorate the 2018 World Malaria Day celebration at the secretariat of the […]
The Comforter’s House Marks 5th Anniversary with “HELP FROM ABOVE”
As the day got hotter and the sun scotched so painfully, the alarming sounds of celebration from The Comforter’s House Parish, Redeemed Christian Church of God at No. 2 Halliday Close, off Stadium Road, behind Riz Plaza Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. went loudest as the church celebrates her 5th Anniversary themed “HELP FROM ABOVE” on […]
Nigerian Govt. Explains Causes Of Soot In Rivers State
The Federal Government said the soot, currently being experienced in Port Harcourt and its environs, was caused by activities of illegal oil refiners, bunkers and burning of tyres. Mr Peter Idabor, Director General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) disclosed this at the beginning of a Joint Activation and Drill Exercise […]
Police nab baby factory operator in Port-Harcourt
Police has arrested 37-year-old nurse, Kelechi Okamgba for operating a baby factory in Port-Harcourt. The nurse who claimed to be making 70, 000 per baby, was arrested when the men of the Rumuolumeni Police Station, stormed her ‘baby factory’. A total of five ladies, including four pregnant girls, were arrested. The pregnant girls were: Obianuju […]
NAF FLAGS OFF PLANTING SEASON FOR BASE YOUTHS EMPOWERMENT THROUGH AGRICULTURE PROGRAMME IN PORT HARCOURT
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday, 12 April 2018, flagged off the planting season for the Port Harcourt Chapter of the Base Youths Empowerment Through Agriculture (BYETA) Programme. The BYETA Programme, an initiative of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abuabkar, is aimed at empowering youths economically in order to […]
Hair stylists are making brisk business in Portharcourt ahead of Easter celebration.
A correspondent who spoke to some hair stylists in the city on Friday, observed that customers’ quest to look good on resumption of work on April 3, is also responsible for the high patronage. Miss Vera Chinwo, a salon owner at GRA Road, said the high demand was due to her customers’ choices for new […]
Port Harcourt: Cows cause ghastly accident as herdsmen flee.
Two cows belonging to herdsmen have been killed after causing a ghastly motor accident along airport road in Port-Harcourt area of Rivers state. The two cows ran into the highway and destroyed a Toyota Camry with two passengers inside. The Fulani herdsmen who were rearing the cows allegedly fled after the incident. An eyewitness Ezebunwo […]
Interview: Oil companies are already warning their staff on days to come out because of soot – Tunde Bello
The soot menace in Portharcourt and other parts of Rivers State has become, in recent times, a greater source of concern to the residents. There seem not to be a decisive approach to the issue on the parts of the government. However, a group has taken it upon themselves to draw the much-needed attention to […]