A former Commissioner for Finance in Abia State, Obinna Oriaku, has said that the Okezie Ikpeazu administration he served paid only N3.2 billion to the contractor handling the Port Harcourt road in Aba, not N9.8 billion as stated by Governor Alex Otti. Otti, while speaking on… Abia: Our administration paid N3.2bn for Port Harcourt road, … Read more
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the delays in the rehabilitation of the 210,000 barrels-per-day Port Harcourt Refinery and the Warri and Kaduna Refineries. PETROAN made this call… Intervene in delays over Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna refineries revamps – PETROAN tells Tinubu … Read more
There is palpable confusion over the probe of Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This comes amid the mixed reactions that have continued to trail the call for Kyari’s probe. On its part, the Coalition of… Port Harcourt, Warri refineries: Confusion over Kyari’s probe …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have arrested two octogenarians: an 80-year-old grandpa, Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old grandma Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday as well as her daughter Chisom Uchechi, 32, in one of the raids carried out across the… NDLEA arrests two octogenarians, intercepts N3.2bn opioids in Port Harcourt …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
Tragedy was averted on Friday, 16 May 2025, when a gas explosion erupted at the Nobpet Filling Station, directly opposite the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident, which occurred around 4:11 pm, sent shockwaves through the area, triggering panic… Tragedy averted as gas explosion rocks Port Harcourt …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
There was some drama in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Friday when supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and those of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara (suspended), clashed, Channels Television reports. This… Rivers crisis: Wike, Fubara’s supporters clash in Port Harcourt during town hall meeting … Read more
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has expressed serious concern over the increasing frequency of bird strikes at several key airports across the country, including Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in Lagos, Port Harcourt International Airport, Sam Mbakwe… Panic as bird strikes hit Lagos Airport, Port Harcourt, others …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The new management and board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, led by its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, and Musa Ahmadu-Kida, as executive non-chairman, have reportedly sacked the managing directors of the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna… NNPCL sacks Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna MDs, others …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
A fresh wave of demonstrations swept through Port Harcourt on Thursday as members of Rivers Women United for Sim (RWUS) once again marched in solidarity, demanding the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and a return to peace in the state. The women, rallying under the… Fresh Protest Erupts In Port Harcourt As Rivers Women Demand … Read more
A coalition of women under the aegis of Rivers Women United for Sim, RWUS, on Thursday staged a peaceful gathering in Port Harcourt, calling for the restoration of peace in Rivers State and the reinstatement of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The women described Rivers… Again, Rivers women protest in Port Harcourt, demand Fubara’s reinstatement …C0NTINUE … Read more