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DELSU final year student drown in river, friends flee after incident

A final year student of Delta State University, Precious Omordia has lost his life in a tragic drowning in Okotie river, Delta State. Omordia's death occurred yesterday around 1:30pm when he went to swim in the river with three friends (a boy and two girls

Nine corps members drown in Taraba river moments after taking selfie together (Photos)

Meanwhile, Idris Musa, a resident of Mayo Selbe, disclosed that each year, one to two persons lose their lives in the river, giving rise to the nickname Kogin Mutuwa (Hausa for 'River of Death').

Governor Siminalayi Fubara Backs Down; Withdraws Appeal Over Controversial 2024 Rivers Budget

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has withdrawn his appeal against the judgment of the Appeal Court, which declared the 2024 state budget illegal. This was revealed in a post by Lere Olayinka on his X (formerly Twitter) handle. The withdrawn appeal

APC Is Funding Wike to Bring Down the PDP - Rivers PDP Chairman

You don't see a single crisis in River State. Remove him, you won't see crisis anywhere in the state and at the centre."

End of the Road: Security Operatives Gun Down Six Suspected Militants In Rivers

The source noted that the dreaded gang had engaged the security operatives in gun duel, adding that the security men over powered the hoodlums and brought six down.

Rivers Govt Shut Down AIT, Raypower

Governor Similayi Fubara-led Rivers State Government has shut down the operations of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Newsmen reports that the media organization made this known in a statement on its

Stop turning us down, we make more money than men in suit - Keke Driver advises ladies

A young Keke Napep driver has advised Nigerian women to stop turning them down, saying that they make even more money than men in the corporate world. A Facebook user identified as Kelly Murphy who is a Keke Napep driver, has taken to the social networking

Uber driver strips down to protest after he was fined by airport tow truck driver

An Uber driver stripped down to his boxers in protest at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, after being detained and fined by an airport tow truck driver who wanted to seize his car. The man was not prepared to pay

DPR to Begin Clamp Down on Filling Stations in Rivers

The refusal of filling stations to make PMS available to the public is beginning to bite harder in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. DAILY POST reports that filling stations in the city of Port Harcourt open their stations at night to dispense at N190 per litre

Two university students fall into river and drown while taking photographs

Two university students have died after they fell into a river while taking photographs. Mr Derick Ouka and Ms Sharlet Atieno went out on Saturday to Siaya town in Kenya for a photo shoot on the bank of River Yala together with two other friends. While there

NYSC member knocked down by reckless Danfo driver in Lagos dies

A Corp member who was serving in Lagos State, was left unconscious on Wednesday morning, after she was knocked down by a reckless Danfo driver. The incident happened at Igbo Efon, Lekki Epe expressway, while she was on her way to her PPA - the victim, identified

Rivers Crisis: Nigerian democracy has been knocked down - Peter Obi

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, says Nigeria's democracy is collapsing. Obi's comment is linked to the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state. He made this statement on Monday at the

Car Knocks Down Okada Rider Escaping From Policeman Punishing Him (Video)

An okada rider was knocked down by a vehicle while being punished by a policeman for parking wrongly on Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. According to the video footage by Instablog9ja, the man was seen doing a Frog Jump under the supervision of a gun-toting

Serious Drama as Angry Security Guards Shut Down Primary Schools In Rivers

Some angry security guards on Monday barred pupils and teachers from getting access into some public primary school in Rivers over unpaid salaries, The Nation reports. Some of the security guards said they had not been paid for 11 months. One of them, Mr Chijioke

Hunter guns down 17-year-old boy he allegedly mistook for an animal in Cross River

A 17-year-old boy, identified as Ferdinand Afor, was shot dead by a hunter in the forests of Wula in the Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The tragic incident happened on Wednesday evening, August 16, 2023, when Afor and his friends pitched

Soldiers Gun Down Greenlanders Cult Leader And His Squad In Rivers State

These cultists were gunned down yesterday with their charms tied to their waist and legs by Joint Task Force in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers State. The most dreaded leader of GREENLANDERS CULT GANG also known as ASAWANA, Vincent, Chyfoo Chijioke and Ejebide

Trailer driver arrested after knocking down newly-errected barrier on Ojuelegba bridge

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said its officials have arrested the driver of a Julius Berger trailer that knocked down a newly erected barrier on Ojuelegba bridge inward Fadeyi, Lagos. Sharing the news on X via its official account,

Commotion as Two Secondary School Students Drown In Akwa Ibom River...Shocking Details

According to a report by Punch Metro, two senior secondary school students of Alex Commercial Secondary School, Idua in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have drowned in Qua River. An eyewitness, Peter Okon, said the drowned students - Aniekan