EFCC grills 58 suspected oil thieves in Port Harcourt
#TrackNigeria The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Office, says it has commenced investigation of 58 suspected oil thieves allegedly involved in […]
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EFCC arrests FaceBook hacker in Warri
#TrackNigeria: Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office have arrested a notorious FaceBook accounts hacker, Okohwan Kelvin; he was arrested […]
NPS decorates 205 staff with new ranks in Port Harcourt
Mr Olumide Tinuoye, Controller of Prisons, Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Rivers Command, has decorated 205 newly-promoted officers and men of the service. The News Agency […]
Port-Harcourt Airport reopens after Air Peace incident
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has reopened the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, in Rivers following Saturday’s incident involving an Air Peace aircraft at […]
Air Peace flight incident: AIB despatches team of investigators to Port Harcourt
#TrackNigeria The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has despatched a team to investigate the incident of an Air Peace flight skidding off the runway at Port […]
Air Peace skids off runway at Port-Harcourt Airport
An Air Peace Flight P47291 from Abuja on Saturday skidded off the runway at the Port Harcourt Airport, Omagwa, while landing due to downpour. However, […]
Army, Navy get accommodation for troops in P/Hacourt
#TrackNigeria: Troops of the Nigerian Army and the Navy in Port Harcourt, on Friday took delivery of new accommodation blocks donated by oil and gas […]
Army arrests 3 suspected kidnappers, as victim recounts ordeal
#TrackNigeria: Nigerian Army 6th Division, Port Harcourt, has handed over three male suspected kidnappers and rapists (names withheld), it arrested to the Rivers Police Command […]
Appeal Court nullifies conviction of Shell MD, others
The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has set aside the order of a High Court of Rivers State which sentenced the Managing Director […]
Police arrest man for alleged murder of lover
Police Command in Rivers says it has arrested one Mr Princewill Owabiyo, 34, suspected to have murdered his lady friend. The command’s Spokesman, Mr […]
Executive Order 5: FG begins audit of construction sites
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government has commenced the audit of construction sites to ascertain the level of compliance with Executive Order 5 targeted […]
Senate summons Amaechi over Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to summon the Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, to explain the Federal Government’s plans for railway development in the […]
WAUG: 5,000 athletes arrive Port Harcourt
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) came alive on Saturday as the 14th West Africa Universities Games (WAUG) began with 85 universities and 5,000 athletes […]
MaxAir expands operations to Port Harcourt, Yola Nov. 5
MaxAir Limited, the latest airline to join Nigeria’s domestic air market, has announced its decision to expand operations to Port Harcourt and Yola routes as […]
Bunkering: Navy denies involvement in alleged bribery scandal
The Nigerian Navy has denied the latest allegations that some of its personnel collected huge sums of bribes from illegal bunkerers to operate freely in […]
NAFEST 2018 ends in Port Harcourt
The 2018 National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) ended in Port Harcourt on Saturday, with the host Governor, Nysome Wike, commending the 25 states […]
Port Harcourt refinery gets financier – NNPC
The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that some of the financing companies it approached to revamp the country’s refineries have shown interest in Port […]
Affordable air travel, key to our development plan –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Port Harcourt, River State, said the Federal Government’s removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) from domestic air travels will reduce […]
Buhari inaugurates Port Harcourt Airport $600m new terminal
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the 600 million dollars new international terminal at the Port Harcourt International Airport funded by the Export-Import Bank of China […]
Port Harcourt bubbles as NAFEST kicks off
The city of Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital has been thrown into a festive mood as the national festival of arts and culture (NAFEST) […]
National convention: David Mark solicits PDP delegates’ votes
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant, Sen. David Mark, has urged delegates to the party’s national convention scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt to […]
NNPC to establish 2 additional refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has plans to establish 100,000-barrels-per-day brownfield refineries in Port-Harcourt and Warri to boost local refining of crude […]
NDLEA seizes 7.5kg cocaine at Port Harcourt Wharf
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday said it had seized 7.5kg of cocaine at the Port Harcourt Wharf. Mr […]
NLC condemns attack on Court in Port Harcourt
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the attack by hoodlums and their sponsors on the Court in Port Harcourt. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President […]
Rainstorm destroys 310 transmission poles in Port Harcourt
No fewer than 310 high tension poles belonging to the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) were destroyed during a stormy rain which caused blackouts […]