A yet-to-be identified helicopter has reportedly shot at a local passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State. There are fears of casualties, with some occupants severely injured and rushed to the hospital. According to Punch, an…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former senator representing Rivers South-east, Senator Magnus Abe, yesterday raised the alarm that the party in the state was clearly heading for imminent danger due to impunity and clear disregard for…
Seventeen suspected pirates and sea robbers have been arrested and 15 militants’ camps destroyed in Akwa Ibom State and some parts of Rivers States by the Nigerian Navy. The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Abdulmajid Ibrahim, said the destruction took…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Rivers and Bayelsa States which are contiguous to River Niger will likely experience severe flooding in September. The Agency, which gave the red…
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has blamed the rising COVID-19 cases in the state on unscreened oil workers. He said 60 per cent of infections recorded in the state came from such employees returning from rigs. Speaking when the…
The Senator representing Rivers Southeast District in the National Assembly, Magnus Ngei Abe, has reacted to the judgment of the Supreme Court, which struck out his appeals on the propriety of direct primary elections conducted by the All Progressives Congress,…
About Eight people have been confirmed dead at Mgbuodohia village of Rumuolumeni Community in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, after a deadly clash between two rival cult groups around the community. It was revealed that the bloody fight…
The alleged thief was caught redhanded after he broke into a local church and stole an amplifier. The incident took place earlier today at mbaino camp area of Oyigbo lga, Rivers State. “I was oppoturned to be at the scene…
