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POLICE PRESS RELEASE RESCUE OF FOURTEEN (14) OIL WORKERS The Commissioner of Police Rivers State Police Command, CP Francis M. Odesanya in keeping with his pledge to fight all manners of crime and criminality in the state, which pledge is already yielding fruitful result, has again smashed the gang of kidnappers responsible for the abduction of fourteen (14) Oil Workers on the 2 nd  day of September 2016. 2.      The Oil Workers were rescued unhurt due largely to the efforts of the Command’s Tactical Units, who, at the early hours of today 18/9/2016, engaged the hoodlums, in a fierce gun battle which lasted for one and half hours, leading to the rescue of the victims, the hoodlums took to flight abandoning their hostages. Efforts are on to arrest and bring them to justice. 3.      The last of the hostages, seven in number were rescued unhurt bringing the total number to fourteen (14). However, no ransom was paid. They have been debriefed and are receiving medical attention

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The Rivers State Police Command has declared war against criminality in the state. The commissioner, Francis M. Odesanya made the declaration recently in a press briefing at Port Harcourt.  He said the state will no longer be conducive for criminals, until they surrender. He maintained that with a proactive policing his command will implore the use of intelligence gathering to embark on regular raid of criminal hideouts. According to him, "I pledge to fight crimes and criminality headlong. Rivers state shall not be conducive any more for criminals. We shall be proactive in our policing. Intelligence gathering shall be the hallmark of my administration. We shall embark on regular raid of criminal hideouts"  "Ban on road block is still in force but I shall put in place descent stop and search mechanism which shall aid us in tracking kidnappers and armed robbers with the sole aim of recovering stolen properties". Earlier, the commissioner frowned

The  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has began moves to curb regional crisis affecting the people. Speaking in a stakeholders meeting at the Hotel Presidential in Rivers State recently, the acting managing Director, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, stated that the 2016 Partner for Sustainable Development is a direct product of the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan, for collaborating with stakeholders in the Niger Delta region. She averred   that the aim is to create opportunity for partners to look at various challenges plaguing the Niger Delta Region and proffer the way forward. She said the commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs would discuss  strategies that will make the region move forward. According to her, “The key objective of the Partners for Sustainable development PSD is to provide a clearing-house of information for stakeholders during project planning, budgeting and implementation strategies, to ensure that stakeholders are a

The  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has began moves to curb regional crisis affecting the people. Speaking in a stakeholders meeting at the Hotel Presidential in Rivers State recently, the acting managing Director, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, stated that the 2016 Partner for Sustainable Development is a direct product of the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan, for collaborating with stakeholders in the Niger Delta region. She averred   that the aim is to create opportunity for partners to look at various challenges plaguing the Niger Delta Region and proffer the way forward. She said the commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs would discuss  strategies that will make the region move forward. According to her, “The key objective of the Partners for Sustainable development PSD is to provide a clearing-house of information for stakeholders during project planning, budgeting and implementation strategies, to ensure that stakeholders

The Nigeria Police Force in foiling a robbery attempt said, the proactiveness of their security men on ground scared a gang of robbers recently. In a telephone interview with the Public Relations Officer DSP Omoni Nnamdi who confirmed the robbery attempt at First bank Plc. along Rumoula road in Rivers State, noted that the suspected robbers drove towards the bank shooting up the air from their car before the police immediately came and they all fled. He however assured the public to go on with their normal business stressing that the state police command will ensure that  lives and property of the people is being secured.  

CP, Afuloso A. Adebanjo Three dead adult male kidnappers and one Riffle  The Rivers State police Command said it has marked huge success in the fight against criminality. The CP, Afoluso A. Adebanjo said his men in fighting crime recently around G.R.A axis gunned down 3 kidnappers During a gun battle with the Anti-Robbery squard. He however boasted that there will be no hiding place for criminals in Rivers State until they all surrender.

CP. FOLUSO A. ADEBANJO ASSUMES DUTY AS 36th RIVERS STATE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE The Rivers State Police command wishes to inform the general public that CP. Foluso A. Adebanjo, mni has assumed duty as the 36th Rivers State Commissioner of Police. He succeeded CP. Musa Kimo, who is now deployed to Force Headquarters, Abuja. The new Commissioner of Police joined the Nigeria Police in 1984 as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose through the ranks to his present ran k of Commissioner of Police in 2012. He is a holder of bachelor and masters degrees in Criminology/Criminal Justice Administration and Management obtained from the University of Central Oklahoma, United States of America. He is an alumnus of the elitist National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. He has served in various capacities in the force, he was in the recent past the Commissioner of Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal (Anti-Bomb), Force Headquarters, Abuja and

CP. FOLUSO A. ADEBANJO ASSUMES DUTY AS 36th RIVERS STATE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE The Rivers State Police command wishes to inform the general public that CP. Foluso A. Adebanjo, mni has assumed duty as the 36th Rivers State Commissioner of Police. He succeeded CP. Musa Kimo, who is now deployed to Force Headquarters, Abuja. The new Commissioner of Police joined the Nigeria Police in 1984 as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose through the ranks to his present ran k of Commissioner of Police in 2012. He is a holder of bachelor and masters degrees in Criminology/Criminal Justice Administration and Management obtained from the University of Central Oklahoma, United States of America. He is an alumnus of the elitist National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. He has served in various capacities in the force, he was in the recent past the Commissioner of Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal (Anti-Bomb), Force Headquarters, Abuja and

The drama between the embattled governor of Ekiti State went worse  when Peter Ayodele Fayose recently accused the wife of president Mohammed Buhari of being involved in the Haliburton scandal. In his accusation, governor Fayose said if the government of president Buhari was actually fighting curruption it would have looked into the money scandal which the wife's name Aisha Buhari was included. On the part of EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorode who was the former director of operations when reacting to the statement accredited to Ekiti state governor said, the name AISHA BUHARI mention among the people indicted in the Haliburton scandal was not refering to the wife of president Buhari. According to him, “I was the director of operations at the EFCC at the time so I know about the case very well.  I can tell you that it is not her (President Buhari’s wife)~ Ibrahim Lamorde''.  Recall that the name AISHA BUHARI was among the Haliburton bribery scandal, which d

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has finalized plans to nominate a gubernetorial flagbearer for the forth coming Edo state election holding in September 2016. Sen. Osita Izunaso on Thursday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja diclosed it to journalists that 2873 delegates would be electing the party’s governorship candidate for the primaries scheduled in 18th of June at the Edo State capital, Benin City. On the his part, the party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Chief Segun Oni in compliance has also inaugurated a seven-member election committee and three-member election appeal committee for the 2016 Edo State governorship election primaries. Members of the communitee includes, Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari (chaiman), Hon. Andrew Uchendu (Secretary); Hon. Yusuf Maianguwa, Dr. Tunde Esan, Alhaji Shuaibu Musa, Alhaji Ibrahim Soja and Mr. Amara Iwuanyanwu. For the election appeal committee; Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele (chairman), Alhaji Mustapha Salisu

The Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) has said it will continue to conduct rerun in Rivers State if politicians fails to support the commission in creating peaceful environment.  Mr. Iniedi Ikoiwak Abasi, state Resident Electoral Commissioner, made it known on Tuesday the 14th of June, 2016  in a consultative meeting with management and critical stakeholders at the Police Officers Mess, port harcort. The commissioner in giving his reasons said, the major set back that had led to the suspension of election in some parts of the state during March 19th rerun election was as a result of some unlawful practices by political gladiators who wanted to stay at home and cook up results. He noted that it was thesame people wanting to snatch ballot boxes, just to create wrong signals in where they feel they will lose. In furthering his assertions, he said politicians in the previous elections were so confortable in wanting to do the INEC work for them by creating

The All Progressive Congress, (Rivers chapter) has created a registration centre for those seeking for an employment and empowerment. This was contained in a statement signed by Somiari Ogolo Esq. the statement reads  "This is to inform all APC members/supporters in Rivers State, within the age bracket of 18 - 35 years to participate in the Federal Government N-Power Programme through an APC sponsored E-Registration Scheme. N-Power is a job creation and empowerment initiative of the Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria. N-Power is designed to help young Nigerians acquir e and develop life-long skills to become solution providers in their communities and to become players in the domestic and global markets. •N-Power Knowledge – 25,000 non-graduates •N-Power Build- 75,000 non-graduates Who can apply? The N-Power programme is for all eligible Nigerians looking to work gainfully. However, the initial programmes have been designed f

  Investigations indicates that the former Super Eagles choach Stephen Keshi died while mourning his Wife. Sources diclosed that the wife Mrs. Kate Keshi died arround December 2015 following a protracted illness. According to a family brother named Ado who disclosed the news noted that  ''Keshi never recovered from the death of Kate; they were inseparable. He has gone to meet Kate. Since the wife died Keshi has kept on mourning and has been in sorrow. All these time Keshi has been acting, giving the impression that he was fine and man enough to bear the sorrow but the truth actually is that he was down and in pain over the death of his wife. From companionship to cooking and other domestic matters nobody could be like his wife to him; they were irreplaceable. The man just went to join her”, He said Mrs Kate Keshi passed-on on the 9th of December 2015. Since her death, Keshi has been in mourning. ''He came back to Nigeria to be with