A female tenant, Comfort Nwagadi and her husband, were allegedly hacked by their landlord, simply identified as Alabo, over disagreement in the Mile 3 axis of Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Speaking with journalists from her hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nwagadi said the landlord was after her life because …
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A landlord in Bonny Island, Rivers State, Mr Donald Pepple, has been attacked and stabbed multiple times by a Fulani herder for complaining that cows were messing up his compound. The herder, who is now on the run, it was gathered, always passed through Pepple’s compound with his cattle, leaving …
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As a further demonstration of its commitment to supporting government and communities in healthcare and infrastructure delivery, International Breweries Plc (IBPlc), has commissioned a N44 million Primary Health Care Centre in Oginigba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The inauguration of the project was achieved about five months after its groundbreaking ceremony …
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A chieftain of APC in Rivers, Mr Augustine Wokocha, has condemned recent resurgence of killings in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni local councils of Rivers. Wokocha, former Power Commissioner in Rivers made the condemnation while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday. There have been reports of renewed violent attacks …
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Robbers believed to be indigenes of Andoni local government in Rivers state have been reported to have robbed and raped some female Corps members in their lodge. The incident which happened on Wednesday from 1:30am in Asarama part of the local government created panic and shock amongst the corps members …
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THE People Democratic Party has extended the tenure of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party by one year. Delegates of the party, who gathered at the Rivers State PDP Secretariat on Wednesday, took the decision as a result of the seal-off of the Sharks Stadium, Port Harcourt; …
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TWO students of the University of Port Harcourt were on Monday feared killed during a protest over an alleged policy by the management of the institution that school fees must be paid before they would be allowed to take their first semester examinations. One of the students identified as Peter …
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu in an exclusive interview granted to IVOTES’ Editorial Board Chairman ,Edmund Obilo , has declared that he is not the president’s man. He spoke on a range of issues like the recent inconclusive elections in Kogi and Bayelsa …
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The Nigerian Senate has cleared the under-listed ministerial nominees out of the 37 forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari,without clearing the former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, and a former Oyo State commissioner, Adebayo Shittu. The Senate resolved to screen the two nominees on Thursday. The cleared Ministerial nominees are …
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The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Abua/ Odual Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State, Hon. Oyekuto Ukwe has expressed concern that several people from Emago/Kugbo community in his locality are still missing or severely injured two months after a severe oil spill ravaged the area. The spill which occurred in …
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