Rivers state
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...
Just in: ALGON accuses Rivers Gov. Fubara of withholding LG funds, backs impeachment call
The Rivers State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria has accused Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of allegedly withholding funds meant for...
Rivers political crisis: You are extinct in the eyes of the law, Fubara tells state assembly
The simmering tension between Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the pro-Wike members of the Rivers House of Assembly has taken a new turn...
Another Commissioner quits in Rivers State
The River State Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, has resigned as after he was redeployed to the Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment...
Renewed Wike/Fubara feud: Rivers Attorney-General Adangor resigns again
For the second time in a few months, an ally of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,...
Wike-Fubara crisis: I’m prepared to step down for peace in Rivers, governor says in volte face
In what seems like an about-face, the governor of Rivers State, Mr. Siminalaye Fubara, has declared that he is prepared to step down...
Rivers Gov. Fubara gifts Super Eagles goalkeeper Nwabali, others N100m
Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali’s heroics at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast have earned him N20 million from the...
Rivers Assembly Shuns Gov. Fubara, Overrides His Veto, Passes Four Bills Into Law
The Rivers State House of Assembly overrode Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s veto and passed four new bills into law. The decision followed the governor’s...
Just in: Court Nullifies Passage of N800bln Rivers 2024 Budget
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday nullified the N800 billion budget passed by the Edison Ehie-led group of the Rivers State...
S’Court reserves judgment on appeal to sack Fubara
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal that is seeking to nullify the election of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara in the March...
Pres. Tinubu in closed-door meeting with Fubara at Villa
For the second time in two months, Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, visited the Presidential Villa in Abuja and held a closed-door meeting with...
