PORT HARCOURT – FIVE pupils of a primary school in Nonwa community, Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State, met their untimely death, yesterday, when a Hilux van crushed them. The pupils were on a motorbike (Okada) that was conveying them to school when they were knocked down and crushed close to Gbam Junction. A source, […]
The Rivers State Health Management Board has warned of the presence of unscrupulous persons who claim to be hospital staff. Chief Medical Director (CMD) in-charge of the board, Dr. Weli, gave the warning while reacting to the circumstance surrounding a missing baby boy at the state-owned Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, Port Harcourt, recently. Weli described […]
A 28-year-old man, simply identified as Lise, was on Saturday arrested in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, with a human head. Lise, Sunday Tribune gathered, was arrested around Nembe Waterside, Old Town axis of the city, in the morning and was promptly taken to the nearby Borokiri Police station, where he was detained to be investigated. […]
THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has tagged Rivers State safe and secure after hosting one of the best NBA conferences in recent years. NBA President, Joseph Daudu (SAN) gave the commendation during a farewell dinner organised by Rivers State government for members of the Bar, on Thursday, as part of the NBA week in Port […]
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has disclosed plans by his administration to embark on aerial surveillance of the state to boost security. Amaechi, who spoke during a professionals stakeholders meeting held at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday said, although security in the State has improved tremendously since the inception of his administration, […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday joined his 36 States counterparts under the aegis of the Governors’ Forum of Nigeria in sustaining the campaign against the spread of Polio nationwide, stressing that Lagos State could not afford to stop the campaign against the deadly disease now. Governor Fashola who spoke at the Quarterly […]
A jailbreak occurred yesterday at the Port Harcourt Prisons in which unspecified number of inmates may have escaped. However, a joint effort of prison warders and policemen foiled attempt by 23 other inmates to escape from the prisons. Two inmates, including a kidnap convict identified by the police as Egbe Gboh, who had escaped from […]
RIVERS State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he requested an approval for a new aircraft from the State House of Assembly because the small size of the old plane is not compliant with the current climatic conditions, and flying in it is dangerous. The governor, who spoke during a phone-in radio programme in Port Harcourt […]
PORT HARCOURT: Rivers State chapter of the Trade Union Congress, TUC has said its members would be part of the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC The state Chairman of the TUC, Comrade Chika Unuegbu who made this known in a message to Vanguard at the end of an emergency meeting of the […]
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo State, Nigeria – June 30, 2011 – I was cruising through the East West road, Ogoni axis of Rivers State last week Friday, heading to Port Harcourt from Akwa Ibom State. Ahead of me was an 18 seater Toyota commercial bus. The bus was also heading to Port Harcourt. There were […]
Key Boko Haram commanders killed in Borno airstrikes
Nnamdi Kanu’s wife recounts 2009 abduction, blames uwazuruike
After leaving office, Buhari family’s calendar was filled with funerals — Aisha, former First Lady
Nigeria included in list of banned countries to U.S. - Full List of countries stopped by US from applying for green card, citizenship
South East stakeholders kick as National Assembly proposes six new StatesWhy the Hullaballoo About Nnamdi Kanu’s Release - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Aug 19th, 2025
When Government Goes Rogue with Impunity - By Oseloka H. Obaze Posted on: Apr 20th, 2025
I Recommend the British Re-colonization of Nigeria - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Apr 20th, 2025
Protests in Africa: A Decade of Turmoil and the Rising Wave of Unrest Posted on: Mar 7th, 2025
The Consolation in Trump’s Presidency - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Mar 1st, 2025Protests in Africa: A Decade of Turmoil and the Rising Wave of Unrest - Over 250,000 Dead and Billions Lost—Can Africa Handle the Crisis Ahead? Posted on: Jan 30th, 2025
Deconstructing Nigeria - By Oseloka H. Obaze Posted on: Jan 25th, 2025
We Should All Join in the Protest - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Nov 26th, 2024
Elected representatives: Servants or Masters? - By Abiodun Komolafe Posted on: Nov 15th, 2024Nigeria’s Forgotten Poor! - By Abiodun Komolafe Posted on: Oct 5th, 2024Nigeria included in list of banned countries to U.S. - Full List of countries stopped by US from applying for green card, citizenship© 2025 New Nigerian Politics. All Rights Reserved. Log in - Designed by Gabfire Themes