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Rivers LG Polls: Eleme Secretariat Sets Ablaze As Newly Elected Chairman Resumes Office

Rivers LG Polls: Eleme Secretariat Sets Ablaze As Newly Elected Chairman Resumes Office

Following Saturday’s Local Government election, a section of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat in Rivers State has reportedly been set ablaze. New Telegraph reports that the incident is coming barely 48-hours after the LG elections,…

Fubara Lashes Out At IGP Over Rivers Council Election Controversy

Fubara Lashes Out At IGP Over Rivers Council Election Controversy

Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday, following an incident at the State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC) office. The Governor, who arrived at…

Rivers LG Polls: Oko-Ojumbo-Led Assembly Calls For Adherence To Rule Of Law

Rivers LG Polls: Oko-Ojumbo-Led Assembly Calls For Adherence To Rule Of Law

The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of the Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, has called for the forthcoming Local Government Election scheduled for Saturday, October 5 to be conducted in strict adherence to the…

Oko-Jumbo-Led Rivers Assembly Confirms Fubara’s Appointees

Oko-Jumbo-Led Rivers Assembly Confirms Fubara’s Appointees

The Rivers State House of Assembly-led by Victor Oko-Jumbo as the Speaker of the House has screened and confirmed Lawrence Oko-Jaja, SAN, as the Chairman of the Board of the Rivers State Bureau on Public…

Rivers Crisis: Fubara Won 2023 Guber Election, Must Be Allowed To Lead – HURIWA

Rivers Crisis: Fubara Won 2023 Guber Election, Must Be Allowed To Lead – HURIWA

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has urged the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara to remain committed to upholding democratic principles, assuring him that he won the 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial election. HURIWA…

Gunmen Kidnap Rivers IRS Director

Gunmen Kidnap Rivers IRS Director

A Director at the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue, Aribibia Fubara has been reportedly kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen. Fubara, a senior staff of the Service was on Saturday kidnapped at the…

Fubara Submits Five Commissioner Nominees To Rivers Assembly For Screening

Fubara Submits Five Commissioner Nominees To Rivers Assembly For Screening

The Governor of  Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara  has submitted  the names of five Commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Victor Oko-Jumbo for screening. The nominees which were confirmed during…

#EndBadGovernance: Pro-Wike Supporters Threaten Attack On Fubara’s Property

#EndBadGovernance: Pro-Wike Supporters Threaten Attack On Fubara’s Property

The Governor of Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been accused of sponsoring Tuesday’s attack by #EndBadGovernance protesters on the Port Harcourt home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The…

Amaewhule-Led Rivers Assembly Orders Arrest Of Caretaker Chairmen

Amaewhule-Led Rivers Assembly Orders Arrest Of Caretaker Chairmen

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule, has instructed the police to arrest individuals falsely presenting themselves as Caretaker Committee Chairmen for the 23 Local Government Areas. This move comes in response…

PDP Speaks On Abandoning Fubara Amid Rivers Crisis

PDP Speaks On Abandoning Fubara Amid Rivers Crisis

Amid the ongoing leadership tussle in Rivers State, the Deputy Legal Advisor of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Okechukwu Osuoha, has stated that the party is relating well with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, just as other governors…