At least three people have been confirmed dead as one building under construction along Isi Ewu road, Nbodo Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, collapsed on Saturday, February 4.The workers were on-site at the two-storey building when it caved in on Saturday evening leaving many of them injured and three feared dead.The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Rivers State Command, Olufemi Ayodele, who confirmed the incident, said preliminary i...

At least 10 pregnant women have been rescued by the Rivers State Police Command after the police smashed a child trafficking ring and arrested four suspects in Igwuruta and Omagwa, Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre Local Government Areas of the state.Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on January 10, said 10 pregnant women and teenagers were rescued during the sting operation.Some of the victims are as yo...

The controversial Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike yesterday said other parties especially the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid wasting money for electioneering in the State, saying that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the only party to beat in next year’s general elections.Wike spoke during the State Honours and Awards ceremony held at the Banquet Hall, Government House in Port Harcourt, the State capital.“Lawyer, you must make money but her...