Tag: Port Harcourt
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Just in: 49 passengers escape death as Dana Air plane crash lands in Port Harcourt[Photos]
Forty-nine passengers on Tuesday escaped death after a Dana Air plane overshot the runway of the Port Harcourt Airport. It was gathered that the aircraft, with number 9J0363, flew into Port Harcourt after taking passengers from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. An aircraft is said to have overshot the runway when it moves past…
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Best restaurants to wine and dine in Port Harcourt
The garden city as it is fondly called is an exciting place that offers visitors an unforgettable nightlife and delectable cuisine. So, whenever you find yourself in the oil city, Jumia Food, Nigeria’s no 1 food ordering platform shares impressive restaurants you can wine and dine. Le Meridien Ogeyi Place Hotel Le Meridien Ogeyi Place…
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FG threatens to revoke Port Harcourt International Airport contract
Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister for State, Aviation says the Federal Government may revoke the remodelling contract of the domestic wing, Port Harcourt International Airport due to slow pace of work by the contractor. Sirika made this know to newsmen during an inspection of ongoing construction at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Tuesday. He said…
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Police dismiss sergeant for allegedly aiding escape of suspected ritual killer
Rivers State Police Command has dismissed a police sergeant, Johnbosco Okoroeze, who was allegedly involved in the escape of a suspected ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike, from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Port Harcourt. Recall TheNewsguru.com earlier reported that had reported that the prime suspect, Dike, defiled, killed and removed the organs of one…
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Man who killed eight-year-old girl escapes from police custody
There was outrage in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on yesterday when members of the public learnt that Ifeanyi Dike, the man who allegedly raped, killed and removed vital organs of an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso, had escaped from the police custody. The father of the victim, Dr. Ernest Nmezuwuba, who was at the…
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Senate halts concessioning of Port Harcourt refinery over lack of transparency
The Senate on Tuesday called for the termination of all transactions regarding the concession of Port Harcourt Refinery to AGIP and OANDO. The decision follows a motion from Senator Sabo Mohammed (Jigawa South) asking it to investigate how the deal was sealed. Complaining that due process of Public Procurement was not followed, he urged the…
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Alleged corruption: Court transfers INEC officials case from Abuja to Port Harcourt
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday transferred the case filed by the Police against 23 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials to Port Harcourt division of the court. The officials were docked for allegedly receiving N360 million as bribe from the Rivers Government to compromise the results of the Dec.10, 2016 re-run parliamentary elections…
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Thief takes over lady’s Facebook after snatching her phone at gunpoint
A thief in Port Harcourt is rousing up controversy on social media by mocking his victim on Facebook after robbing her of her phone at gunpoint. The thief uploaded his photo on the victim’s Facebook account, (Gabrilla Uchechi Eberechukwu) on Thursday, February 9, 2016. The victim who is a student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University…
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‘Refineries to work in full capacity by 2017’
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Tuesday, said it would rehabilitate the three local refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna to achieve optimal capacity utilization in 2017. In a statement signed by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division (NNPC) in Abuja, the Chief Operating Officer, Refineries of the…