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Punch Newspapers Sections Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt The Police in Rivers state have on Friday arrested a member of a three-man gang who robbed 37 worshipers returning from crossover service at Rumuodara, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The nabbed suspect, identified as Ndubuisi Igwe aka SS Chief was in possession of a locally-made pistol that was recovered by the police, while his two gang members who escaped carried AK 47 rifles. It was learnt that the gunmen injured two of their victims who put up resistance during the robbery and were later taken to a hospital for treatme...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt There was palpable tension in Luubara, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday as gunmen invaded the community and shot dead two men at a pub. Residents expressed shock at the development, noting that the community used to be peaceful. It was learnt that the assailants attacked the pub around 8pm after some of the residents went there to relax after a masquerader display earlier in the day. A native of the community, Nwibani Barry, told our correspondent that four persons were shot by the assailants, two died on the spot, w...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt A cross-section of Port Harcourt residents in Rivers State on Monday appealed to Governor Nyesom Wike not to lock down the state, but to ban influx of foreigners in order to curb the rise of second wave of COVID-19 in the state. The appeal followed the state governor’s threat on Sunday to impose a fresh lockdown on the state from January 2021 due to rising COVID-19 infections. A Port Harcourt resident, who identified herself as Ibisaki, told our correspondent that restricting travellers into the state would effectively curb the rise of ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt A cross-section of Port Harcourt residents in Rivers State has on Monday appealed to the Governor, Nyesom Wike, not to lock down the state but to ban the influx of foreigners in order to curb the second wave of COVID-19 in the state. The appeal of the residents followed the state governor’s promise to impose a fresh lockdown in the state from January 2021, due to the rising COVID-19 infections. Wike gave the hint on Sunday during the thanksgiving church service to mark the 90th birthday of Mrs. Priscilla Nwanediye Mark at St. Martin’s...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sampson Itode, Port Harcourt The Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology, Port Harcourt, has expelled three male students over their alleged involvement in the rape of their female colleague on the campus and involvement in cultism. The students’ expulsion was contained in an internal memo dated, Friday, December 18, 2020, signed by the Registrar, Kuapie Ndee-ue, and sighted by our correspondent on Wednesday. The affected 300-level students, according to the memo, are Ferdinand Gospel of the Department of Emergency Medical Technician; Chim ...