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  • Widow Of Slain Rivers Police Inspector Sunday Baba Cries Out For Justice, Assistance

    . Widow Of Slain Rivers Police Inspector Sunday Baba Cries Out For Justice, Assistance

     The widow of Inspector Sunday Baba, an officer with Rivers State Police Command who was recently killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants has cried out for justice and assistance to cater for the two toddlers her late husband left behind.Mrs Sunday Baba, made the requests in tears when members of Police Community Relations Committee(PCRC) in Rive
  • 16 Persons Land In Police Net Over Murder Of Female Police Inspector, Erekere In Rivers

    . 16 Persons Land In Police Net Over Murder Of Female Police Inspector, Erekere In Rivers

     The Rivers State Police Command has arrested sixteen persons in connection with the murder of a female police inspector, Christiana Erekere.Erekere was murdered in the line of duty on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2024, in front of Taabaa Police Station in Khanna Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko
  • President Wife, Remi Tinubu Mourn Victims Of Rivers Tanker Fire

    . President Wife, Remi Tinubu Mourn Victims Of Rivers Tanker Fire

     President Bola Tinubu and his wife, Sen. Remi Tinubu, have extended their condolences to the families of victims of the fire incident caused by an articulated vehicle conveying petroleum products at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State.This came as the President promised the implementation of stiffer safety regulations for movem
  • Tragic Tanker Explosion Claims Five Lives, Engulfs Over 70 Vehicles In Rivers State

    . Tragic Tanker Explosion Claims Five Lives, Engulfs Over 70 Vehicles In Rivers State

     A devastating tanker explosion along the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State on Friday night has resulted in five confirmed fatalities and the destruction of more than 70 vehicles, reports The PUNCH.Initial reports had indicated that at least four individuals were feared dead in the aftermath of the multiple explosions at the Eleme
  • Police Inspector Sunday Baba Shot Dead By Gunmen In Rivers

    . Police Inspector Sunday Baba Shot Dead By Gunmen In Rivers

     The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu and the command are mourning a Police Inspector, Sunday Baba, who was shot dead by unknown assailants on Wednesday night under unclear circumstances.Disu had in a post on his X-handle said “Yesterday night, Inspector Sunday Baba, a brave Police Officer serving at Rumuolumeni in Rivers St
  • 30 Year Old Man, Jeffery Caught Defiling His Landlady's 13 Year Old Daughter In Rivers

    . 30 Year Old Man, Jeffery Caught Defiling His Landlady's 13 Year Old Daughter In Rivers

     A 30-year-old man identified as Jeffrey has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for having unlawful carnal knowledge of the teenage daughter of his landlady in an estate in Abuloma, Port Harcourt Local government Area of the State.It was learnt that the suspect, who has a tailoring shop at the estate, lured the 13-year-old girl to his
  • Mother of Sound Engineer Who Died Alongside Jnr Pope Cries Out For The Return of Her Son’s Body to Rivers State

    . Mother of Sound Engineer Who Died Alongside Jnr Pope Cries Out For The Return of Her Son’s Body to Rivers State

     In a recent development, Mother of the soind enginee, who died in the Junior Pope’s drowning saga, has emerged online to cry out over the return of her son’s body.In a video making its way on social media, she is seen pleading with Nigerians to please send her son’s body to River State for a proper burial.In the video, she expresses that if
  • Police Kill Cult Leader Peter 'Daddy' Who Was Declared Wanted For Serial Murders in Rivers

    . Police Kill Cult Leader Peter 'Daddy' Who Was Declared Wanted For Serial Murders in Rivers

     The Rivers State Police Command, under the leadership of Olatunji Disu, joined forces with the Intelligence Response Team and the Delta State Police Command to eliminate a notorious leader of the Iceland cult group, responsible for a string of murders targeting community leaders in Mgbuoshimini, Obio-Akpo, Rivers State.The suspected killer, kidnap
  • Police Neutralize Suspected Cultists And Kidnappers In Rivers State Encounter

    . Police Neutralize Suspected Cultists And Kidnappers In Rivers State Encounter

     A showdown between operatives of the Rivers State Police Command and suspected cultists and kidnappers culminated in the fatal shooting of two individuals in Ogbologbo community, located in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.The deceased were identified as members of a notorious cult faction led by Ikem ThankGod, alias General 2man, wh
  • How Gunmen Kill Vigilante Operative, Cult Member In Rivers

    . How Gunmen Kill Vigilante Operative, Cult Member In Rivers

     The killing of a member of Diobu vigilante group at Obidanso waterfront, Mile 1 Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers state has resulted into tension in the area.It was learnt that the vigilante operative was shot dead on the Saturday night when he joined police operatives to raid the waterfront following information that suspected cultists were hib
  • Man, Chigozie Okpara Arrested For Sodomising Underage Boy In Rivers

    . Man, Chigozie Okpara Arrested For Sodomising Underage Boy In 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 an underage boy.A resident
  • PDP Challenges Rivers Assembly, Says They Can’t Impeach Fubara

    . PDP Challenges Rivers Assembly, Says They Can’t Impeach Fubara

     The Rivers chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the 27 lawmakers of the Assembly who are threatening to impeach Governor Siminilayi Fubara.The PDP stated that the lawmakers simply don’t have the authority to carry out their threat, asserting that these lawmakers lack the legitimacy to proceed with their plans.It was repor
  • Man Arrested For Alleged Abduction & Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl In Rivers State

    . Man Arrested For Alleged Abduction & Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl In Rivers State

     In a significant breakthrough, detectives from the Ozuoba Police Division of the Rivers State Police Command have apprehended a man known as Prince, suspected of the abduction and assault of a 13-year-old girl in Ogbogoro, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.The mother of the teenage victim, choosing anonymity to shield her family fro
  • Police Arrest Witch Doctor, 25 Others Linked To Snatching Of 79 Cars In Rivers

    . Police Arrest Witch Doctor, 25 Others Linked To Snatching Of 79 Cars In Rivers

     Police in Rivers State have arrested a witch doctor and 25 others suspected to be linked to the snatching of 79 cars in the state.The police also confiscated a shrine believed to be used by the “juju-priest” in fortifying the criminals for their operations.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Olatunji Disu, paraded the suspects at the Poli
  • Rivers Gov Fubara Declares Nothing Can Cut Short His Tenure

    . Rivers Gov Fubara Declares Nothing Can Cut Short His Tenure

     Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his administration will not be cut short, as he claimed that the people of Rivers State can attest that he won the 2023 gubernatorial election.Fubara, who called on the people of the state not to panic, assured them of his administration’s determination to protect their lives and prope
  • Police Storm Shrine, Parade Herbalist Allegedly Working For Car Snatchers In Rivers

    . Police Storm Shrine, Parade Herbalist Allegedly Working For Car Snatchers In Rivers

     The operatives of Rivers State Police Command, paraded a Juju Priest, identified as Ugochukwu Onuigbo, alongside 25 others, suspected to be working for a car snatching ring operating in the State.Parading the suspects on Wednesday at the Command Headquarters on Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, the Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, narrated how t
  • Rivers Govt Takes Over Prosecution Of Murder Trial Of UNIPORT Student Who Killed His Girlfriend

    . Rivers Govt Takes Over Prosecution Of Murder Trial Of UNIPORT Student Who Killed His Girlfriend

     The Rivers State Government has taken over the prosecution of the murder trial of Damian Okoligwe, a 400L student in the Department of Petrochemical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt.Okoligwe was accused in 2023 of killing his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300L Biochemistry student at the same university.Following the arraignment of t
  • PICS: Five Suspects Arrested As NSCDC Uncovers Massive Illegal Oil Bunkering Sites In Rivers

    . PICS: Five Suspects Arrested As NSCDC Uncovers Massive Illegal Oil Bunkering Sites In Rivers

     The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General's Special Intelligence Squad has uncovered a massive illegal oil bunkering site at Odagwa community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Rivers Command spokesperson, Superintendent Olufemi Ayodele, disclosed this while parading the five suspects arrested at the s
  • Police Kill Notorious Cult Leader, ‘Solution’ In Ahoada, Rivers

    . Police Kill Notorious Cult Leader, ‘Solution’ In Ahoada, Rivers

     Rivers State Police Command says it has killed a notorious cult leader, identified as Izuma David-Odiereke, popularly known as Solution, operating in Owube Kingdom, Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, confirmed the operation at the Ahoada Area Command, where the deceased cult leader’s body
  • Jubilation As Police Neutralize Notorious Cult Leader And Serial Killer 'Solution' In Rivers

    . Jubilation As Police Neutralize Notorious Cult Leader And Serial Killer 'Solution' In Rivers

     There was widespread jubilation among natives of Ahoada East and West Local Government Areas of Rivers State after the leader of a notorious cult group called ‘Greenlanders’  identified as Izuma David Odiereke, also known as ‘Solution’ was eliminated by the police.The notorious cultist who has been on the wanted list of the police for
  • Police Foil Broad Daylight Robbery Attempt, Kill 3 Suspects in Rivers State

    . Police Foil Broad Daylight Robbery Attempt, Kill 3 Suspects in Rivers State

     The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives neutralised three armed criminals along the Prisigbara-Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Road in Khana Local Government Area of the state.According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko: “Rivers State Police Command thwarted a robbery operation in Kh
  • Video & Photos From Fishing Festival In Onelga Rivers State That Has Gone Viral

    . Video & Photos From Fishing Festival In Onelga Rivers State That Has Gone Viral

     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 of Mud Fish which they arranged in heaps
  • Court Sentences Five Persons To Death For Killing Rivers Vigilante Commander

    . Court Sentences Five Persons To Death For Killing Rivers Vigilante Commander

     A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, convicted and sentenced five people to death by hanging for the murder of Umezuruike Alex, the commander of a local vigilante codenamed OSPAC (Onelga Security Peace and Advisory Committee) in Omudioga community in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state.The former OSPAC commander
  • Teenage Boy Nabbed For molesting 11-Year-Old Schoolmate In Rivers

    . Teenage Boy Nabbed For molesting 11-Year-Old Schoolmate In Rivers

     The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old SS2 student who raped his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to Punch, the suspect raped the minor in front of his friends on Friday, March 15, 2024. Shortly after committing the act, the boy was said
  • Printer, George Johnson Shot Dead By Gunmen In Rivers State

    . Printer, George Johnson Shot Dead By Gunmen In Rivers State

     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 8:30 pm and shot him dead while he was discussing with
  • Alleged Masterminds Of Deadly Cult Clash In Rivers Arrested

    . Alleged Masterminds Of Deadly Cult Clash In Rivers Arrested

     One Ejike Samuel and Victor Kokoriko alleged to be masterminds of deadly, destructive cult clashes in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital early this year have been arrested.The Rivers State Police Command announced the arrest of the suspects in a statement on Sunday. According to the state, the two suspects spearheaded the violent cult clashes
  • Rivers Governor Sim Fubara Loses Mother-In-Law To Cold Hand Of Death

    . Rivers Governor Sim Fubara Loses Mother-In-Law To Cold Hand Of Death

     Lady Valerie, the wife of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has lost her 87-year-old mother, Mrs Adeline JajaSequel to that women from the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State under the auspices of Rivers Women Unite for SIM on Tuesday commiserated with Lady Valerie Fubara over the demise of her mother.In press press statement, Bridg
  • Rivers Police Authorities Dismiss Officer, Suspend Two Others Involved In Extortion Case

    . Rivers Police Authorities Dismiss Officer, Suspend Two Others Involved In Extortion Case

     In response to an alleged case of extortion involving a Port Harcourt resident, the Nigeria Police authorities have taken decisive action. A statement released by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Sunday outlined the measures taken against the errant officers.Inspector Michael Odey, one of the officers implica
  • Drama At Wigwes' Burial As Godswill Akpabio Engages Siminalayi Fubara Of Rivers State In A Verbal Altercation (Video)

    .. Drama At Wigwes' Burial As Godswill Akpabio Engages Siminalayi Fubara Of Rivers State In A Verbal Altercation (Video)

     Senate President Godswill Akpabio engaged in a verbal altercation with Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State during the funeral service of the former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and son.Governor Fubara, in his address at the funeral service, questioned the essence of political power struggles, urging p
  • Watch Moment Body Of Herbert Wigwe Arrives His Hometown, Isiokpo, Ikwerre LGA Area Of Rivers State For Burial

    .. Watch Moment Body Of Herbert Wigwe Arrives His Hometown, Isiokpo, Ikwerre LGA Area Of Rivers State For Burial

     The community of Isiokpo in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State is preparing to bid farewell to former Bank Managing Director, Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, and their son, Cizzy, as their remains arrived in the town on Friday, March 8.The late bank chief, his wife, and son, along with former NEXG chairman Bimbo Ogunbanjo and two o

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