Health

The Jumbo Major House of Bonny Kingdom in Rivers State has warned that no aspect of its lands should be used as final dump site for refuse evacuation by the Bonny Local Government without proper consultation. Chairman of the Jumbo Major House Elders Council, Wari-Alabo Sodienye Jumbo, who issued this warning during the week in […]

In what appears to be indifference to the plight of residents living within the precincts of a final dump site in Bonny, the Sole Administrator of Bonny Local Government Area, Kingsley Banigo has declined response to complaints about the situation. Kristina Reports had earlier reported the appalling refuse mounds around Bonny in Rivers State with […]

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Tuesday, April 22, 2025 as a Police Inspector and security aide to a former Mayor of Port Harcourt, Maxwell Zabu allegedly shot himself dead. The incident happened at the residence of a former Mayor of Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Victor Ihunwo, at Eagle Island in Port Harcourt. […]

Residents of Bonny in Rivers State are currently groaning under the pervasive threats to their wellbeing due to mounting refuse dumps at various locations across the Island constituting an eyesore and posing health hazards to the people. Checks by Kristina Reports reveal that at Moore Jackson by Hospital Road, Akiama Road at Oguede by the […]

A native of Agba-Ndele Community in Emohua Local Government Area, Theophilus Ndiamzi Amadi, allegedly assaulted his wife, causing her and injury to the head. The incident occurred after she allegedly received N2,000 to participate in a rally organized by Pro-Wike women in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Reliable sources disclosed to Kristina Reports that […]

A prominent Chief, Elder, and one of the last surviving signatories to the historic “Ogoni Bill of Rights”, Matthew Tornwe has issued a powerful open letter to the Federal Government of Nigeria, calling for urgent action on environmental restoration, resource control, and justice for the Ogoni people. In the letter, written few days ago,Tornwe paints […]

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Rivers State have called on the government to take urgent action in addressing systemic exclusion caused by lack of accessible infrastructure and social inclusion. The call was made in an award event organised by FAECARE Foundation in Port Harcourt on Friday, March 21, 2025.  Through its the Disability Rights Initiative […]

The Nigerian Navy says the health and physical wellbeing of stakeholders around its operational environments is critical to the success of its statutory mandate of securing the nation’s maritime domain. Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (NNFOB), Bonny, Capt. Emmanuel Fingesi said this on Monday, March 17, 2025 at the flag off […]

As a fallout of the Supreme Court judgments on various issues in Rivers State, some yet-to-be-identified gunmen opened fire on a gathering of supporters of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in Elele Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. Kristina Reports learnt that the incident, which occurred in the early hours of […]

The 12 persons kidnapped near Isaka Community in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State have been released. Though details of the release are still sketchy at the moment, Kristina Reports reliably learnt from knowledgeable sources that the 12 persons comprising five women and seven men were transported to Bonny Island early morning of Friday, […]

There has been a major push to improve healthcare access in Rivers State, especially, in Bonny Local Government Area, where the Senator representing Rivers West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ipalibo Harry-Banigo is leading the charge to amend the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Act to establish a new facility in Bonny. Addressing stakeholders, especially, […]

Contrary to claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that there were no casualties in the fire incident that engulfed its facility in Cawthorne Channel 1, three corpses suspected to be the remains of the victims have been found washed ashore. Kristina Reports learnt that the bodies which have scars of fire burns […]

Residents of Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State have been called upon to place high premium on the cleanliness and sanitary wellbeing of their environment by participating fully in the monthly sanitation exercise. This call was made by the Bonny Local Government via a statement on Friday, February 21, 2025 signed by the Chief […]

In the wake of the fire outbreak at Cawthorne Channel 1 in Kalaibiama Community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has condemned the recent incessant malfunctioning of well-heads operated by multinationals due to negligence. The recent incident involved flow stations in Cawthorne Channel 1 linked to OML 18 […]