…NigeriaState of originAnambra StateNationalityNigerianHeight1.71 mEducationUniversity of Port Harcourt (BA, Dramatic Arts)OccupationActor, director, producer, politicianFirst wifeMay Yul-Edochie (m. 2004; separated 2022)Second wifeJudy Austin Yul-Edochie (m. 2022)Children6FatherPete EdochieInstagram@yuledochieEarly lif…

…drawn from Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Akwa Ibom states, expressed their concerns in Port Harcourt on Tuesday during the second edition of the People’s Environmental Assembly, also known as Eco-Festival. The event, tagged “A Celebration of Culture, Resilience and Resistance,” was organised by environmental rights group…

…inter-state vehicle thief and recovered a vehicle allegedly stolen from his employer in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following a swift police response, intelligence-led investigation and effective collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Army. The arrest followed a distress call received at about 11:59 a.m. on Frid…

…man has reportedly discovered that his younger brother dropped out of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) without informing him, despite helping to fund his education after their father’s death. According to the account shared by a neighbour, the man was the first son of his family and took responsibility for hel…

GistReel A Nigerian pastor in Port Harcourt has reportedly questioned his driver’s decision to resign after receiving a better-paying job offer, telling him he was choosing money over God’s blessings. According to a narration shared by the driver’s acquaintance, the pastor paid the young man ₦120,000 monthly, provided…

…Customs Service, arrested a South African woman, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a cannabis strain weighing 32.74kg. The drugs were concealed in two travelling bags.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources “…

Four persons were injured when part of a two-storey building collapsed in the Old Port Harcourt Township area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday night. The building, located at No. 18 Club Road, is said to be one of the oldest in the area, having stood for more than 60 years. An eyewitness, who spoke on conditio…

…she harbours dangerous characters,” the statement said. In another operation at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State, NDLEA operatives, working with the Nigeria Customs Service, arrested a South African woman, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie. She was arrested with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a species o…

…a drug joint where she harbours dangerous characters.'' Babafemi mentioned that at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers state, NDLEA operatives, working in synergy with Customs Service, arrested a South African lady, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a specie of cannabis, weigh…

…characters,” the statement added. In another operation, NDLEA operatives at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State, arrested a South African woman, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 32.74 kilogrammes. Babafemi said the drugs were concealed in…

Petrol depot prices rose across Lagos, Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar, with Calabar reaching ₦1,370 per litreDiesel climbed to ₦2,000 per litre at Matrix’s Warri depot despite a reported Dangote refinery price reductionGovernment relief targets NNPC Retail’s profit margin, while rising landing costs cloud hop…

…week.Similarly, Abuja to Enugu rises from ₦105,500 to ₦325,000, while Lagos to Port Harcourt increases from ₦117,000 to ₦342,500.Other routes recording steep increases include Lagos to Asaba, Benin to Abuja and Lagos to Owerri.Last year's Christmas fare surge offers warning>The latest figures may remind some Ni…

Several depots across Lagos, Port Harcourt and Calabar listed petrol at N1,350 per litre on Friday, October 9, after the Federal Government proposed a price ceilingFive depots in Warri continued to quote N1,360 per litre, exceeding the proposed cap by N10The Federal Government also announced a 30-day petrol discount th…

…surveying 1,800 persons across 12 Nigerian cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Asaba, Port Harcourt, and Enugu. Speaking at the unveiling, the Chairman of the survey’s oversight committee and Business Unit Director of +Acuity Ltd, Emmanuel Adediran, said the findings have settled the question of attribution in the frequenc…

Depot operators in Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar raised petrol prices by as much as N25 per litre on Thursday, October 8Ibeto depot in Lagos raised its diesel price by N195 per litre amid growing concerns over crude supply disruptionsBrent crude climbed to $105.02 per barrel, with tanker traffic through the Strait o…

…that a Nigerian lady who boarded the Air Peace flight that skidded off the runway at Port Harcourt Airport shared her experience. In a trending post, the lady lamented that she came face to face with death and thought it would have been the end of her life.

Support Staff Union members of the Port Harcourt Refining Company have protested the delay in the payment of their seven months’ salaries and the non-implementation of a new salary structure recently approved by the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulare. The worke…

GistReel A woman has taken to social media to accuse the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers State, of negligence after her sister reportedly died at the facility. In a viral video shared on social media, the woman expressed anger and grief while alleging that her sister had been left unattende…

…exchange regime that Nigeria’s own refineries have used as an excuse for decades. The Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries have a combined capacity of 445,000 barrels per day. They have operated below 30 per cent capacity for most of the last two decades, and frequently at zero. Trillions of naira have been spent…

…season courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Ikorodu City at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt. Samson Olasupo gave Rivers United the lead in the 19th minute, while Chinemerem Ugwueze extended the lead in first-half stoppage time. At the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Barau FC suffered defeat for the first…

…in six days when they host the Lagos-based outfit at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Sunday, October 4, in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Finidi George’s side faced Ranchers Bees on Monday before travelling to Katsina United on Wednesday, and the punishing schedule will test their squad depth a…

…of the subregion. “Forum appreciates Mr. President for the renewed attention on the Port Harcourt–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe-Maiduguri rail corridor and frontier oil exploration at Kolmani and the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri highway. “Forum however, calls on Federal Government to revisit the exploration activities ear…

…The latest depot price report by Petroleumprice.ng shows reductions across Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar and Warri, with Dangote implementing one of the largest cuts.

…and industrial hubs, such as Lagos, the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano corridor and the Enugu-Port Harcourt axis, and concentrate 24-hour, uninterrupted electricity supply in these areas. When Joseph Tegbe first assumed office as Minister of Power, he identified something critical. “The problem of the power sector, I would say, is…

…eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Port Harcourt, Rivers State - FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has publicly challenged the people of Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, to identify a single project or development that former Governor Rotimi Amaech…