NRC workers lament incessant stealing of rail tracks in Rivers
The Port Harcourt chapter of the Nigeria Railway Workers (NRW) has lamented the destruction of railway facilities by hoodlums in the Elelenwo axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was learnt that the incident, which happened on Sunday, has grounded the movement of passengers travelling from Port Harcourt to Aba, Abia State, […]
18 suspected illegal oil bunkerers arrested in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 18 suspected illegal oil bunkerers. They were arrested on Monday in a location within the new Government Reservation Area, G.R.A, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement by EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, on Wednesday, said the truck was loaded […]
Three die from illegal refinery fumes in Rivers community
Three persons allegedly collapsed on Monday after inhaling gas fumes from an illegal oil refining dump known as ‘kpofire’ in the Oduoha community in the Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. A community leader, who narrated the incident on Nigeria Info News, 92.3, Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said the victims had gone to the […]
Host community sues NLNG over N20bn compensation
The host community of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) in Bonny, Rivers State, on Tuesday dragged the oil firm to a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt. The community, Founding and Aboriginal Royal Houses of Bonny Kingdom, also included in the suit; Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Corporate Affairs Commission, Federal Ministry of Petroleum, and […]
Teenager retracts rape allegation against father in Rivers, says she was possessed by evil spirit
A 16-year-old girl who accused her father of raping her in Port Harcourt, River State has made retracted her statement at the police station, claiming that she was influenced into making the ‘false’ accusation by an evil spirit. According to the human rights group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign, the teenager had […]
Poultry farmers, dealers lament as strange virus kill fowls in Rivers
By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi Poultry farmers in Rivers State are not having the best times as a strange disease has continued to attack and kill their fowls in recent months. While the identity of the disease is yet to be ascertained, the cause of its outbreak remains unknown. TPCN learnt that the strange disease, which some […]
Replicate Wike’s developmental drive, Harry-Banigo charges LG chairmen
By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi Rivers State Deputy Governor, Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, has charged local government chairmen in the state to keep emulating the developmental strides of Governor Nyesom Wike. She gave the charge on Saturday in Bakana, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, where she had gone to commission the Chief Amabibi Don Pedro Compound Memorial […]
Rivers Court remands two students over rape
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Thursday remanded two male students of Okporo Secondary School in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State for alleged defilement of a female victim. The students reportedly committed the offence on October 27, 2021, at Okporo Secondary School, Port Harcourt. The judge, Rita Oguguo, ordered that […]
SSANU threatens strike over non-payment of teachers’ five-year salaries in Rivers
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Rivers State University (RSU), has threatened to embark on fresh strike action over the refusal of Governor Nyesom Wike to obey a court judgment. The judgment had ordered immediate payment of teachers salaries in state-owned tertiary institutions, which had been stopped by the state government for five […]
Mother declares daughter missing after she disappeared with stranger in Ozuoba market
A 13-year-old daughter, Rejoice Otobo has been declared missing after she was last seen on Saturday at Ozuoba market in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the mother of the victim, Florence Abe, disclosed that she had sent her daughter to the market in the company […]
Ogoni Youth inaugurates 9-Man committee ahead of youths summit
The Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) has inaugurated a 9-man committee to coordinate the activities of the forthcoming extraordinary Ogoni youth summit. A statement signed by Michael Goodnews, the Special Assistant on Media to the President-General of OYF, said the committee was set up after due consultation with critical stakeholders. According to him, members of the […]
I will not create problem for my successor – Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to complete all projects started by his administration in order not to create problems for his successor. The governor stated this during a courtesy call by the Group Managing Director of DAAR Communication Plc (AIT), Mr Tony Akiotu, who led a delegation to present […]