Three policemen were shot dead late yesterday evening in Port Harcourt when armed robbers waylaid the convoy they were escorting. The policemen were providing security cover for Jerusalem bound pilgrims to Port Harcourt International Airport when they ran into the bandits who laid ambush along Eliozu, Rokpoku Road. The hoodlums opened fire on the convoy […]
Police in Rivers State have shot and killed three hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers for allegedly attempting to rob and kidnap one Sandra Umoh. Police sources said the hoodlum’s vehicle was intercepted by Anti-Crime Policemen on stop-and- search at Akpajo. But the hoodlums quickly took to their heels and escaped, while the victim was […]
Parents who want their wards to enjoy the Rivers State free education would have to tender their voters registration cards, Governor Chibuike Amaechi has said. Speaking during a special campaign visit to Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, recently, the Rivers State Governor said the possession of a voter’s registration card would enable residents to enjoy free […]
The Action Congress of Nigeria on Friday declared the result of its governorship primaries in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following the level of insecurity in Bayelsa State. The party had declared a former Commissioner for Housing, Chief Ayakeme Whisky, the winner of the governorship primaries, having defeated three other aspirants. Whisky, who […]
The Amaechi 2011 Re-Election Campaign organization has described the withdrawal of Celestine Omehia from the governorship race on the platform of the PDP in Rivers State as an expression of lack of confidence in himself and a sure sign that he would have failed woefully in the primaries. Chairman of the Amaechi 2011 Re-election Campaign […]
Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has said that his administration saved N28bn for the state since its inauguration about three years ago. He made the disclosure on Sunday in Abuja while fielding reporters’ questions at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Peoples’ Forum. Amaechi attributed the feat to prudent management of public funds, which he said, […]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at an emergency meeting yesterday in Abuja, shared $1billion from the Excess Crude Account. With the disbursement of the amount, the balance in the ECA account now stands at $3million. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted for only 29 minutes (11:10am and ended at about 11:39am). […]
LAST weekend, the streets of Port Harcourt, the Garden City, were on passionate flame as the grand finale of Rivers State Carnival (CARNIRIV) sent the city and its people into an orgy of celebration.First held in 2008, CARNIRIV has become a platform for display of the state’s cultural heritage amidst lavish fun, colour and grandeur. […]
There was pandemonium on Wednesday at a section of Mile 4 axis of Port Harcourt, as a housewife gave birth to two padlocks. The strange twin objects were delivered in the early hours of the day. Although facts of the unusual delivery remained sketchy as at press time, it was gathered that the ‘mother’ and […]
President Goodluck Jonathan, his Deputy, Mr. Namadi Sambo and others on Wednesday endorsed Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State for the 2011 gubernatorial election. Speaking at a declaration rally of Governor Amaechi in Port Harcourt, the president said the governor had so much to show during his three years tenure in office. President Jonathan, who […]
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