Tag Archives: Rivers

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 …

Gunmen shot dead a printer identified as George Johnson Sopruchi at Abakiliki Street, close to Emenike, Mile 1 Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.    The shooting took place on Saturday night, March 16.   An eyewitness claimed that the gunmen trailed the printer to Abakiliki Street in Diobu at about …

The remains of former Bank MD, Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chizoba and son, Cizzy, arrived Isiokpo, Ikwerre local government area of Rivers state today March 9.    They will be interred in a private ceremony on Saturday, March 9.   The bank chief alongside his wife, son, former NEXG chairman …

A man identified as Michael Chidozie has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly beating his wife and strangling her to death in their home in Mile 4, near Port Harcourt.   Mrs Ufuoma Eriera Chidozie, a mother of three who hailed from Delta State, allegedly died …

40 crude oil wells have been discovered by the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, in Rumuekpe community, Emohua local government area of Rivers state.    The uncovered wells which are about 40 feet deep were discovered on Wednesday, February 28, during a sweep-and-clear operation on the Trans Niger Delta …