Rivers
Rivers crisis: Assembly on collision course with governor, passes vetoed Assembly Service Commission Bill
The Rivers House of Assembly has once again rejected Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s decision to withhold his assent to certain bills. In January, the...
Guber poll: Rivers Gov. Fubara victorious
Again, Rivers State Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s election has been confirmed by the nation’s apex court. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court on...
NNPCL uncovers 83 illegal refineries in Niger Delta in one week
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has uncovered 83 illegal refineries and 15 illegal pipeline connections in the Niger Delta in the...
Peace and stability a must for Nigeria’s advancement — Pres. Tinubu
Nigeria needs peace and stability to achieve progress and development, President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday. “Nigeria needs peace and stability to move...
NAF destroys six illegal refineries in Rivers
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed six illegal oil refining outfits at Opu Arugbana in Degema LGA of Rivers State. According to...
Wike-Fubara feud: Abuja peace accord unacceptable, storm court – Rivers stakeholders
Six days after the peace accord signed in Abuja between Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, peace...
Rivers political conundrum: Lawyers, politicians, elder statesmen, others react, urge Tinubu’s intervention to avert the state going up in flames
There is no governance in Rivers State. I think it would not be out of place to say that what is happening in...
Rivers State Attorney-General, Zaccheus Adangor, quits
Amid political crisis in the state, Mr Zacchaeus Adangor, has stepped down as the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice of Rivers State. Adangor...
Tinubu gets another warning from Clark, urges his intervention to stave off Rivers political crisis
Amid heightened political tension in Rivers State following the defection of 27 PDP lawmakers loyal to ex-Gov. Nyesom Wike to APC, elder statesman,...
Appeal Court dismisses APC’s petition against Rivers Gov. Fubara, upholds election
An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has affirmed the election of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The...
OPEN LETTER TO FCT MINISTER, CHIEF NYESOM WIKE by Richard Akinnola II
Dear Hon minister, First, a disclosure. You may not know me but we have met on two occasions in the house of our...
Rivers crisis: Gov. Fubara lauds Tinubu’s fatherly intervention, tenders apology
Impressed with President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has lauded him for its quick resolution....
Breaking: Rivers Gov. Fubara, Wike meet in Aso Rock
Amid ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor and political godfather, Mr Nyesom Wike, met at the Presidential...
Breaking: Explosion rips through Rivers House of Assembly
Amid alleged moves by some lawmakers to impeach Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, an explosion has reportedly ripped through the State House of Assembly...
Several people roasted, several houses razed as two petrol tankers collide, explode in Rivers
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Unspecified number of people have been reported roasted in an inferno caused by two petrol tankers that collided...
Land speculator, 3 others seize, gang-rape, kill mother of four
The long arm of the law has caught up with a man, Prince Reuben, for allegedly conspiring with his three friends to kidnap,...
