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…

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…

      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…

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have commenced investigation

The family of Henry Obasi, a young man allegedly shot dead by police officers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, is demanding justice.

Gunmen on Wednesday attacked the All Peoples' Party Secretariat (APP) in new GRA, Port Harcourt, and shot one of the security men at the complex. The incident is coming barely three weeks after the party secretariat was attacked with explosives suspected to be dynamite by gunmen. Some political observers in the State have attributed the…

Heineken, the world’s most international beer, took centre stage at the 2024 Bole Festival, an electrifying annual celebration of food, culture, and community held at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. This year’s festival, themed "Rhythm and Vibration," perfectly mirrored Heineken’s commitment to delivering unforgettable experiences, drawing thousands of attendees over its two-day…

Many commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were on Tuesday stranded at various bus stops due to the sudden increase in transport fares. Some of the commuters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fares they paid while leaving their houses for work in the morning doubled in the afternoon, leaving them…

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Friday, August 9, 2024, as a raging fire completely razed a compound on Okwele/Lumumber Street, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt, leaving a trail of destruction and despair. Eyewitnesses described the scene as "apocalyptic" as goods and property worth millions of naira went up in flames, reducing the compound…

The Senate has raised concern over 1.5 billion dollars approved in 2021 for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery with little or no result. Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Alleged Economic Sabotage in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, raised the concern during an interactive session with stakeholders on…

>Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, is witnessing a massive protest amidst tight security in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance walk.

Despite government warnings, residents took to the streets of Port Harcourt to protest hunger and bad governance. The protesters took off from Port Harcourt Pleasure Park at the Air Force area and followed a procession down the stretch of Port Harcourt/Aba Express road, en route to Government House. The protesters in their hundreds called for…