Rivers state
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...
Tenure elongation: Rivers Gov. Fubara directs administrative heads to take over 23 LGAs
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration to assume leadership of the state’s 23 council areas...
Just in: Amaewhule, 26 other pro-Wike Rivers Assemblymen are still PDP members, court rules
In a fresh twist to the political crisis rocking Rivers State, a state high court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that Speaker...
Odili to Fubara: Don’t be afraid, nobody can shake you, we are solidly behind you
Dr. Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers State, has restated his unflinching support for Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s administration. Odili urged Fubara...
Human capital key to economic development, says Emir Sanusi
The newly-reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that human capital is critical to the economic development of a nation, state,...
I started administering Rivers State eight months after assuming office, says Gov. Fubara
Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has said that he started governing the state fully eight months after assuming office. Although he assumed office on...
Rivers Gov. Fubara swears in eight newly-confirmed commissioner-nominees
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has conducted the swearing-in ceremony for eight commissioner- nominees who had just undergone screening by the...
