The Senate has approved the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State, despite opposition from key political figures.
Tinubu’s decision comes in response to the prolonged political crisis in the oil-rich state, which has led to...
The House of Representatives has given its approval to President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
On Tuesday, President Tinubu imposed emergency rule in the state, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the Rivers...
The Federal Government says Rivers State’s allocation may not be released unless the appointed administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), formally requests it.
Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, stated this on Wednesday, explaining that the Supreme Court had...
The Rivers State government has denied receiving any formal impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, despite claims by the state House of Assembly.
Speaker Martins Amaewhule, leading the pro-Wike lawmakers, announced that the Assembly...
A group of angry Ijaw women from the Kalabari area vandalized billboards featuring the image of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike on Saturday.
The billboards, erected at the entrance to Abalama in preparation for a grand reception in Wike’s honor, were...
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has slammed Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s letter to Rivers lawmakers, calling it “useless.”
Fubara had invited the Assembly for talks on the Supreme Court’s ruling, but lawmakers ignored him. Wike criticized the approach, saying, “You don’t fix...
Rivers APC Chairman Tony Okocha has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resign or face impeachment, accusing him of undermining the rule of law.
At a press briefing in Port Harcourt, Okocha dismissed Fubara’s invitation to lawmakers loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike as a “Greek gift”, saying it...
Residents of Omagwa in Ikwerre LGA, Rivers State, barricaded the road to Port Harcourt International Airport after a police officer fatally shot their kinsman, Bright Chikuma Egbule, early Sunday.
Eyewitnesses say community members, outraged by the unexplained killing, first took...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), alongside other security agencies, has arrested 90 foreign nationals in Rivers State for alleged involvement in cybercrime.
Rivers State Comptroller of NIS, Y.I. Abdulmajeed, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Tuesday. The operation, based...
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his resilience amid the ongoing political turmoil in the state, stating that the unwavering support of the people strengthens him daily.
Governor Fubara made this assertion during a Christmas Ballad event hosted...
