Rivers state
Rivers crisis: Fubara extends olive branch to 27 pro-Wike lawmakers, invites them for talks
Peace may be on the horizon in Rivers State as Governor Siminalayi Fubara extends an olive branch to the Amaewhule-led members of the...
2025 budget: Why we have not complied with Assembly’s 48-hour ultimatum – Rivers govt
Tensions are escalating in Rivers State as the government stands firm against a 48-hour ultimatum to re-present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the...
Breaking: Rivers Assembly Gives Gov. Fubara 48-Hour to Re-present 2025 Budget
Following the Supreme Court judgment, the Rivers State House of Assembly has given Gov. Sim Fubara a 48-hour deadline to present the 2025...
Just in: Supreme Court annuls Rivers LG election, declares it invalid, null and void
The Supreme Court has declared the October 5, 2024, local government election in Rivers State, won by the All People’s Party (APP), as...
Supreme Court ruling fails to resolve Rivers Assembly leadership crisis
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has clarified that the Supreme Court’s decision on Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s appeal against the Martin Amaewhule-led House...
Just in: Supreme Court reserves judgments in 4 Rivers political dispute cases
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgments in four separate cases related to the ongoing political leadership disputes in Rivers State. The Apex...
Just in: Supreme Court reserves judgement on appeal seeking to nullify Rivers LG poll
A five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji of the Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on an appeal filed by the All...
Just in: Supreme Court dismisses Gov. Fubara’s suit against 27 pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers
The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of...
Gov. Fubara receives RCCG’s Pastor Adeboye, offers prayers amid Rivers political crisis
In a bid to pour oil on the Rivers waters, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of...
Stoppage of Rivers Allocations: Gov. Fubara Wins at Appeal Court
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has secured a major victory as the Court of Appeal in Abuja reversed a judgment that had blocked...
Just in: Abuja Court bars CBN from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers State Govt
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers...
Council funds: Abuja Court rejects Rivers govt’s stay of proceedings request
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Rivers State Government’s request to halt proceedings in a lawsuit aimed at preventing fund...
Appeal Court didn’t reinstate Amaewhule, 26 other pro-Wike lawmakers – Rivers Govt
The Rivers State Government has clarified that Thursday’s Appeal Court judgment in Abuja did not reinstate Martin Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers who...
Just in: Appeal Court confirms Amaewhule as Speaker, nullifies Fubara’s 2024 budget
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, affirmed Martin Amaewhule as the recognized Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday. A...
Police launch investigation into post-election arson, killings in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has launched a comprehensive investigation into the post-election violence that ravaged several local government areas, resulting in loss...
New Rivers CP pledges to end violence in LGAs
Rivers State’s newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mustapha Mohammed, has pledged to swiftly restore peace and order in the 23 local government...
