Tag Archives: Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has identified the expatriate who drowned at Aleto River in the Eleme local government area of the State on Monday night, Jan. 13, as Mr Gibson Reuben.  Reuben, a Dutch and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rivers State Cassava Project Limited, drowned when his vehicle fell off the Aleto bridge, while trying to …

An eight-month-old baby is feared d3ad following a fire that gutted two self-contained buildings on Rumuowolu Street in Eneke, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.   Two of the seven units of the self-contained apartments were affected by the fire which occurred on Monday, January 13, 2025.   According to Punch, the mother of the baby, who had raced …

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday, January 13, sacked Chukwuemeka Aaron, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. Chukwuemeka is a self-confessed loyalist of the former governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Justice Stephen Jumbo in his ruling nullified the …

Over 20 persons, including a pregnant woman, four children, and a couple, are critically injured following a gas explosion in the Orazi axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.   The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon, January 4, 2025, near a densely populated area in Orazi called ‘Big Tree’.   Many of the victims including residents and some passers-by, suffered severe …

At least seven persons sustained varying degrees of injuries when a three-storey building under construction collapsed at Aboga along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.   The incident occurred at about 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 4, 2025, while workers were on the site.   An eyewitness said no life was lost, adding that seven …

Operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two suspected online scammers, Michael Onyedikachi and Akachukwu Benedict, for defrauding a Canada-based Nigerian woman of N110m.    The spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 said the victim, Sandra Austin, a resident in Ontario, Canada, was deceived by …

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that he would emerge victorious in the political battle with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. In a statement released on Sunday, 29 December, by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara  anchored his intended victory on the support of the people of Rivers State.   Fubara said: …

Gloria George’s life took a devastating turn when her 34-year-old son, Horsefall Rowland, was found dead after a harrowing kidnapping ordeal. Rowland failed to return home on the night of September 10, 2024, after informing his mother he was attending a meeting along Peter Odili Road and the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Port Harcourt.   According to Vanguard, Rowland …

Zone 16 Command with headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has arrested six suspects involved in a series of criminal activities ranging from internet fraud, car theft and diabolic ritual activities.     The Zonal Police Relations Officer, SP Emonena Gunn, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 19, 2024, said the suspects were arrested at the Progress Estate, …

The Edwin Woko-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has criticised the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, who revealed APC’s ambition to win the Rivers State governorship election in 2027.   During the inauguration of the Tony Okocha-led APC state executive in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Ganduje declared that capturing Rivers …