Driving through the streets of Port Harcourt has become a distressing ordeal, largely due to the unchecked rise of touting, which has now become a deeply entrenched practice. Commercial drivers and motorists are the worst affected, as virtually every bus…
By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Coordinator in Rivers State, Pharmacist Emmanuel Onogwu, has issued a caution to the public and traders regarding the circulation of counterfeit and repackaged rice being…
The Police Command in Rivers has said that 18 persons were severely injured in a gas explosion that occurred in Oroazi community, Port Harcourt. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at a gas refilling shop, causing significant damage to nearby…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command says a 4-year-old child, Hope Evans, recently declared missing in Port Harcourt, River State capital, has been found in Abuja. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh revealed that Hope…
The Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has congratulated the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, over the revitalization of the old Port Harcourt refinery Newsmen recalls that the NNPCL on Tuesday announced that the 60,000…
…200 trucks expected to load product daily …NNPC slams false claims, reaffirms progress at PH Refinery …As Tinubu hails NNPC Ltd, directs prompt reactivation of other refineries …Never say never — Presidency hits back at Obasanjo …NUPENG applauds successful resumption,…
Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The new leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Eastern Zone has dissociated the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality from a civic reception organised by some people they called ‘desperate politicians’ under the guise of Rivers Ijaw People’s…
…Warns perpetrators to desist forthwith By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt In a sustained bid to stamp out the prevalence of quack and substandard bakeries in Rivers State, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut…
…Rivers people are tired of bloodletting — Protest leader By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt Protesters believed to be sponsored by the outgone council chairmen loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike have defied series of warnings from the Nigerian Police,…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a man, Charles Ogagbe to 16 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl. Ogagbe, originally from Delta State was convicted of the crime, which occurred in 2022 in Obio-Akpor Local…
