Tag: Rivers state House of Assembly
Rivers Assembly defections: Furious PDP threaten legal action
“Consequently, the PDP will take legal steps to activate constitutional provisions to recover the mandates gained under our banner.”
Misappropriation: Rivers Assembly invites EFCC, ICPC to investigate RSIEC boss
Amaewhule said that it had become necessary for the house to invite the EFCC and ICPC to assist it, in…
Rivers Assembly orders arrest of RSIEC chairman
The House issued the warrant during its plenary on Monday since the 72-hour ultimatum it gave to Enebeli to appear…
Rivers lawmakers loyal to Fubara initiate bill to regulate real estate
"When fully passed into law, the bill will also provide an opportunity for dispute resolutions through mediatory mechanisms."
Rivers Assembly loyal to Fubara confirms five as Commissioners
The Speaker read the letter of the governor during plenary held at the Auditorium used for legislative businesses in Port…
Fubara submits five Commissioner nominees to Rivers Assembly for screening
Those invited as commissioner nominees are: Mr Ilamu Arugu, Dr. Rowland Obed Whyte, Hon. Dr Sam Anya, Hon. Samuel Eyiba,…
Pro- Fubara lawmakers to screen new commisioner-nominee
The faction had recently screened and confirmed nine commissioners.
Fubara: No cause for worry over Appeal Court judgment
By Precious Akutamadu Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has assured that there was no cause to worry over the recent pronouncements of…
Fubara’s lawmakers to screen commissioner-nominee Monday
He called on the executive arm of the State Government to stop dealing with the Pro-Wike faction.
Court nullifies Fubara’s N800bn budget passed by four lawmakers
Justice James Omotosho who sat over the matter in court, said everything done by the four lawmakers was null and…
Rivers Assembly withdraws impeachment notice against Fubara
“Following the agreement reached on Dec. 18 at the instance of President Bola Tinubu, the House has withdrawn the notice…
Despite ‘sack’, pro-Wike Rivers lawmakers hold plenary, pass bills, slam Fubara
Also, the House passed the Rivers State Local Government Law, No. 5 of 2018 (Amendment) Bill, 2023 after a robust…
Rivers crisis: Court stops Assembly factions from sitting
After entering the order, the court fixed for hearing the motion on notice November 27, 2023.
Rivers crisis deepens as factional lawmakers loyal to Wike, Fubara hold separate sitting
The faction led by Martin Amaewhule, the factional Speaker loyal to Wike sat at the Assembly complex guarded by heavy…
Lagos Lawmakers condemn burning of Rivers Assembly Chamber
The members also condemned the alleged interference of the executive arm of government in the affairs of the state legislature,…
Rivers Assembly: Suspended House Leader ’emerges’ Speaker, adjourns sitting indefinitely
House has urged the House Committee on Petitions to give them fair hearing. “This house has adjourned sine die because…
Rivers Assembly passes N200bn supplementary bill
The passage of the Appropriation Bill was sequel to the presentation of the Ad-hoc Committee on Appropriation's Report on the…
Gunmen abduct Accord candidate for Rivers Assembly
One of the brothers of the House of Assembly election candidate, Ife-akachukwu Nwakiri said he was abducted at about 8.30pm…
Rivers Assembly confirms RSIEC chairman, commissioners ahead of council polls
The Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed eight nominees as chairman and commissioners of the Rivers State…
Truck filled with stale meat intercepted in Rivers
A truck filled with dead meat has been intercepted in Rivers State.
Rivers to ensure commercial motorists use state’s official colours
Rivers State House of Assembly has begun moves to ensure commercial bus and taxis are painted in the Rivers official…
Rivers lawmakers fail to confirm Wike’s Commissioner-nominees
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Tuesday failed to confirm 13 Commissioner-nominees sent to the house by Governor Nyesom…
Rivers Assembly swears in 31st PDP Lawmaker out of 32
The Rivers State House of Assembly has sworn in Tekenari Wellington Granville of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after he…
Rivers Assembly elects new Speaker, passes 2017 budget
A new Speaker was on Friday elected by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. He is Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani…
Rivers Assembly confirms 22 LG caretaker chairmen-nominees
The Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed the 22 nominees as Chairmen of Caretaker Committees of the…
Speaker: Rivers State Assembly dumps Patience Jonathan’s candidate, elects Igbani
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Shortly after Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state declared open the 8th Assembly the 32 lawmakers of…
Amaechi signs N338bn into law, lauds Rivers Assembly
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has signed into law the State Appropriation bill for 2015. Signing…
Rivers deputy speaker chides Police over Lloyd
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly,Leyii Kwanee has cautioned the police to stop…
Rivers State: APC vows to resist illegality by renegade lawmakers
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against any reliance on Wednesday’s judgement of a federal high court, nullifying…
Ex-Rivers Speaker, Tonye Harry, Dies
Rt. Hon Tonye Harry, the immediate past Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, has passed on. P.M.NEWS learnt that…