Three people, including a young child, were confirmed dead when a passenger boat from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria, capsized on Sunday evening. According to reports, the incident was caused by a storm at an area called Yellow Platform near Bonny Island. The boat was said to …
Read More »Soldier stabs nightclub bouncer to death
A soldier has reportedly stabbed a bouncer to death at a nightclub in the Bonny Island area of Rivers State, Nigeria. “The bouncer proceeded to conduct a routine search on the soldier at the entrance of the club as he was on study,” according to reports. “Upoon searching, the bouncer …
Read More »Nigeria: boy found hanging from ceiling fan
An 18-year-old boy was found dead as he took his own life in the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. “The lifeless body of the boy was found in their sitting room, with a rope around his neck tied to the hook of a ceiling fan,” …
Read More »Suspected cultists kill six people in River communities
Six peoples were killed as gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded two communities in the Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State in Nigeria. The rampaging cultists first killed one person in the Abarikpo community, Ahoada East, while five persons were killed in the Odiereke-Ubie community, …
Read More »Nigeria: a son killed his mother with a hoe
A 30-year-old man has clubbed his mother to death for refusing his request of N20,000 in the Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. “The boy asked his mother to withdraw N20,000 with his Automated Teller Machine card and bring it to enable him to purchase clothes to attend …
Read More »Nigeria: eight students died while traveling for the election
Eight students of Madonna University, Okija, Rivers State have died in an auto crash on their way to Taraba State from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, reports said. “The students were traveling home from school on account of the forthcoming general election,” according to reports. “Seeing the crowd of persons with some …
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