Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have uncovered a gang that is involved in the buying and selling of human organs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. EFCC operatives also arrested a suspect, identified as John Emeka Ukaeje, who is alleged to be the leader of the gang, which allegedly has foreign connections. In a statement…
One ALFRED CHIKERE has been sent to prison in Port Harcourt for running away with a twelve-year-old girl. A Port Harcourt Magistrate’s Court also ordered that the underage girl, who claimed to be the lover of the middle-aged man, should be sent to a remand home. The Magistrate’s Court made the orders after the minor admitted willfully…
players and staff of Rivers United Football Club have been promised huge rewards if the team wins the CAF Cup. Governor NYESOM WIKE of Rivers State, who made the offer, also extended same to players and officials of the female team – Rivers Angels. Governor WIKE made the promise during the presentation of operational vehicles to Rivers…
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a female journalist with the Nigerian Television Authority in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Close sources said the victim, CHIDIEBERE ONYIA, who is also a nursing mother, was abducted at gunpoint on Tuesday night. The abduction happened at about 8PM, along the railway line at Woji, in the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the…
The streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, returned to life, Monday, January 4, 2021, after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. This followed the return of the government task force to enforce a ban on street trading, illegal markets and motor parks, which comes with a new task force. Operatives of the task force are…
A Police Inspector has been arrested and put on Orderly Room trial for allegedly killing a commercial tricycle operator in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Rivers State Police Command spokesman, NNAMDI OMONI, confirmed the arrest of the Inspector after riots broke out in the Rukpokwu area of Port Harcourt where the incident happened. Superintendent ONOMI said the…