Tag Archives: Rivers

A suspected homosexual, Chigozie Okpara, has been arrested for allegedly having carnal knowledge of an underage boy in Okujagu community in Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.    The suspect was apprehended by members of a local vigilante group on Sunday night, March 31, 2024, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of …

A man simply identified as Prince allegedly abducted and defiled a 13-year-old girl (names withheld) in Ogbogoro community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.   According to Punch, the suspect abducted the girl in a lonely area on Monday evening, March 25, 2024 and took her to …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Control NAFDAC has closed down ten bakeries and eight table water factories found to be producing fake and unwholesome products.   A statement released by the agency today March 27, says some of the factories were operating in unhygienic conditions and using popular …

A Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as such not entitled to the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies.   Recall that after Peter Odili’s tenure ended, Celestine Omehia was elected and sworn in as governor …

The Rivers State Police Command has refuted claims of the death of two suspected car snatchers who were severely beaten by a mob in Port Harcourt.      It was gathered that the suspects had, in the early hours of Monday, March 25, 2025, attempted to snatch a Toyota Corolla …

Natives of Ahoada East and West Local Government Areas of Rivers State were in a jubilant mood after operatives of the state police command gunned down the leader of a dreaded cult group called ‘Greenlanders’  identified as Izuma David Odiereke, also known as ‘Solution’.    The notorious cultist who has …

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command foiled a armed robbery attempt along Prisigbara/Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Road in Bori, headquarters of Khana local government area of the State, killing three of the suspected robbers.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident in a statement on …

Rivers State House of Assembly has enacted the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) Service Commission Law after overriding Governor Siminalayi Fubara.    Lawmakers in the state had passed a Bill for Law to repeal the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission Amendment Law No. 3 of 2006; and …

The people of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) yesterday, March 21, celebrated their annual fishing festival in Rivers State.   The festival took place at the Oboburu Community ponds.   Community members gathered in their numbers to fish in the mud for Mud Fish.   They succeeded in catching hundreds …

The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious cultist, Samuel Nwokoma, over alleged involvement in a series of killings and armed robbery within the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and other parts of the state.   The spokesperson for the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this …