Rivers state
Breaking: Appeal Court rules in favour of Rivers Gov. Fubara, dismisses suit by pro-Wike LG chairmen
The Port Harcourt division of the Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed two appeals filed by local government chairmen loyal to former Rivers...
Breaking: Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly gives Gov. Fubara 7-day deadline to represent 2024 budget
Factional Speaker Martin Amaewhule of the Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara a seven-day ultimatum to re-present the 2024...
Rivers 25 lawmakers: I’m unfazed by Appeal Court ruling, says Fubara
Rivers State Gov. Siminalayi Fubara says he is unperturbed by the July 4 Appeal Court ruling, which reinstated Martin Amaewhule and 24 other...
Breaking: Rivers crisis: Defected 25 lawmakers win at Appeal Court
The Court of Appeal has nullified an order of the Rivers High Court that stopped 25 members of the State House of Assembly...
Customs busts 10 containers laden with illegal arms, drugs in Port Harcourt
The Nigeria Customs Service has made a significant bust at Onne Port in Rivers State, intercepting a 40-foot container containing a cache of...
Defection: FHC Chief Judge orders transfer of 25 Rivers lawmakers’ case to another judge
Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Rivers State, has directed that the case of the defection of...
Rivers Govt. nabs man over Tuesday’s explosion adjacent Presidential Hotel
The Rivers State Government has confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection with Tuesday’s explosion near the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt....
Despite police warnings, ex-Rivers LG bosses stage protests
Despite police warnings against protests, a coordinated protest was held on Monday across various local government areas in Rivers State by former chairmen...
Rivers crisis: Police caution LG employees against June 24 protest
The Rivers State Police Command has cautioned against the planned protest scheduled for Monday, June 24 by the Nigeria Union of Local Government...
Gunmen kidnap police orderly, driver of prominent Rivers monarch
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a police officer and the driver of a prominent traditional ruler in Rivers State. The victims were abducted at...
CLO, 40 CSOs to IGP: Withdraw policemen from Rivers 23 councils’ secretariats or face mass protests
The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) and more than 40 allied groups said they are mobilizing for a massive protest across Rivers State if...
Appeal Court reserves ruling on Rivers State House of Assembly leadership tussle
The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reserved judgment in the lawsuit involving Martin Amaewhule and 24 co-plaintiffs versus Victor...
Rivers electoral commission begins preparations for LG elections
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has initiated the process for conducting local government elections to fill the positions of council chairmen...
Breaking: After Rivers lawmakers’ screening, Gov. Fubara inaugurates 23 LGAs caretaker chairmen
Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara inaugurated the caretaker chairpersons for the state’s 23 local government areas on Wednesday morning amid tight security. The nominees...
Breaking: Rivers Gov. Fubara appoints caretaker chairmen for 23 LGAs
The nomination came amid a renewed political crisis in the state, with former council chairmen refusing to vacate their offices after their tenure...
Asari Dokubo to stay-put Rivers LG Chairmen: Go home in peace or face people’s wrath
“The chairmen, whose tenure expired on June 17, cannot force themselves on the people under the guise of an extension of time, noting...
