Rivers

Updated: Why we defected to APC – Rivers Speaker Amaewhule

Mr. Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, cited a “clear division” within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as...

Just In: Rivers Gov Fubara Axes Cabinet Members, Others

Following the recent Supreme Court judgment, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sacked all commissioners and public officers serving in his administration, effective...

We have reached consensus to collaborate with Fubara – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, confirmed that the political disagreement between himself and...

Electrocution Tragedy: Pregnant Woman, NDLEA Staff, 4 Others Killed in Rivers

A high-tension electric cable snapped in Okrika Community, Rivers State, early Monday morning, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least six people,...

May 29: Gov. Fubara Vows to Promote Peace, Rebuild Rivers

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his unwavering commitment to serving the state, crediting the steadfast support of the people as...

Updated: Rivers Administrator Ibas makes fresh appointments despite court order

Barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, gave a restraining order, Rivers Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral...

11 PDP governors head to Supreme Court over Rivers emergency rule

The 11 PDP governors have made good their threat to file an appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging President Bola Tinubu’s power to...

Breaking: Senators, like Reps endorse Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers

Barely an hour after the House of Representatives’ approval, the Senate has given its nod to the state of emergency imposed by President...

Breaking: Rivers Assembly Initiates Impeachment Process Against Fubara, Deputy

The crisis in Rivers State has escalated to a boiling point as the State House of Assembly has formally served a notice of...

Rivers LG secretariat arson attacks: Fubara vows to bring perpetrators to justice

Following a rash of arson attacks on some local government secretariats in Rivers State, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has vowed to ensure that those...

Leave Fubara to govern Rivers in peace, Wike’s ex-commissioner, Tam-George, tells Wike

Mr. Austin Tam-George, a former Commissioner for Information in ex-Gov. Nyesom Wike’s administration in Rivers State, has advised Wike to concentrate on his...

Vandals destroy 13 towers on Ahoada-Yenagoa line in Rivers, Bayelsa

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday that vandals have destroyed 13 towers on the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line...

Court nullifies Rivers APC caretaker committee, restores Beke

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has declared Mr. Emeka Beke’s removal as All Progressive Congress (APC) Rivers State chairman null...

Breaking: Dynamite shatters Rivers State APP’s secretariat

Dynamite struck the Action People’s Party (APP) secretariat in Port Harcourt on Monday morning, sending shockwaves through the area. According to reports, the...

Factional lawmakers urge Fubara to ignore pro-Wike legislators’ directives on state spending

A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Mr. Victor Oko-Jumbo, loyal to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, has rejected a resolution...

Gov. Fubara’s spendings halted by Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly

Speaker Martin Amaewhule of the Rivers State House of Assembly has put a hold on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s spending powers until he submits...