…to Jacksonville State in May. The 7-foot center spent last season at California-Riverside after playing the previous two at South Florida. Adegboyega signed with Kennesaw State in 2022 out of Grand View Christian High School in Des Moines, Iowa, but never suited up for the Owls. He has played in 27 total games with fiv…

Despite being completed several months ago, the new Rivers State House of Assembly complex remains unoccupied, with lawmakers continuing to hold plenary and other legislative business at their residential quarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt. The reconstructed complex on Moscow Road, equipped with modern facilities…

…follows at N1,265, while motorists in Sokoto pay N1,282 per litre. Abia, Imo, Ogun and Rivers sell at N1,295, while Delta, Ondo, Osun and Taraba retail petrol at N1,300 per litre.Full list of NNPC petrol prices by stateLagos – N1,265Abuja – N1,335Abia – N1,295Adamawa – N1,370Akwa Ibom – N1,235Bauchi – N1,385Bayelsa – N…

Man found d3ad in Rivers after he was reportedly kidnapped and drugged by unknown assailants A yet-to-be identified man was reportedly found d3ad along the Obiri-Ikwerre Flyover axis of the East-West Road in Port Harcourt, River State on Saturday. According to an eyewitness, unknown persons allegedly dropped the victim…

…- Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara's biggest political mistake was attempting to build his own political structure too soon after assuming office.Speaking during a media chat in Port Harcourt on Saturday, August 1, Wike said Fubara s…

…stolen military weapons and additional firearms during a coordinated operation spanning Rivers, Delta and Imo states. Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 82 Division Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, 1 August 2026. According to the statement, t…

…punchng.com/gala-reject-gyokeres-plus-e30m-for-osimhen-report/ 4. Fubara biggest loser in Rivers crisis — Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said on Saturday that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the biggest loser in the political crisis that rocked the state. Wike further said the g…

…judicial correction than Amaechi VS INEC. Before the 2007 governorship election in Rivers State, the PDP substituted Rotimi Amaechi with Celestine Omehia after Amaechi had emerged from the party primary. Although Omehia won the election, Amaechi challenged the substitution, arguing that it violated the Electoral Act. B…

…promises after years of neglect and conflicts. We began our journey from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with the intention of visiting Tom Ateke at his camp. While waiting at a designated location for Ateke to arrive and transport us to his camp with his boats, we decided to take stock of who would be joining us. During…

…FCT has alleged that some politicians took advantage of the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, triggering the protracted political crisis in the state. Wike, a former governor of Rivers State spoke on Saturday during a special media chat in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Minister stated that…

…candidate for the 2027 general elections, alongside those of his running mate, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.The publication is part of INEC's routine process of making candidate information available to the public ahead of a general election cycle.INEC publishes details of ADC's Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi…

…and other security threats because of their familiarity with forests, footpaths, rivers, remote settlements and routes linking communities and states. “The Presidential Forest Guards Initiative has been expanded to 10 states, with over 9,000 personnel trained to help secure forests and other areas used by kidnappers, b…

…21.6%, Ondo at 13%, Edo at 12.7%, Borno at 8.3%, the Federal Capital Territory at 6.3%, Rivers at 3.5% and Bayelsa at 0.3%.Southern states remain most expensiveThe report highlighted a persistent regional divide in food affordability, with eight of the 10 cheapest states for a healthy diet located in northern Nigeria,…

…airports will not only become safer and more efficient, they will emerge as strategic drivers of economic growth, regional connectivity, tourism, investment and national development,” he insisted. Continuing, the Kano politician clarified, “For me, leadership should not be measured only by policy pronouncements but by…

…Kokumo noted that the proliferation of illicit small arms remained one of the biggest drivers of insecurity in Nigeria, linking it to banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes, farmer-herder conflicts, armed robbery and other violent crimes. Officials of NCCSALW setting the recovered weapons on fire. Photo: NCCSALW He sai…

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill outlawing quackery in the state’s health sector, in a move lawmakers say will shield residents from unqualified practitioners and strengthen healthcare delivery across the state. The bill, titled “A Law to Prohibit Quackery Practices i…

…transactions may be treated as offences. He urged transport operators to ensure their drivers and conductors comply with the policy, carry out internal checks and cooperate with LAMATA officials during enforcement exercises. Akinola warned that offenders convicted under the relevant laws could face serious penalties, i…

…challenging the emergence of former governor of Cross River, Mr Donald Duke of Cross Rivers, as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 general elections. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date on Tuesday in Abuja after counsel for the plaintiff, Abdullahi Muhammad; Duke’s lawyer, No…

The Federal Government and the Rivers State Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance the Renewed Hope Cultural Project, an initiative of the Federal Government designed to expand the country’s creative economy sector. The MoU was signed at the Government House, Port Harcourt, where Rivers St…

…women who had remained unmarried for a long time without children would be given to drivers free of charge.Binni did not address those specific claims point by point but said the government's position was clear: no such policy exists or has been discussed.He called on the public to protect the peace and reputation of t…

…of the 2026 Nigeria Customs Service Public Relations Conference held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The four-day conference, themed “Realigning Corporate Communication as a Strategic Driver of Institutional Effectiveness and Public Trust,” focused on repositioning corporate communication as a key management tool for i…

…as Omini Ezeri (46) and Chinedum Wagbara (42), both residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were intercepted while travelling in a grey Mercedes-Benz ML SUV with registration number AAA 604 JZ. During preliminary interrogation, a third occupant of the vehicle, God Knows Ifreke, suddenly took to his heels and escaped…

…revealed that between 2013 and 2023, no fewer than 80 corps members were abducted, with Rivers State accounting for half of the reported cases. Findings by our correspondent also showed that between 2015 and 2026, several violent incidents involving corps members were recorded across the country. Some of the attacks oc…

…for control of the commercial transport unions was not unconnected with the belief that drivers would be used to transport election materials and that such control could influence the voting process. “It is a strategic move; whoever controls the drivers may have an upper hand on election day, and it is part of the conc…

…Less than two years after the death of its founder, Wigwe University in Isiokpo, Rivers State, is facing troubling allegations from former employees who claim they were dismissed without due process, intimidated, and subjected to administrative high-handedness.On August 1, 2025, Dr Nonyelum Okechukwu, the university’s…