Justice S.I. Mark of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered the remand of Julie Akue Onwuegbu and her husband, Wisdom Onwuegbu in Port Harcourt Correctional Centre for land fraud. The couple was arraigned on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 by the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of...
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General W. Shuaibu, on Saturday, 5 July 2026, unveiled a cenotaph and laid wreaths in honour of 11 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Naval Cadets of 41 Regular Course at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School, Onne, Rivers State. The solemn ceremony underscored the...
A three-storey building collapsed at Road B, Federal Housing Estate, along Dr. Peter Odili Road in Port Harcourt, leaving one person dead and several others feared trapped beneath the rubble. Rescue teams, including emergency responders, security agencies, and disaster management officials, rushed to the scene to search for survivors....
Nigerian Navy has uncovered a suspected staging camp allegedly linked to hostile activities along the Rivers-Bayelsa creek corridor, recovering ammunition and materials believed to be used for illegal operations in the area. The discovery followed intensified surveillance and patrol operations by personnel of Nigerian Navy within the waterways. According...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the names of aspirants barred from participating in its forthcoming House of Representatives primaries in several states ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections. The party announced the development on Saturday after concluding its screening exercise for aspirants seeking the APC ticket across...
Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, arraigned a Communication Company, Metro Digital Limited before Justice A.T Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on an amended four-count charge bordering on cybercrime and alleged unlawful interception and rebroadcast of Multichoice Nigeria Limited...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ibeto Seaport and Terminals Command, Port Harcourt, has, on Friday 17 April, 2026, reaffirmed the importance of inter-agency collaboration in securing the nation’s maritime corridor following a strategic visit by the Commissioner of Police, Eastern Port Police Command, CP Shuaibu Audu. The visit, according to...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike on Saturday joined other top national leaders and dignitaries at the burial ceremony of the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Senator Barinada Barry Mpigi, PhD, held in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. The event was marked by solemnity and deep respect,...
Director-General of the Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency (RSIPA), Dr Chamberlain Peterside, has warned the BRACED states against allowing the economic carpet shift below their feet again. BRACED is an acronym representing the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria that formed a regional economic development bloc....
The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has commenced investigations of eight suspected oil thieves handed over to it by the Nigeria Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, Naval Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on March 23, 2026. The suspects were arrested on Sunday, March...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area I Command, has intercepted and handed over improperly declared pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), reinforcing its resolve to prevent unregulated medical supplies from entering the Nigerian market. According to a statement issued to...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory and the states of Kano and Rivers. INEC conducted elections in the six area councils of the FCT and by-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II state constituencies of Rivers State, as well...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on voters, security agencies, and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct themselves in an orderly manner during Saturday’s polls in the Federal Capital Territory and the states of Kano and Rivers. INEC will conduct elections in the six area councils...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has debunked speculations that he is supporting the candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the forthcoming bye -election scheduled to hold on February 21, 2026. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the bye-election to fill two vacant seats in the...
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has firmly rejected the impeachment proceedings initiated by the Rivers State House of Assembly against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, describing the move as unnecessary and capable of destabilising the state. In a statement issued on Thursday...
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in close synergy with other security agencies, have continued to dominate the operational landscape, effectively denying criminal elements freedom of action across the Niger Delta Region (NDR). The Army authority disclosed this in a post issued on Monday via its X handle @NigeriaArmyInfo...
Nigeria’s growing security challenges took centre stage on Wednesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led coordinated protests across several states, calling on authorities to move swiftly from promises to concrete action. The demonstrations, which drew support from various civil society organisations, were aimed at drawing attention to the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a decisive step to strengthen its internal structure with the constitution of Caretaker Committees for its Enugu, Delta and Rivers State chapters. The decision was approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC),...
A powerful coalition of charismatic leaders, including the President of The Men of Issachar Vision, Pastor Samson Ajetomobi, and the fiery Apostolic voice, Apostle Michael Orokpo, is set to descend on Port Harcourt this January for the 11th Annual edition of “Prayer Storm.” The highly anticipated spiritual convergence will...
As part of measures by the Federal Government to alleviate students’ accommodation challenges in public tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned a 244-bed female hostel at Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori River State. The commissioning was performed by the member representing the South-South Geopolitical...