Picture: Fire guts Tide newspaper building in Port-Harcourt, multi-million naira worth of office equipments razed

By New Nigerian Politics Staff Reporter: The offices of the Rivers State owned newspaper Corporation, Tide, at 4 Ikwerre Road, Mile One Diobu area of the city was razed to the ground in the early morning of Saturday when fire which started from the second floor in the office of the General Manager, Mr. Celestine Ogolo, […]

Ambassador Olusola Buried in Country Home Amidst Eulogies

Late Ambassador Olusegun Olusola Sheriff Balogun President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday has described the late Ambassador Olusegun Olusola as a genuine leader of peace in Africa. The president made the comment at the burial of Olusola in his country home, Iperu Remo, Ogun State.   Chief Olusola, a former Nigerian ambassador to Ethiopia died on June […]

Editorial: The governor and the colonel

  •The bad conduct of army officer is a fair reflection of uniformed men’s contempt for the law THE devil-may-care, law-be-damned irony was clear: an army staff car, with the fluttering staff flag, cruising on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) dedicated lane, with a full colonel at the wheels! The message to other lawful road […]

Group threatens to expose corrupt varsity lecturers

AN NGO – Nigerian Democratic Awareness Forum (NIDAF) –  has blamed the prevailing spate of armed robbery and prostitution, especially among university students, on the greed and corruption among lecturers in institutions of higher learning. The group threatened to expose and confront lecturers who engage in the illicit activity of demanding money for marks from […]

A letter to my son- Amb. Olusola

Font size: Ambassador Olusola and Olujimi Chief Olusegun Olusola who died last Thursday was not only a broadcaster, actor and culture icon; he was a good family man who mentored his son, Olujimi in many ways including writing series of letters to guide him in confronting the vagaries of life. The ten short letters written […]

Court remands man for attempted rape, threat to life of corps member

A 35-year-old indigene of Kebara Nonwa Town in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State has been remanded by a senior magistrate court in Port Harcourt for alleged attempt to kill a Batch ‘A’ corps member serving in the community. The accused person, Mr. Father Gwezie, who introduced himself to his victim, Miss Becky (surname […]

72-yr-old man, 4 women docked for selling 2-day-old babies

A Senior Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt, yesterday, remanded five persons including a 72-year-old man, Elder Dominic Anajeonu, for allegedly selling two 2-day-old babies. Anajeonu was docked with the mother of the children, 30-year-old Eucharia Nwechie, alleged buyers of the children and the facilitator of the unwholesome transaction. Other persons being held in connection with […]

30 die in Port Harcourt vessel explosion

  Vessel explosion •Three escape with injuries •Other boats badly burnt •JTF sets five fuel tankers ablaze A fresh tragedy hit Rivers State yesterday, barely a week after the tanker explosion claimed close to 200 lives.  The latest incident is the explosion of a vessel leaving 30 passengers dead.  Three persons were injured and three […]

I befriended animals when I was growing up because my parents were too busy – Says Nollywood Star Nse Etim

Nollywood actress, Nse Etim, speaks with ADEMOLA OLONILUA about her career and sundry matters My hairstyle I don’t wear dreadlocks, it is just my natural hair that you are seeing. I twist it and loose it when I choose to. I do not fix a weave-on because it is artificial. I carry my hair most […]

Explosion, multiple fire outbreaks in Port Harcourt

July 21, 2012 by Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt  There was tension in Port Harcourt on Friday as residents of the Rivers State capital witnessed a cocktail of fire incidents in four different locations. While residents around Abuloma Jetty were jolted by the explosion of a vessel that claimed the lives of at least 30 persons, […]

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