Rivers

Rivers LG secretariat arson attacks: Fubara vows to bring perpetrators to justice

Following a rash of arson attacks on some local government secretariats in Rivers State, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has vowed to ensure that those...

Leave Fubara to govern Rivers in peace, Wike’s ex-commissioner, Tam-George, tells Wike

Mr. Austin Tam-George, a former Commissioner for Information in ex-Gov. Nyesom Wike’s administration in Rivers State, has advised Wike to concentrate on his...

Vandals destroy 13 towers on Ahoada-Yenagoa line in Rivers, Bayelsa

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday that vandals have destroyed 13 towers on the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line...

Court nullifies Rivers APC caretaker committee, restores Beke

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has declared Mr. Emeka Beke’s removal as All Progressive Congress (APC) Rivers State chairman null...

Breaking: Dynamite shatters Rivers State APP’s secretariat

Dynamite struck the Action People’s Party (APP) secretariat in Port Harcourt on Monday morning, sending shockwaves through the area. According to reports, the...

Factional lawmakers urge Fubara to ignore pro-Wike legislators’ directives on state spending

A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Mr. Victor Oko-Jumbo, loyal to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, has rejected a resolution...

Gov. Fubara’s spendings halted by Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly

Speaker Martin Amaewhule of the Rivers State House of Assembly has put a hold on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s spending powers until he submits...

Court didn’t declare Amaewhule, 26 defected assemblymen PDP members, Rivers AG clarifies

The Rivers State Government has clarified that the State High Court did not declare that Martin Amaewhule and 26 other pro-Wike lawmakers are...

Gov. Fubara opens can of worms, says Wike’s projects debts gargantuan, killing

Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has opened up on the colossal debts handed down by his predecessor, Mr. Nyesom Wike which he said is...

Breaking: Rivers High Court Restrains Amaewhule, 24 Others From Parading Themselves As Lawmakers

The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt issued an interim injunction restraining the pro-Wike Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin...

Port Harcourt petrol tanker fire: Bereaved families to get govt. succour – Gov. Fubara

With about 70 automobiles consumed and five fatalities recorded in a petrol tanker fire at the Eleme portion of the East-West Road in...

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...