Rivers state
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...
Rivers House of Assembly Speaker of Gov. Fubara’s faction resigns
Dr Edison Ehie, the factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has resigned both as speaker and member of the House....
Rivers crisis: Pres.Tinubu’s peace treaty, a shift from political instability, not death sentence – Gov. Fubara
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has aligned himself with the presidential peace treaty brokered by President Bola Tinubu in a bid to...
Abuja peace pact: Rivers lawmakers withdraw impeachment notice against Gov. Fubara
The 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly said on Wednesday that they have withdrawn the impeachment notice against Gov. Siminalayi...
Rivers crisis: Fubara was coerced into signing an unconstitutional resolution – Pa Edwin Clark
The leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Pa Edwin Clark, has described the resolutions reached at the meeting convened by President Bola...
Pres. Tinubu orders Rivers lawmakers to drop impeachment proceedings against Gov. Fubara
President Bola Tinubu has once again lived up to his billing by wading into the political crisis in Rivers State and calling for...
Wike-Fubara feud: Five commissioners quit Rivers Govt cabinet in 24 hours
A wave of mass resignation by commissioners has hit Rivers State as the political crisis worsens with five of them throwing in the...
