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Wike Confirms Meeting with Fubara, Calls for Genuine Reconciliation

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara recently visited him in Abuja alongside two other governors in what appeared to be a peace overture. Wike, who is the immediate past governor of Rivers State, disclosed this on Monday during a media parley with select […]

Tinubu Asks Supreme Court to Throw Out PDP Governors’ Rivers Suit

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-controlled states challenging his declaration of emergency rule and suspension of elected officials in Rivers State. On 18 March 2025, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, […]

New Face at the Table: Ibas Attends NEC Amid Rivers Political Upheaval

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, participated in the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This marked Ibas’ first appearance at the Council since his appointment by President Bola Tinubu in March 2025, following the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Vice President Kashim […]

Rivers Appoints 23 LG Administrators Despite Pending Court Case

The Rivers State Government has announced the appointment of administrators for all 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, as well as the reconstitution of several suspended boards of agencies, commissions, and parastatals. The appointments, which take effect from Monday, 7 April 2025, were approved by the Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral […]

‘We Were Pressured to Falsely Accuse Edison Ehie,’ Say Acquitted Rivers Assembly Fire Suspects

Four individuals previously acquitted of involvement in the fire incident at the Rivers State House of Assembly have accused political figures of attempting to coerce them into implicating Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The men — Chime Ezebalike, Kenneth Kpasa, Oladele Lukman, and MacPherson Olumini — were discharged in […]

Nwaeke Refutes Kidnap Claims, Says He Voluntarily Travelled to Abuja

Former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, has assured the public that he is safe and currently staying at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. His statement comes after his wife, Florence Nwaeke, raised an alarm late on Friday, stating that she was unaware of his whereabouts following his resignation from office. A distressed […]

Tinubu’s State of Emergency in Rivers Gets NASS Approval, Sparks Controversy

Despite strong opposition to the presidential proclamation imposing a state of emergency in oil-rich Rivers State, Nigeria’s two top legislative chambers have approved President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of 18 March 2025, within the 48-hour period stipulated by the 1999 Constitution. In separate voice votes, which have been widely criticised, the 109-member Senate and the 360-member […]

FG Considering Release of Withheld Funds to Rivers Administrator – AGF

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has stated that the Federal Government would be acting within its rights if it decides to release the previously blocked monthly allocations to the newly appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). Speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa on […]

Fubara, Amaewhule Urge Rivers Citizens to Remain Calm, Law-Abiding

Suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminilayi Fubara  and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Martins Amaewhule have in their reactions to the declaration of emergency in the state called for calm while urging citizens to remain peaceful and law-abiding. In an address to the people  of the state on Tuesday in Port […]

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