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Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dismissed reports portraying the state as unsafe, describing them as a deliberate campaign of misinformation driven by political motives. The governor made the remark on Sunday night at the grand finale of the Python Golf Club’s 6th Edition Chief Ikenna Okafor 2025 Pro-Amateur Golf Championship in Port Harcourt. His […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has confirmed receiving a petition demanding a probe into the handling of Rivers State federal allocations by the state’s former Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). The petition, filed by civil rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, came days after Ibas ended his administration of […]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday reaffirmed that “proper peace” has returned to the state following months of political upheaval with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, which at its peak forced President Bola Tinubu to declare an emergency rule in March. Speaking with journalists at the State House in Abuja after a courtesy visit to […]
Politician and legal practitioner, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called for an investigation into the immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok Ekwe Ibas, over alleged mismanagement of the state’s resources during the recent political crisis. Okonkwo, who is also a veteran Nollywood actor, made the call on Monday while speaking during a media outlet. The […]
Veteran Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has confidently predicted victory for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 general elections, stating that the party will take overpower from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Okonkwo made this declaration during an interview on a media outlet on Monday. […]
A member of the Rivers Elders Forum, Ann-Kio Briggs, has accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of betraying the trust of the people of Rivers state and Nigerians. She said the party’s failure to act decisively left residents of the state to suffer the consequences of prolonged political crises. Speaking on a media outlet, about […]
A fresh face-off is brewing in Rivers State between the immediate past sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), and the State House of Assembly over plans to probe the state’s finances during the six-month emergency rule. Ibas, who handed over power on September 17 following the expiration of the emergency rule imposed by President […]
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday returned to Port Harcourt, the state capital, following the end of the six-month emergency rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu. Fubara’s flight touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport around 11:50 a.m., where he was received by a large crowd of supporters who had […]
Thousands of supporters who trooped to Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday to welcome reinstated Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, left disappointed after he failed to appear. Fubara was expected to resume duties on Thursday following the end of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18. The […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that peace has returned to Rivers State following months of political tension and the imposition of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on a media outlet on Thursday, Wike revealed that he spoke with Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Wednesday, ahead of the […]
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