The Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) has called on the Khana Local Government Council and security agencies to urgently strengthen security measures in Bori, the traditional headquarters of the Ogoni Nation. President of the OLI Dr. Douglas Fabeke, made the call while reacting to the recent attacks and killings in Bori, especially the murder of a…
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded an 82 per cent participation rate in the ongoing three-year human biomonitoring study being conducted among residents of Ogoni, Rivers State. The lead researcher, Ann Olsson, disclosed this on Tuesday when she led members of the research team, including…
The Youth President of Emohua Kingdom in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Wisdom Jasper-Stephen, has blamed the collapse of a bridge linking Rumuche community to the Kalabari Road to erosion caused by heavy flooding in the area. The bridge collapsed on Monday, October 5, 2026, disrupting access to the Kalabari Kingdom and leaving…
Two suspects from a six-man kidnap gang have confessed to their roles in the abduction of a Port Harcourt resident, Mr Hassan as police close in on the four other members of the gang. The two kidnappers, Victor Ifeanyi, 24 years alias Big Boby and Aniekan Okon Michael, 36 alias Duff Man were arrested by…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has paid his maiden official visit to the INTERPOL General Secretariat in Lyon, France, as part of efforts to strengthen international police cooperation and enhance the Nigeria Police Force’s response to transnational crime. Disu, who visited the INTERPOL headquarters on Monday, October 5, 2026, met with the organisation’s…
The Rivers State Police Command has warned against unlawful killings as an OSPAC personnel was investigated over the death of Francis Chibuzor Oguh, also known as Royal, in Omoku on October 1, 2026. The Command stated that the suspect, Felix Dibia, had been arrested for the alleged act, and the weapon believed to have caused…
When the distress call came from Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, the people on the other end knew what it meant. Armed men had invaded the community. Residents were under attack. The police responded. Officers from the Police Mobile Force, tactical teams and conventional units moved towards the danger and engaged the…
When IGP Olatunji Disu assumed office as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police on February 25, 2026, he pledged not to squander the confidence reposed in him. Eight months into his tenure, that pledge is being measured against the realities of policing Nigeria, the crimes confronted, reforms pursued, officers disciplined and the continuing effort to…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Shehu Umar Nadada, to Imo State to coordinate the ongoing search-and-rescue operation for 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha on October 1, 2026. DIG…
The President of the Ogoni Liberation Initiative, Dr Fabeke Douglas, has declared that the creation of Bori State remains the only condition for the resumption of oil exploration and production in Ogoni. Fabeke made the disclosed this at Bori, Khana local government area of Rivers State on Thursday 1st October, 2026, while outlining what he…
