You probably have heard a lot about Port Harcourt or the Garden City as it is fondly called, both good and bad but the truth is that Port Harcourt is like every Nigerian city and as a matter of fact it ranks third only behind Lagos and Abuja in its metropolitan nature.

A knowledge of some popular area is important, to guide you in making choices of where to rent a house in Port Harcourt...

Woji is very safe with good road network and the light condition there is amazing. The landlords increase rent according to increment in light supply time. Some areas are cool but be mindful of mini woji. Boys are not always smilling there.

Odili road is expensive but you have malls, gas stations, restaurants, hotels everywhere and it is just adjacent Trans Amadi - the industrial hub of the city. It has some of the finest estates and big boys. If you are planning to open a business, expect premium clients.

Elekahia housing estate is enclosed and the houses are old but the other parts have some thugs in patrol at night. Select your choice according to your shock immunity.

Amadi Flat to Forces Avenue is the centre of greenery but your next neighbour may be an ex governor who will not care when the transformer goes off because government still fuels his gen. However, you are secure because it houses the govt house, police headquarters, EFCC and the DSS headquarters.

Marine base used to be scary but it is no longer. With the new NDDC headquarters presence, more good things will come. Plus the light condition is fantastic. But you see the waterside area, avoid it.

Ogbunabali is partly a market and a hood. If you can't tolerate community influence, shift because Abali boys are not preachers of love.

Diobu is rough but things are cheaper there. You can stroll to Ikoku if you have a bad car or visit Mile 1 or Mile 3 to buy foodstuffs that are sold 200% of the cost in Odili road and co. If your furniture is bad, Timber market is in Illabuchi and if you need to print at cheaper rates, try education bus stop down to Afikpo street.

Tank Elimbu has affordable self contain houses but prepare your mind for frustrating holdups.

Oyigbo is cool especially if you are into a business that needs you visiting Aba always but try adopting Igbo as your second language first.

Akpajo is perfect if you work in Onne, Indorama, the refinery or Notore. However, you must learn to wakeup early or spend one quarter of your day sometimes at Akpajo junction on your way to work.

Elelenwo is amazing. You can shop at Oil mill. Market instead of going to Aba but if you lose your phone to street robbers, consult the local vigilante instead of the police. With N5k for investigations and N3k for transport, your phone can be returned to you in 24hrs.

Borokiri is an organized hood but be careful how you lift your shoulders there or they will be trimmed. If you work, always show love to boys in the area and ask well before you toast any girl there. Toasting the wrong babe has sent many young boys to early graves.

Okujagu is not for the faint hearted. However, there are two worlds there. One for the insane and another for the sane. If you are sane, stay on your lane and you will only hear the rumours of the terror exhibited by the insane. By no means should you cross into the insane world. Remain in your own world and remain safe. But be mindful of slaughter junction at night.

Dline is well spaced. If your car is above N10m, drive always with your two eyes open. And if you like Bole and fruits, you have the best of both worlds close by.

New GRA runs a 24/7 nitelife. The battle is between nite clubs and churches. One particular church owns one third of the properties there. Once you park into your apartment, you are on your own. If you do not have enough money, do not enter a club there.
It is still the delight of PH city and links to almost every major centre in the city and it is bordered by two most important roads in PH - Aba road and Ikwerre road.

Before you park into NTA road, buy two generators (one diesel and one petrol) plus an inverter. They probably offended NEPA and they laid a curse on the area. However, if you are still young and single, it is closer to Uniport and you can access RSUST from behind. By the side to Iwofe, there ia a college of education there and down to the north of it, a midwifery /nursing school resides there. Enjoy your stay but make a budget for fuel except you stay around Obiwali area of it that enjoys the federal line.

When you know the area well, you know where to rent a house and how to live.

Modified: Finally, we made it to front page. For those who asked about certain areas not captured in this piece, keep watching this space, an update will come.

PH the chill city. Aviod oil mill area. That place dey give me migraine just passing through.

How about:

Abuloma

Rupokwu

Sars Road

Eliozu

Rumokoro

Ada George

What do you have to say about them?

Entertaining read

Abeg where fccpcc office dey for PH?

copy copy Op.
no be say he complete am sef. shoir!

Buhari is useless!!!

Nawa

You see now...

very dirty city

Rubbish, absolute non sense

Ok

lol you need to add beware of Cult also....

What of Aluu community?

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright......
Waiting for other state to do the same..

Can't wait to see Edo state own.....

The land of disarming.....
If you dey waka in the evening and you hear "show" guy na disarm them want disarm you so and na Ekosodin...

Upper
Ogbe

Port Harcourt just like Lagos get fine, beautiful places.... but den the remaining place like 70% ish.... na pure dirt.... dirt.... gold dirt....
So just to show us 30% of the city is not a good representation of the entire city...

All these overrated places sef..... mtchewwww

Na for Ekpan, near Warri I take see where small pikin wey dey 4 years carry cutlass dey chase another small pikin.
Oshare na nor be small matter
Uvwie I hail

PH Our Town.....
We full Ground.
Chilling at Springs Place, Odili road at the moment on a Barbecue and some Non-Alcoholic Bottles of Barbecue Wine Level........
The wedding was a successful one.
Then to COLD STONE to cool tins off.
Life is Good when you work hard in a legit way and when God smiles at you.

PH to the World.
50000 and 1 level (who no know no go know!)

ugodson:
Where can you get prostitute and how much can they go for.
Location and amount needed

Ehn Ehn

Wow!! I'm impressed but op left out Rumukurusi, Rumuibekwe, Rumomasi, Artillery 1 $2, Cocaine estate, Rumuola, Airforce, infact like 35% of Portharcourt.........

Who port help. Though I served there

Nawaooooo

This poster na real PH boy, I don laugh tire..
every detail is apt, I Rep PH too!

One Love

Iwofe... College of Education... Really? I guess you are still living in 1999 PH.

You just copied rubbish. What of Rumuomasi that is central city. Housing the stadium and other hotels and good road network.

Warri, Delta

Badagry, Lagos.

Na go area for Jew men too.


P.S: Pun intended but no joke with wetin OP chapter down o, na pure matter

Forget that gist nowhere is safe in Nigeria.

Everyone should be security conscious no matter the city you are in.

Good city but the air pollution is my problem about Port Harcourt

K