Rivers state
Let go of Rivers State, you can’t win all battles, Fubara cautions Wike
Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, to relinquish his grip on...
Police unseal Rivers LG secretariats as newly elected council chairmen, councillors assume duties
Rivers State Police Commissioner Bala Mustapha has ordered the immediate unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas in the state...
Rivers LG poll: Former Army chief Minimah lauds Gov. Fubura for successful exercise
For his resoluteness and seamless conduct of the council polls held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has received commendation...
Just in: APP wins 22 out of 23 chairmanship seats in Rivers LG poll
The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State Local Government election held on Saturday,...
Rivers LG poll: Gunmen disrupt elections in Obio/Akpor LGA, injure one person
Violence erupted in Rumuepirikom Community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State as unidentified gunmen opened fire on voters, seizing control...
Gov. Fubara foils alleged police attempt to seize election materials at RSIEC office
Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara took swift action on Friday morning, storming the state’s Independent Electoral Commission’s (RSIEC) office to foil an alleged plot...
Rivers LG poll must hold on Oct. 5, you’ll have to shoot me – Gov. Fubara
Rivers Gov. Sim Fubara said on Friday that the state’s local government election must hold as scheduled on October 5 in spite of...
Just in: Protest rock Port Harcourt over Oct. 5 Rivers LG poll
Hundreds of protesters, who are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), took to the streets of...
Council poll: Abuja Court orders INEC not to release voters’ register to Rivers electoral commission
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has once again issued an order barring the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
Be neutral in Rivers’ political crisis, Fubara urges police chief, other officers
Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has cautioned police officers who prioritize political allegiances over their duty-bound obligations, warning that the animosity and conflicts they...
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...
