Port Harcourt
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has been called upon to stop playing politics over the revitalisation of the comatose Warri, Port Harcourt refineries in the country. The Niger Delta Development & Transformation Initiative (NDDTI), behind the admonition posited that talks that could salvage the ailing energy sector in Nigeria cannot be realized until…
13 Nov
A shocking incident has occurred in Diobu, Port Harcourt, where a 65-year-old man, identified as Monday Reuben, was allegedly stabbed by his neighbour, Nnana, who is in his early 30s. According to eyewitnesses, the attack occurred at 37 Okwelle Street, Mile 2 Diobu, where Reuben serves as the caretaker. The suspect, Nnana, accused Reuben of…
9 Nov
An under-construction three-storey building collapsed in Port Harcourt's Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Friday evening, marking the third such incident within two weeks. The incident happened off Sani Abacha Road in the same council where a building in the Egbelu Mgbaraja area of the Ogbogoro Community collapsed on Monday. Also, the latest…
4 Nov
The hearing between Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and an indigenous contractor, Macobarb International Limited, has continued at the Port Harcourt High Court in the N5Bn case (Suit PHC/2013/CS/2022). The Managing Director of Macobarb, Shedrack Ogboru, tendered 37 documents to prove that NLNG owes Macobarb N5.074 billion. Justice Chinwendu Nwogu marked the documents in the…
23 Oct
Troops of the 6th Division, Nigerian Army, in a remarkable display of swift response and coordination have prevented a potentially devastating fire outbreak in Port Harcourt. On Wednesday morning, a tanker carrying premium motor spirit (PMS) had fallen at Rumuokwuta Roundabout, posing a significant threat to lives and property in the area. However, thanks to…
3 Oct
Angry protesters, on Thursday, stormed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
2 Oct
The Police Command in Rivers has refuted claims that its officers sealed off the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). There were earlier reports that the RSIEC secretariat in Port Harcourt was sealed following a Federal High Court order halting the local government council elections scheduled for Oct. 5. However, SP Grace…
28 Sep
A University lecturer, Dr Clara Ifeanyi-Obi, has called on government and policy makers to initiate gender-based agricultural policies to encourage more women involvement in agricultural activities. Ifeanyi-Obi, a senior lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Port Harcourt, made the suggestion at the monthly congress of the Organization for Women in Science for…
16 Sep
The management of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), says there was no inter-gang clash that resulted in the death of any student recently. READ ALSO:105 bag first class as UNIPORT graduates 13,816 The university Spokesman, Dr Sam Kpenu, said this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday. Kpenu…
13 Sep
In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing fight against oil theft, illegal bunkering, and economic sabotage, the operatives of the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB) have uncovered an illegal petroleum refinery in Trans Amadi, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa…
10 Sep
The Police Command in Rivers has nabbed three persons, including two women, over alleged involvement in a ‘one-chance, robbery in Port Harcourt; READ ALSO:Rivers communities get electricity after eight years blackout SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday that the suspects were arrested…
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A Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has remanded Adamu Umaru, 48, in custody for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. The respondent is a native of Bundugudu local government area of Zamfara State, residing at No. 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar. Umaru was remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene on…
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Stakeholders in the rice sector have lamented the rising cost of the produce in spite of the Federal Government’s tax waiver. The stakeholders disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Federal Government temporarily waived import duties and Value Added Tax on rice…
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Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Mpada Ishaku Dzarma to nine years imprisonment. EFCC announced in a statement on Sunday that Dzarma was convicted and sentenced on Monday, November 18, 2024. EFCC said Dzarma was first arraigned on May 4, 2024, on a two-count charge bordering…
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A recent research by Positive Technologies, a leader in result-driven cybersecurity, has revealed that over half of cyber attacks in Nigeria target government sector and financial companies. This was contained in the firm's analysis on the current cyber threats on the African continent for 2023–2024. According to the experts, these attacks are often carried out…
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The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has announced that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has approved three additional grades in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing efforts, marking the fifth progress report since Nigeria was greylisted in February 2023. FATF, established in 1995, is the global body tasked with leading actions to combat money…