The Rivers State Police Command have rescued four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and two other persons from kidnappers.

A gas explosion has rocked SPAR shopping hall in Port Harcourt, injuring many and causing a major damage to the complex. The Guardian gathered that the blast occurred in one of the restaurants on the second floor of the busy facility near the Government House in the city. The Rivers State Police Command spokesperson, Nnamdi…

A 17-year-old student who detonated tear gas canister that left several students injured at Community Secondary School, Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State has been questioned by the police. The Rivers State Police Command spokesperson, Nnamdi Omoni, told The Guardian that the student had got to school with the canister on Thursday.  According to him, it was…

No fewer than 20 persons were yesterday feared dead following a renewed cult attack at Kono-Boue settlement in Khana Local Council of Rivers State.

Two Shell oil and four government emergency workers kidnapped in Nigeria's restive oil-rich south in two separate attacks last week have been freed, police said Wednesday.

The Rivers State Police Command says while security agencies are making conscientious efforts to stem cult-related violence in the state, their efforts were being hindered by lack of cooperation from traditional rulers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Nnamdi Omoni, told ANN GODWIN this in an interview.…

A deadly attack by a cult group has left eight persons dead in Mgbuodohia community, Rumuolumeni Clan in Obio/Akpor Local Council of Rivers State and forced residents to flee their homes for fear of being killed. The Guardian learnt that a gang group, who invaded the community, came in from unknown area, moved from house…

The police have warned unauthorised persons to stay away from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Port Harcourt as the electoral body resumes collation of the suspended Rivers State governorship election results. Meanwhile, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Action Congress (AAC) have bickered over resumption of the collation of the…

The Rivers Police command says it has shot dead three gunmen suspected to have killed Mr Nnafor Ogbu, the Ogale Eleme Youth President. Mr Nnamdi Omoni, the Command Spokesman, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Monday that the gang broke into Ogbu’s house in…

Gunmen have kidnapped the Bishop of Ahoada Anglican Diocese in Rivers State, Clement Ekpeye. A source in the church told The Guardian that Ekpeye was kidnapped at his Bishop’s Court residence in Ahoada. It was gathered at press time that the gunmen had not made any contact with his family. Police in Rivers State are…

Elders and chiefs in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have invoked deities following strings of killings, kidnapping and armed robbery by suspected cultists. However, few hours after the elders made the invocation, which they described as spiritual cleansing of the land, armed thugs still invaded the area and shot dead one…

Gunmen struck in Egbeda community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, killing a nonagenarian, with his body and house set ablaze by the hoodlums. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday night, has caused pandemonium in the area as some residents have fled due to fear.