Tag: Rivers House of Assembly
Rivers N800bn budget caught in web of lawmakers’ defection confusion
The 27 Martin Amaewhule led lawmakers elected on the platform of PDP had defected to the APC, citing division within…
Mass defection of PDP lawmakers to APC in Rivers
The announcement of their defection took place on the floor of the House during Monday’s sitting. There are 32 members…
Drama as pro-Wike lawmakers obtain court order to continue sitting
The Court also restrained the Rivers State Government, its agents or privies from withholding funds for the Assembly, disturbing the…
Pro-Wike faction of Rivers Assembly sits, elects new principal officers
The 27 lawmakers in the faction led by Amaewhule as the Speaker are loyal to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of…
Why Gov. Fubara can’t remove or redeploy Rivers Assembly Clerk, Deputy – Factional Speaker Amaewhule
Amaewhule, who is leading a faction of the Assembly loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike emphasized that neither the Head…
Rivers: Factional Speaker Amaewhule, Deputy risk jail over contempt of court
The order was issued against the factional Speaker loyal to Nyesom Wike and his deputy, the Minister of Federal Capital…
Factional Speaker obtains court order to shut down Rivers Assembly
Ehie had in the suit asked the court presided over by Justice Phoebe Ayua prayed the court to stop Amaewhule…
Rivers: Factional Speaker insists police officers led thugs to assassinate him
Ehie spoke against the background of denial by Olatunji Disu, Commissioner of Police in Rivers that he has not reported…
Police: No assassination attempt on factional Speaker of Rivers Assembly
Rivers Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, said that the policemen who Ehie alleged were on a mission to kill him…
Armed thugs led by police attempted to kill me – Rivers Assembly factional Speaker
In the statement, signed by his legislative aide, Ken Uchendu, Ehie said the attack took place around 11 pm on…
Why we doused Gov. Fubara with teargas, water – Police
The Police made the explanation while denying the claim by the Governor that police deliberately shot teargas and used water…
Fubara: Police shot at me directly, they wanted to kill me
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Siminalayi Fubara has alleged that some police officers shot and tried to kill him on…
Impeachment plot: Fubara storms Rivers Assembly, vows to defend mandate
Earlier, Rivers House of Assembly members believed to be loyal to Wike led by their Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, had served…
BREAKING: Tension as Wike’s loyalists in Rivers Assembly move against Gov. Fubara
Political developments in Rivers State a dangerous turn on Monday morning with the sack of Edison Ehie, the majority leader…
Explosion, fire rock Rivers Assembly amidst impeachment rumours
The fire at Rivers State House of Assembly Chambers followed an explosion at about 10pm on Sunday night