Rivers

Wike-Fubara feud: Abuja peace accord unacceptable, storm court – Rivers stakeholders

Six days after the peace accord signed in Abuja between Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, peace...

Rivers political conundrum: Lawyers, politicians, elder statesmen, others react, urge Tinubu’s intervention to avert the state going up in flames

There is no governance in Rivers State. I think it would not be out of place to say that what is happening in...

Rivers State Attorney-General, Zaccheus Adangor, quits

Amid political crisis in the state, Mr Zacchaeus Adangor, has stepped down as the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice of Rivers State. Adangor...

Tinubu gets another warning from Clark, urges his intervention to stave off Rivers political crisis

Amid heightened political tension in Rivers State following the defection of 27 PDP lawmakers loyal to ex-Gov. Nyesom Wike to APC, elder statesman,...

Appeal Court dismisses APC’s petition against Rivers Gov. Fubara, upholds election

An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has affirmed the election of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The...

OPEN LETTER TO FCT MINISTER, CHIEF NYESOM WIKE by Richard Akinnola II

Dear Hon minister, First, a disclosure. You may not know me but we have met on two occasions in the house of our...

Rivers crisis: Gov. Fubara lauds Tinubu’s fatherly intervention, tenders apology

Impressed with President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has lauded him for its quick resolution....

Breaking: Rivers Gov. Fubara, Wike meet in Aso Rock 

Amid ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor and political godfather, Mr Nyesom Wike, met at the Presidential...

Breaking: Explosion rips through Rivers House of Assembly

Amid alleged moves by some lawmakers to impeach Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, an explosion has reportedly ripped through the State House of Assembly...

Several people roasted, several houses razed as two petrol tankers collide, explode in Rivers

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Unspecified number of people have been reported roasted in an inferno caused by two petrol tankers that collided...

Land speculator, 3 others seize, gang-rape, kill mother of four

The long arm of the law has caught up with a man, Prince Reuben, for allegedly conspiring with his three friends to kidnap,...

NDDC has become a cash cow for politicians – Wike

Says Niger Delta Governors demanded for forensic audit due to massive rot in commission   Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that...

PDP governors’ visit Buhari in the dead of night, says Wike

  Speaking at the at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Emohua, during the funeral service of the mother of a PDP leader in the state,...

Alleged Mosque Demolition in Rivers: Dakuku calls for unified, peaceful solution to disputes

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dakuku Peterside Monday directly urged Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike to resolve disputes with...

Amaechi once asked me to ‘bomb INEC office’, says Abe in bombshell allegations

Senator Magnus Abe Friday alleged that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi once asked him to bomb the office of the Independent National...

Group calls on FG to stop Rivers State Neighborhood Corps

Some prominent sons of Rivers state, under the platform of Free Rivers Development Innitiative (FRDI) have called on the Inspector General of Police...