Former local government chairmen in Rivers state who were elected when former governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, was at the helm of the state, have accused the sitting governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of sponsoring demonstrators who descended on...
A major chaos broke out in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state as loyalists of ex-governor Nyesom Wike and sitting governor, Siminalayi Fubara, clashed on Wednesday. The pandemonium reportedly started during a government medical outreach in Eliozu community.
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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has denied news making rounds he approved the sum of ₦80,000 as new minimum wage in the state. The state governor responded in a statement shared by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Nelson...
The governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that there was a plan to detonate a bomb near a luxury hotel as a ploy to get the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the state....
Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in new caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Wednesday at the government house in Portharcourt, the state capital, amid tight security.
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A former president of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has called on the former and current governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara to work together for the good of the state. The former leader urged both...
The Rivers state house of assembly, on Monday, passed another bill into law with a veto-proof majority to usurp the governor’s refusal to assent a bill earlier passed by the lawmakers. The bill popularly called “the Rivers state local...
The Rivers state chapter of the All-progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is plotting to procure interim orders to declare the state house of assembly illegal in a bid stop the implementation of laws...