Jones Ayuwo, the lecturer of the University of Port Harcourt, kidnapped about a month ago in Ogoniland, has been freed by his captors. There were yet no details about how he regained his freedom, but attention was drawn to his residence at the university Tuesday morning when family and friends were singing praises to celebrate…
Uniport Lecturer Kidnapped with Journalists
[responsivevoice] The police in Port Harcourt have confirmed the kidnap of a lecturer with the University of Port Harcourt, Jones Ayuwo. Ayuwo was kidnapped in Khana Local Government Area on Sunday evening along with three mediamen, two of them working for Rivers State Television, who were returning from an event in the neighbouring Andoni Local…
Flyovers will Attract Investors, Rivers Govt
[responsivevoice] Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim, has said that the multiple flyovers that the state government was erecting in Port Harcourt will ease traffic flow and attract investors to the state. Nsirim spoke at a post State Executive Council press conference where he disclosed that government has awarded contracts for the…
Rivers Govt, Butchers War over Unwholesome Beef in Market
[responsivevoice] Rivers State Government has faulted claims by the National Butchers union that unwholesome beef was being sold in markets in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Fred Kpakol, said government has employed enough veterinary doctors and personnel to inspect meat sold in the markets in the state and monitor the movement of livestock in…
Rivers Seeks to Stop Release of Freed 150 Prisoners
[responsivevoice] Rivers State Government has gone to court to stop the release of 150 inmates who had been in prison for over eight years without facing trial. A Rivers State High Court had in December ordered the release of the 150 inmates of the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre after it found out that they had…
Rights Group Accuses Police of Suppressing Justice
[responsivevoice] A human rights organization, Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign, has accused the legal department of the State Criminal Investigation Department in Port Harcourt of trying to suppress justice in an alleged rape case. A lawyer with the group, Jane James, said the police chose to charge one Mgbechi Wekwa, the 55-year…
Jumia Delivery Man Killer Says He Will Appeal Death Sentence
[responsivevoice] Sodienye Mbadumukeke, the man sentenced to death on Monday for the murder of a Jumia deliveryman in Port Harcourt has said he would appeal the judgment. His lawyer, Bonaventure Ogu, said he had received oral instructions from the convict to appeal. He said the court erred when it admitted in evidence a confessional statement…
Court Sentences Man to Death for Killing Jumia Delivery Agent
[responsivevoice] A Rivers State High Court has sentenced Sodienye Mbatumukeke to death for the murder of Chukwuma Eleje a delivery agent of online shopping giants, Jumia in Port Harcourt on March 27, 2017. The judge, Chigozie Igwe, found Mbatumukeke guilty of armed robbery and the murder of Eleji but discharged and acquitted Divine Naabee, who…
Kidnappers free NTA Journalist
[responsivevoice] Chidiebere Onyia, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Port Harcourt zonal office, who was kidnapped five days ago on her way from work has regained her freedom, according to sources close to the family. However the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, said the police were yet to confirm the…
Niger Delta rejects Petroleum Industry Bill
[responsivevoice] Some eminent leaders of the Niger Delta region have rejected the Petroleum Industry Bill before the National Assembly, saying it does not meet the expectations of oil producing communities. The National Coordinator of the South South Elders Forum, Anab Sara Igbe, said the PIB bill is a charade designed to distract the people of…
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