Rivers state

Rivers newly elected 23 council chairmen inaugurated

Barely 24 hours after their election results were announced, the 23 local government chairmen in Rivers State Administrator were on Monday inaugurated at...

APC Sweeps Rivers LG Polls: Wins 20 Chairmanship Seats, PDP Gets 3

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of 20 out of 23 local government...

Rivers Emergency Rule to End on September 18, Says Wike

After casting his vote in the ongoing local government election on Saturday, August 30, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr....

Voter Apathy, Logistics Challenges Impact Rivers LG Polls

Rivers State’s local government elections on Saturday were marked by low voter turnout and the late arrival of election materials. Despite 18 political...

Rivers LG Poll: Existential Assault on Democracy, Unconstitutional – Stakeholders

Eminent Rivers indigenes under the aegis of Major Stakeholders have written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, expressing their reservations over the...

Tensions Run High as Senate Confirms Non-Indigene as Rivers Electoral Commission Chair

Amid tension and objections, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mr. Michael Odey, a Cross River State indigene, as the Chairman of the Rivers...

Senate Approves N360bn Increase in Rivers’ 2025 N1.8trn Budget, Cites Reasons

Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibak, has presented a revised budget of N1.846 trillion to the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Oversight,...

Nigeria’s Political System Under Scrutiny: APC’s Cole Wants Presidential Model Dumped 

Dr. Tonye Cole, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial election, has advocated a reevaluation of Nigeria’s presidential...

Fubara Not Mastermind of First Lady Walkout, RHI tells Wike 

Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has been defended on the circumstances surrounding the disruption of RHI/SDG Empowerment Programme held in Port...

Wike Apologizes to Tinubu for Rivers Women’s Walkout During First Lady’s Event

Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), criticized the orchestrated walkout against First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, during an...

After Overseas Vacation, Suspended Rivers Gov. Fubara Returns to Port Harcourt

After a two-week trip abroad, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, arrived back in the state. Governor Fubara’s plane landed at...

May Day: Fubara, Administrator deliver powerful messages to Rivers workforce 

…. I’m committed to your welfare – Administrator Against the backdrop of an ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, both the suspended Governor,...

Tinubu’s emergency rule foiled Fubara’s removal from office – Wike

Mr. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has made a stunning revelation about the recent state of emergency in Rivers State....

AGC relocation: NBA slams Rivers Administrator Ibas over N300m claim, calls it gift, not hosting rights

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has vehemently denied claims by Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, that the state paid...

Just in: National conference shift: Refund N300m hosting rights, Rivers Govt tells NBA

After the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) relocated its national conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu, Rivers State Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete...

Emergency Rule: Rivers Magistrate Slams ‘Quasi-Military’ Rule, Quits Over Ibas’ Appointment

After 16 years of dedicated service to the Rivers State judiciary, Chief Magistrate Ejike George has resigned, expressing unease with the recent appointment...