Rivers

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National

FG sets 2025 deadline for PTDF centre in Rivers

Akanji Philip March 7, 2025

The Federal Government has set December 2025 as the deadline for completing the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Centre for Skills and Development Training in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The centre, which has been...

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Business

JUST IN: NCC nabs three booksellers for piracy in Rivers

Akanji Philip September 11, 2024 0 Comment

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has apprehended three bookshop owners in Rivers over alleged involvement in book piracy. Mr Abdul Babatunde, the Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after...

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Local News

JUST IN: Women stage pro-Fubara protest in Rivers

Akanji Philip February 22, 2024 0 Comment

Women from the 23 local government areas of Rivers State on Thursday marched through the streets of Port Harcourt, the state capital, to declare support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The stakeholders, under the...

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Local News

Police Officers Allegedly Turn Kidnappers, Abduct Hotel Staff, Demand Ransom In Rivers

Akanji Philip December 6, 2023 0 Comment

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested at least four of its operatives for allegedly kidnapping a hotel staff in Port-Harcourt, the state capital. Commissioner of Police in the state, Olatunji Disu, who...

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Local News

Rivers, Imo, Osun, others get New Police Commissioners

VAM News November 9, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved redeployment of Commissioners of Police into Rivers, Osun, Imo and four other State commands. Egbetokun appointed CP Olatunji Disu, as the...

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Politics

Ateke Tom: Why I intervened in Fubara, Wike feud

Akanji Philip November 3, 2023 0 Comment

The Amanyanabo of Okochiri Kingdom in Rivers State, King Ateke Tom, has clarified that his recent intervention in the ongoing political crisis is to ensure peace and stability in Rivers State. According to...

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Local News

JUST IN: Eight policemen arrested in Rivers for extortion, assault

Akanji Philip September 5, 2023 0 Comment

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four operatives who allegedly assaulted three men and extorted N6.5m from them. The policemen were said to have arrested the men from Omoluwabi in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni...

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Local News

CP Emeka gives update on policeman who shot father of 3 dead in Rivers

Akanji Philip August 23, 2023 0 Comment

The Rivers State Police Command has said its officer who shot and killed a father of three, Alafuro Peterside, in the presence of members of his family on August 4 is still being detained....

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Local News

Rivers: Policeman killed my husband in our children’s presence – Widow

Akanji Philip August 19, 2023 0 Comment

Mrs Ebitari Peterside, the widow of 42-year-old Mr Alafuro Peterside, an engineer from Opobo, Rivers State, who was allegedly shot dead in the presence of his children in the Stadium Road area of Port...

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Local News

Police arrest murder suspect, POS fraudster, others in Rivers— Report

Akanji Philip August 5, 2023 0 Comment

Rivers Police Command has paraded some of the suspects arrested during recent operations to combat crimes in different parts of the state. Rivers Police Commissioner, CP Emeka Nwonyi paraded the suspects in Port...