Tag: Rivers State
Rivers Bye-Elections: APC looks set for easy win as PDP, ADC sit out
The Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, warned that anyone who violates the movement restriction or causes trouble will be…
Political Showdown in Rivers: Fubara told how to stop Impeachment
Many political watchers are closely following the developments, as the situation could have significant implications for both the state and…
Onoh to APC: Suspend Rivers Lawmakers Over Fubara Impeachment Plot
former spokesman to President Bola Tinubu in the South-East, Denge Josef Onoh, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to…
Rivers: Court to deliver judgment in fresh suit challenging Tinubu’s emergency declaration
The plaintiffs had sought 26 reliefs, including a declaration that Rivers cannot be governed by an appointed administrator, retired Vice…
Rivers 2027: Wike’s camp endorses Gov. Fubara for second term
Kinsmen of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, have endorsed Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara,…
Fubara shakes Rivers cabinet amid fresh political tension
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has carried out a minor reshuffle within the State Executive Council, sparking fresh political attention…
Rivers under attack by misinformation merchants – Fubara
He argued that the large number of golfers and visitors from across Africa attending the tournament clearly contradicted the portrayal…
Nigeria strengthens oil export chain with new 365,000-bpd Otakikpo terminal
The $400 million facility, located in Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area, can handle 365,000 barrels per day. It is…
Court dismisses suit seeking refund of Rivers’ monies spent by Ibas
Ibas was appointed the sole administrator of Rivers for six months after President Bola Tinubu suspended democratic structures and declared…
Why I didn’t challenge my suspension in court – Fubara
President Tinubu had suspended him for six months and declared a state of emergency in Rivers during that time. After…
Just In: Anxiety over in Rivers as Fubara returns after emergency rule
While Fubara did not resume on Wednesday, members of the Rivers House of Assembly, however, held their first legislative session…
All eyes on Port Harcourt as Rivers lawmakers return to plenary
While many residents and stakeholders welcome the lifting of the emergency measures, there are calls for both the executive and…
Breaking: President Tinubu restores Fubara as Rivers governor
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the six-month emergency rule he imposed on Rivers State, therefore reinstating Siminalayi Fubara and Ngozi…
Emergency rule was painful but necessary, says Ibas in farewell lecture
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), has shared important lessons learned from the six-month emergency rule…
Rivers State: Fubara’s return sparks legal debate
He described it as an abuse of constitutional power. “My heart bleeds at the misuse of Section 305, which left…
Wike’s allies shine as APC captures 20 of 23 Rivers councils
The elections were generally peaceful, though turnout appeared higher in some LGAs than others. With the announcement of results, attention…
Nigeria’s first environment, technology university opens in Rivers State
The new university, located in Koroma, Rivers State, is the first in Nigeria to focus specifically on environmental sciences.
Wike drops hint on Rivers emergency rule, reveals Tinubu’s fresh order
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has suggested that the six-month emergency rule currently in place in Rivers…
2027: Rivers ADC supporters canvass Atiku/ Amaechi presidential ticket
Amaechi, who recently resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC after he joined the ADC was received by a…
Group to Tinubu: You did well with Rivers
He described the President’s action as timely and decisive, noting that it ushered in a new dawn of peace and…
Rivers Crisis: Fubara meets Wike in public again amid peace process
Their appearance together followed Thursday’s peace meeting arranged by President Bola Tinubu, who called for an end to their crisis.
Budget scandal in Rivers: Officials withhold financial records as Ibas sounds alarm
The session, held at the New Senate Building in Abuja, comes amid heightened scrutiny of governance in the state following…
2027: Wike gives PDP survival tips
According to him, the survival of the PDP, depends on strict adherence to its 1999 Constitution.
Rivers: Excitement as 500 women receive OSSAP-SDGs/RHI empowerment items
The women could barely contain their excitement as they received a wide range of empowerment tools, including deep-chest freezers, gas…
Rivers crisis: Wike’s spokesman tackles ex-governor Ada George
George had, at a news briefing on Wednesday, accused Wike of orchestrating the ongoing political crisis in Rivers. The former…
Suit seeking to sack Rivers’ sole administrator suffers set back
The plaintiff, in the suit is praying the court to set-aside, “all actions and decisions (howsoever described or made) of…
‘Why Tinubu declared emergency rule in Rivers’
Malam Danjuma Muhammad, TDF Chairman said this in a statement on Wednesday while defending President Tinubu’s proclamation of State of…
I’m in Abuja to report things making me sick in Rivers – Ex-Hos Nwaeke
Nwaeke dismissed claim that he is missing in a recorded video sent to journalists in Rivers State on Saturday's morning.…
Tinubu’s emergency rule stopped Rivers from descending into anarchy – APC chieftain
Okocha said that the situation in Rivers was moving towards a state of lawlessness with non-state actors brandishing sophisticated weapons…
‘Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers demonstration of commitment to well-being of Nigerians’
The founder and Executive Director of the NGO, Mr Belonwu Ezeanyaeche made the commendation in a statement on Monday in…