Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara, has pleaded with civil society groups and other organisations to shelve plans for the nationwide protest, saying he has credible information that some mercenaries and thugs have been hired from outside, in the guise of protest, to destroy valuable infrastructure assets in the state. The governor claimed that Rivers residents…

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara extended warm congratulations to His Royal Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, on his reinstatement as the 14th Emir of Kano. In a statement issued by Nelson Chukwudi, Chief Press Secretary to the Rivers State Governor, Fubara expressed great joy upon learning of the reinstatement of the former Central Bank of Nigeria…

The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has screened and confirmed eight Commissioner Designates as members of the Rivers State Executive Council. Their confirmation was preceded by a letter from Governor Siminalayi Fubara read by Speaker Oko-Jumbo on Tuesday requesting that the nominees be screened and confirmed by the State Assembly. The…

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has struck down a law extending the tenure of local government chairmen by six months. Justice D.G. Kio declared the six-month tenure extension of the state’s local government executive chairmen, enacted by the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, as null, void, unconstitutional, and of no effect. The…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for reconciliation in the ongoing political discord in Rivers State, urging Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to sheath their swords and collaborate. Jonathan made this plea on Monday during the inauguration of the Trans-Kalabari Road in the state. Expressing concern over the recurring…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the enemies of the State have been defeated already, saying there's no need to disrupt the peace. Fubara, who has begun celebrating his one year in office, said what his detractors thought they would have done to his government while celebrating his first anniversary in office has…

Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto, Right Reverend Father Matthew Kukah has said one year is not enough to judge the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Bishop Kukah who was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Wednesday, when he met with President Tinubu, said the government needs to communicate to Nigerians when it will fix the current socio-economic…

Five commissioners in the Rivers State Executive Council have turned in their resignation letters to the Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, declaring their disengagement from his administration as members of his cabinet. The commissioners who resigned are Prof Chinedu Mmom, Commissioner for Education; Mrs Inime Chinwenwo Aguma, Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation; Austen Ben-Chioma,…

The pro-Fubara Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed Dagogo Iboroma as commissioner designate and member of the Rivers State Executive Council. Iboroma is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who hails from Okrika Local government area of the state. The Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, before reading the correspondence from Governor Fubara, commended the…

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Chief Nysom Wike has pleaded to his supporters to forgive him over his choice of governorship candidate in the 2023 general election, saying in the appropriate time, the mistake would be corrected. Wike, who is the Immediate past governor of Rivers State spoke yesterday, at St Martins…

Following a brief stopover by the Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, at the official residential quarters on Port Harcourt/Abe Road, on Thursday afternoon, the speaker Martin Amaewhule has raised an alarm that there are hints that the Governor wants to demolish the quarters. Amaewhule, who granted an interview shortly after the Governor's unscheduled visit, lambasted…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has visited the residential quarters of members of the State House of Assembly, on Port Harcourt/Aba Road opposite Old Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) headquarters. The visit came barely 24 hours after the Martin Amaewhule-led lawmakers re-enacted the local government Bill. Sources close to the governor said he made a…