All posts tagged "River State"
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BREAKING: Protest, Explosions Rock Rivers Councils As Violent Clashes Erupt Over Chairmen’s Assumption
October 7, 2024Local residents have raised concerns about the growing unrest, which threatens to further destabilize the state.
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Rivers Vigilante Group Discovers Day Old Baby Boy Dumped In Manhole
July 23, 2024We discovered that the baby was dead. It was a male.
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Tension Mounts In Rivers State As Policeman, OSPAC Member Feared Dead
June 18, 2024Two persons were reportedly gunned down in Omuma LGA following shootings that erupted in the area.
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Residents Flee Rivers Communities, Accused Military Of Brutality
January 13, 2024People fall sick every day in this bush, we are hungry and there is nothing to...
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Police Arrest Notorious Cult Leader In Rivers
January 5, 2024The suspect, before his arrest, had been in hiding, switching hideouts regularly to evade arrest.
Insecurity
Gunmen Kidnap 3 Travellers Near Port Harcourt Airport
January 5, 2024I quickly hid under the car, and as I did, three kidnappers walked by – dragging...
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27 Rivers State Assembly Members Defect From PDP To APC
December 11, 2023Rumours are circulating that Wike will soon announce his defection to the APC.
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BREAKING: Rivers State House Of Assembly Engulfed In Flames Amid Impeachment Threat
October 30, 2023The impeachment threat against Governor Fubara has been a contentious issue
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Woman Arrested For Pouring Hot Water On Her Husband Over N15,000 In Rivers
October 16, 2023The most recent occurrence happened within a week of an incident in which a woman named...
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Woman Allegedly Pours Hot Groundnut Oil On Husband In Rivers
October 12, 2023While I went to bed to sleep, she used boiled groundnut oil on me, then started...
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Armed Robber Using PoS Machine Arrested During Robbery In Rivers
August 24, 2023After much interrogation and disciplinary actions, the ATM robber confessed they had been in the business...
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5 Electrocuted, 4 Injured While Installing Billboard In Rivers
August 22, 2023The electric current gripped and shocked five of them to deaths
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Vigilante Operatives Kill 2 Kidnappers, Foil Abduction Attempt
August 19, 2023The husband of the businesswoman also narrated how OSPAC was alerted about an attempt to kidnap...
Insecurity
Gunmen Reportedly Kill Two Soldiers, Abduct Construction Workers In Rivers Community
August 12, 2023We all have been sleeping in the bush; there is panic everywhere because we don’t know...
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Pirates Hijack Passenger Boat In Rivers
August 4, 2023I just spoke with the Officer in Charge of the Marine Police in Rivers State Command....
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Man Sells His Three Children For N1.5m In Rivers
July 14, 2023The suspect was taking advantage of her daughter’s disabilities to perpetrate the act of selling the...
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Police Corporal Arrested For Armed Robbery, Car Snatching In Rivers
July 14, 2023The dismissed police officer and three of his accomplices snatched a Toyota Corolla at Gateway axis...
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Nigerian Army Arrest Fake Soldier Inside Bank
July 11, 2023I get carried away and get the feeling like I am part of them.
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River Police Raid Camp Of Notorious Cult Kingpin ‘General Worldwide’
July 10, 2023The police operatives have not been able to apprehend any of the “Generals” during the raid...
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Police Kill Six Kidnappers, Arrest 6 Others, Recover Human Skull
July 8, 2023In exchange of gunfire six of the hoodlums were fatally wounded, six were arrested while others...
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45-Year-Old Pastor Arrested For Impregnating 15-Year-Old
July 7, 2023The pastor pleaded with the girl’s sister to allow him to get rid of the pregnancy,...
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Police, Vigilantes Rescue Kidnap Victim In Rivers State
July 2, 2023Efforts are ongoing to track and arrest the hoodlums
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Police Arrest Lady After Boyfriend Dies During Sex Romp
June 23, 2023Upon realising that he had died, the woman fled, abandoning his corpse.
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Youth Leader Nabbed For Vandalising Cables In Rivers
June 23, 2023The suspect is said to be the Provost of Obohia Youth Association in Omoku.
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Rivers Police Arrest Woman For Stabbing 12-Year-Old Neighbour
June 18, 2023the suspect fled the scene but was later apprehended by her neighbours and handed over to...
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Police Kill Notorious Kidnap Gang Leader, 3 Others In Rivers
June 14, 2023Amadi was wanted for armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, and other crimes.
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Task Force Allegedly Beats Keke Rider To Death In Rivers Over N200
June 9, 2023The task force is yet to comment on the matter as of the time of this...
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Rivers Police Arrest Imo Jail Escapee For Murder
June 7, 2023The suspect allegedly killed two persons in his community before fleeing
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Cultists Behead 4 Vigilante Members In Rivers, Cut Off Private Parts
May 31, 2023The criminals who were fully armed reportedly arrived in the community, and they declared that they...
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Pipeline Contractor Shot Dead By Gunmen In River Community
May 30, 2023Pipeline Contractor Shot Dead By Gunmen In River Community
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Police Bust 8 Deadly Kidnappers In Rivers
May 12, 2023The Suspects thereafter demanded #500,000 ransom from victim’s parents.
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Kidnapped NPC Commissioner Freed
April 29, 2023We’re still investigating with a view to apprehending the kidnappers.
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One Shot Dead As Cultists Battle For Supremacy In Rivers
April 25, 2023Over five persons have been reported killed in the battle which has brought panic amongst residents
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Police Arrest Child Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 2 Children In Rivers
April 14, 2023Other members of the gang said to be in Imo State are still being trailed
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Suspected Cultists Kill 3, Abduct 2 In Rivers Community
April 14, 2023These boys (hoodlums) took oath sometime and we didn’t hear much of these killings again.
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Police Officers Arrested For Assaulting Man In Viral Video
April 12, 2023In a video, a police officer is seen slapping and flogging a man who was stopped...
Insecurity
Gunmen Open Fire On Police Officer At Checkpoint In Rivers
April 8, 2023Operatives were on the trail of the fleeing suspects.
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PDP’s Siminialayi Fubara Declared Rivers Governor-Elect
March 21, 2023The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Siminialayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
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APC Campaign DG Murder In Rivers
March 19, 2023the Campaign DG was shot by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in the afternoon of Saturday
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NSCDC Uncovers Illegal Local Refinery In Rivers Community
March 10, 2023We have commenced intense investigation into the matter, someone must have given out this expanse of...
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Police Arraign Rivers House Of Reps Member For Alleged Money Laundering
March 8, 2023He was arraigned on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, on one count of money laundering.
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Election: INEC Replaces Collation Officer Over Death Threats In Rivers
March 8, 2023Mrs. Briggs had to be quickly escorted into the INEC premises by armed security operatives who...
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Dozen Feared Dead As Pipeline Explodes In Rivers
March 3, 2023The multiple explosion at the scene of an illegal crude oil refining sites
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Gunmen Attack River House Of Assembly Candidate, Charles Anyanwu
February 24, 2023There was no loss of life during the incident
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BREAKING: Police Arrest PDP Reps Member With $500,000 In Rivers
February 24, 2023Igwe is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker
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Court Remands Rivers Reps Member In Prison Over Inciting Comments
February 23, 2023The arguments remanded Nwuzi, who is seeking to be re-elected on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Crime
Police Arrest Two For Impersonating Rivers CP, Defrauding Victims
February 21, 2023The suspects are alleged to have hacked into the Google network and uploaded the photograph
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Police Arrest 6 Suspected Bandits In Rivers, Recover Weapons
February 1, 2023A full-scale investigation has already commenced
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Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Four People, Use Victim’s Intestines To Prepare Plantain Porridge
January 28, 2023He ruled that Lekia should be hanged on his neck until he was confirmed dead.
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Police Arrest 3 Kidnap Suspects Who Lure Ladies Through Dating Apps
January 19, 2023The suspects confessed that their modus operandi is to lure girls out through chats
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Police Burst Alleged Baby Factory, Rescue 10 Pregnant Women In Rivers
January 10, 2023The syndicate leader would keep the baby while she pays the victim a N500, 000.
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Police Confirm Death Of Notorious Cult Leader In Rivers
January 10, 2023He was a member of Iceland and a notorious armed robber
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NSCDC In Rivers Arrests Six For Currency Racketeering
December 10, 2022We shall continue to visit birthday parties, burial ceremonies, and weddings where we find people spraying...
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Vigilante Group Arrest 32-Year-Old Robbery Suspect In Rivers
October 25, 2022“He was found with a locally made pistol, machete,two button phones and a facemask
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Police Rescue 15 Kidnapped Children, Arrest Fake Reverend Sister In Rivers
September 6, 2022The suspect who claims to be a reverend sister would be charged to court