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How I Was Raped By Husband’s Friend - Housewife Narrates Her Bitter Experience In Rivers
A 20- year- old housewife, Believe (husband’s name withheld) has alleged that one Ogechi Uchendu who she described as her husband’s friend raped her at her home in Mgbuitanwo, a community in Emohua Local Government area of Rivers State.Narrating how she was allegedly raped in a conversation, Mrs Believe said Uchendu, who is a native of t

PHOTOS: Houses & Brothel Owned By Suspected Kidnapper Demolished By Cross Rivers Govt
Four houses at 8-Miles area in Calabar owned by suspected kidnappers have been demolished by the Cross River Government security outfit known as “Operation Akpakwu”.The team also demolished a brothel close to the popular Flour Mill junction in Calabar for allegedly harbouring criminals and consumers of illicit drugs.Speaking after the exercise
Tragic! Former Rivers State House Of Rep Member Dies 10 days After Losing His Wife
Late Eke who represented Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019, died last Friday, January 15, ten days after his wife passed away on January 5.Jerome Eke, a former member of the House of Representatives has lost his life ten days after the death of his wife, Joan.Late Eke who represented Etche/Omuma

Cross Rivers State Sack All Magistrates Because They Are Owed 2 Years Salary Without Solution
The Cross River State government has ordered 30 magistrates in the state who recently protested the non-payment of their salaries for two years to stop work.The state judiciary admitted in a January 4 letter to the magistrates that the government was unable to pay them since they were appointed in February 2019.The letter was issued by the chief r
Cross Rivers State Plan To Introduce Dress Code For Civil Servants - Workers React Angrily
Civil Servants in Cross River have urged the state government to channel its energies toward addressing challenges in the system rather than introduce new dress code for them.The workers were reacting to the statement made by the state Head of Service (HoS), Mrs Geralldine Akpet, that the state would soon introduce new dress code for civil servant

Three Suspected Thieves Burnt To Death In Calabar, Cross Rivers
Three thieves who defied the eight-hour (10pm – 6am) curfew still in place in Cross River State, were on Sunday burnt to death in Calabar South Local Government Area of the state.Our correspondent learnt that the suspects were all burnt to death with car tyres on Sunday night at different locations in the city.One of the suspects, New Telegraph
Body Of Pretty 20-year Old Missing Lady, Beauty Ngegbarane Found Dead In Rivers
Miss Beauty Ngegbarane, a 20-year-old lady who declared missing in Rivers State on Christmas Day has been found dead.The remains of the lady who reportedly left home to visit one Pastor Side Masodje alleged to be her lover was found at a mortuary in Ahaoda, headquarters of Ahoada East local government area of Rivers State.The mortuary management s

Young Man Dies On The Spot As Suspected Cultist Open Fire at a Beer Parlour in Rivers
Two young men were shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists at Luubara community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. An indigine of Luubara, Nwibani Barry, who confirmed the incident said the gunmen invaded the community at about 8pm on Tuesday, December 29, and proceeded to a beer parlour near the market square where they op
Prepare For Total Shutdown In January - Gov Wike Addresses Rivers Residents (Video)
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has made it known to the resident of Rivers State to prepare for a total lockdown from January 2021 as part of measures to check the wide spread of COVID-19 which is hitting the world with another variant of Virus.Wike while addressing a congregation at a church service said COVID is real and that the only

Gunmen Abduct Female Councilor In Rivers, Demand N50m Ransom
Suspected kidnappers have abducted Hannah Alasomuka, a female councilor from Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State.Alasomuka, who represents Ward 6 in Ikpokiri town was kidnapped by three gunmen at a wharf in the community on Sunday, December 20.The Chief Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Evans Bipi, who confirmed the incident t
Mother Of Five, Ihuoma Amadi Stabs Husband, Kinikanwo To Death In Rivers
Operatives of Rivers Police Command have arrested a mother of five, Ihuoma Amadi, for allegedly Kinikanwo, her husband to death with a broken bottle during a fight by the couple over allegation of infidelity in Port Harcourt, the state capital.The 47- year- old late Kinikanwo, a former Supervisory Councillor at Obio-Akpor local government area, Ri

Heavy Protest Erupt in Rivers After Police Shot A Tricycle Driver Dead Over N100 Bribe (VID)
There was pandemonium in Rukpokwu community of Rivers State this morning after a bribe-seeking policeman gunned down a young Keke Napep driver over N100 bribe.Instagram user @Jordiithegreat who shared videos from the scene, alleged the commercial driver was shot dead after he refused giving the policeman N100. He wrote; Happening live in rukpokw
Sacked Driver, Tigidam Bright Connives With Gang To Kidnap Boss’ Wife, Mrs Gift Topba In Rivers
A driver, Tigidam Bright, has been arrested for his complicity in the kidnapping of his boss’ wife, Mrs Gift Topba, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.He was apprehended alongside two suspected kidnappers – Isaac Michael, Leera Barisua – by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team.City Round learnt that some gunme

Beautiful Rivers Girl With Natural Blue Eyes Set To Marry Her Long-Time Boyfriend This Month
The blue eye lady and her beau, have had their introduction ceremony and will now be tying the knot officially on the 26th of December.Her husband, MC Sharpillo actually announced the news and shared both their pre-wedding and introduction photos.A line from his note announcing their wedding reads; ''Please celebrate with me as I tie the
JUSTICE DENIED! Lady, Queen Nwazuo Who Was Killed by Soldiers in Rivers to Be Buried
Miss Queen Nwazuo, the lady shot dead in Oyigbo in Rivers State during a military operation would be buried this weekend in Asa, her hometown, in Abia state. The lady died during the military response after soldiers were killed by members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB.Nwazuo, who was scheduled to get married to Monday Bakor sometimes in F

Court Orders Police To Pay N50m Compensation To Family Of Slain Rivers Musician, Sleek
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has ordered the Nigeria Police to pay N50million compensation to the family of Daniel Chibuike-Ikeagwuchi popular called Sleek, who was killed by policemen in the state.The victim’s family had named the Police, Inspector-General, Ibrahim Adamu; the state Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan a

Photos Of Six Foreigners and a Nigerian Sentenced To 7 Years Jail Term For Oil Theft in Rivers
Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years imprisonment for oil theft.A statement released by the Economic and Financial Commission EFCC, says the foreigners which include two Pakistanis, Mohammed Ejaz, and Nasser Khan; two Ukrainians; Oleksandr

"I Am Not Igbo" - Rivers State Gov. Nyesom Wike Clarifies Confusion About His Name (Video)
River State Governor, Nyesom Wike has clarified the misunderstanding about his name and the link to his tribe, Ikwerre.During an interview with the publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, the governor stated clearly that though the Ikwerre people has some sort of cultural affinity with the Southeastern people, but they are from the Igbo extrac
BIZZARE: Man Caught & Paraded With Charm Making Incantation At The Cemetery In Rivers State
A man suspected of practicing black magic in invoking spirits has been caught around a cemetery in the Bonny area of Rivers state on Tuesday, November 10.According to images shared by a Facebook user, Adolf Ramsom Pepple, the suspected is arrested with fetish items in the Bonny Local Government Area of the State.On interrogation, the said suspect

SAD! Last Moment Of Lady, Queen Nwazuo Before She Was Killed By Police Stray Bullet in Rivers
A Nigerian lady just before she was killed by a stray bullet had shared a post on Facebook expressing her desire to enjoy life to the fullest She had posted, " Let Me Chop Life Before Life Chop Me'. Sadly, not quite long after that, she was killed by a stray bullet. According to reports, the 30-year-old woman identified as Queen Nwaz
SAD PHOTOS: Man Beaten & Almost Killed By Soldiers Who Mistook Him For Another In Rivers
A Nigerian man had a near death experience and only lucky to have survived, after he was allegedly brutalized and allegedly almost shot by soldiers in Oyigbo, Rivers state.In the bid to enforce order in the Oyigbo area of River state, a curfew was imposed and soldiers have been guarding the area.However, a Nigerian man was allegedly beaten up by s

Governor Wike Signs Executive Order Proscribing IPOB In Rivers State, Says It’s Terrorist Group
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has signed an executive order to reinforce the ban on the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its activities in the State.He made this known in a statement by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor.Ebiri said the State Government will neither accept nor allow any individual or group from w
Cross Rivers Gov. Ben Ayade Call For Search Of Residents Houses Over Looted Items In The State
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has ordered the search of residential houses of people of Cross River State for recovery of looted items.The Governor said in a press release signed by his Special Adviser, Media, and PublicityChristian Ita that security agents should take legitimate action to halt violence and recover the stolen items.Prof

Blood, Tears & Sorrow As Unkown Gunmen Massacre Residents in Oyigbo, Rivers State (Videos)
Resident of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State have taken to social media to raise an alarm that they were under attack by unknown gunmen.Series of photos and video indicates that some people were killed on Thursday night, October 22, 2020, in Oyigbo, a town which is about 30 kilometers from Port Harcourt.Alhought the people responsible
Uduak Okoro: Wife Of Sun News Paper Journalist Abducted In Cross Rivers State
Wife of Judex Omaka Okoro, Uduak Okoro, a Sun Newspaper correspondent has been kidnapped in Cross River state by some unknown gunmen.She was kidnapped Tuesday night while returning from Church service in company of her sister.Mr Victor Udu, chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in the state has called on security agencies to ensure her unc

Gov. Wike Dragged By Falz & Deji Adeyanju For Condemning #ENDSARS Peaceful Protest In Rivers
Deji Adeyanju, convener of Concerned Nigerians, and singer, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, have condemned the ban on peaceful protest by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.Recall that Wike in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications in the State, on Monday banned the EndSARS protest which is to take place, today, Tuesday Oct

Rivers Gov. Nyesom Wike Reportedly Ban Protest Of #ENDSARS In The State
Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike Monday said it has prohibited all forms of protest in the state. Rivers commissioner for information Paulinus Nsirim said the ban include the protest against police brutality already holding in different parts of Nigeria. “The Rivers State Government hereby wish to inform the general public that all forms of pro
Lawyer, Bisola Ajayi Breaks Silence After Being Rescued From Kidnappers' Den in Rivers
Bisola Ajayi, a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, who was kidnapped at Rumukwurusi, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State recently has narrated her ordeal in the hands of her abducted, she revealed that she was almost killed by her abductors. Ajayi was rescued from kidnappers’ den by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit Unit the Rivers St
One Killed During Shoot Out As Police Rescue Kidnapped Lawyer in Rivers State
Following the cry out of a Nigerian woman and her family who called out authorities to help rescue a lawyer, Bisola Ajayi who was taken away on the night of October 4 , the police in Rivers State have rescued female lawyer, Paulette Bisola Ajayi, and an employee of the British High Commission, Paul Nyulaku, who were kidnapped by gunmen in the sta
Residents In Shock As Huge Explosion Rocks Flour Mill Factory In Rivers
Many residents of Industry and Harbour Road in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State are still in shock over an explosion that rocked the state-owned ailing ‘Flour Mill Company Limited’.The explosion which occurred on Friday was said to have shaken both residential houses and business premises within and far away, causing pa

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How I Was Raped By Husband’s Friend - Housewife Narrates Her Bitter Experience In Rivers

PHOTOS: Houses & Brothel Owned By Suspected Kidnapper Demolished By Cross Rivers Govt

Tragic! Former Rivers State House Of Rep Member Dies 10 days After Losing His Wife

Cross Rivers State Sack All Magistrates Because They Are Owed 2 Years Salary Without Solution

Cross Rivers State Plan To Introduce Dress Code For Civil Servants - Workers React Angrily

Three Suspected Thieves Burnt To Death In Calabar, Cross Rivers

Body Of Pretty 20-year Old Missing Lady, Beauty Ngegbarane Found Dead In Rivers

Young Man Dies On The Spot As Suspected Cultist Open Fire at a Beer Parlour in Rivers

Prepare For Total Shutdown In January - Gov Wike Addresses Rivers Residents (Video)

Gunmen Abduct Female Councilor In Rivers, Demand N50m Ransom

Mother Of Five, Ihuoma Amadi Stabs Husband, Kinikanwo To Death In Rivers

Heavy Protest Erupt in Rivers After Police Shot A Tricycle Driver Dead Over N100 Bribe (VID)

Sacked Driver, Tigidam Bright Connives With Gang To Kidnap Boss’ Wife, Mrs Gift Topba In Rivers

Beautiful Rivers Girl With Natural Blue Eyes Set To Marry Her Long-Time Boyfriend This Month

JUSTICE DENIED! Lady, Queen Nwazuo Who Was Killed by Soldiers in Rivers to Be Buried

Court Orders Police To Pay N50m Compensation To Family Of Slain Rivers Musician, Sleek

Photos Of Six Foreigners and a Nigerian Sentenced To 7 Years Jail Term For Oil Theft in Rivers

"I Am Not Igbo" - Rivers State Gov. Nyesom Wike Clarifies Confusion About His Name (Video)

BIZZARE: Man Caught & Paraded With Charm Making Incantation At The Cemetery In Rivers State

SAD! Last Moment Of Lady, Queen Nwazuo Before She Was Killed By Police Stray Bullet in Rivers

SAD PHOTOS: Man Beaten & Almost Killed By Soldiers Who Mistook Him For Another In Rivers

Governor Wike Signs Executive Order Proscribing IPOB In Rivers State, Says It’s Terrorist Group

Cross Rivers Gov. Ben Ayade Call For Search Of Residents Houses Over Looted Items In The State

Blood, Tears & Sorrow As Unkown Gunmen Massacre Residents in Oyigbo, Rivers State (Videos)

Uduak Okoro: Wife Of Sun News Paper Journalist Abducted In Cross Rivers State

Gov. Wike Dragged By Falz & Deji Adeyanju For Condemning #ENDSARS Peaceful Protest In Rivers

Rivers Gov. Nyesom Wike Reportedly Ban Protest Of #ENDSARS In The State

Lawyer, Bisola Ajayi Breaks Silence After Being Rescued From Kidnappers' Den in Rivers

One Killed During Shoot Out As Police Rescue Kidnapped Lawyer in Rivers State

Residents In Shock As Huge Explosion Rocks Flour Mill Factory In Rivers

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