Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday made his first public appearance after returning from an overseas trip reportedly connected to consultations with President Bola Tinubu, amid renewed impeachment moves against him by the state legislature. Fubara attended a special church service at St Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to mark the…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has rejected the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu by the state House Assembly. The party spoke against the backdrop of the commencement of a fresh move by the lawmakers to impeach the governor. However, the move was…
The National Industrial Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, declared the removal of the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, by the State House of Assembly as unconstitutional, null, and void. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, in a landmark ruling, also invalidated a recommendation made by Governor Hyacinth Alia for the judge’s removal, describing it as…
Mrs Nwaeke Wife of the Rivers State former Head of Service, HoS, Florence Nwaeke, has raised the alarm that she does not know the whereabouts of her husband, George Nwaeke, after resigning from his position as HoS. This is as the husband granted interview same Friday accusing the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubura of bombing the…
The Supreme Court on Friday stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria from releasing funds to Rivers State government until the Rivers House of Assembly is properly constituted by the 1999 Constitution. The court also affirmed the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly members as valid members of the House. The apex court stopped release of…
The Rivers State House of Assembly, under Speaker Martins Amaewhule, Wednesday, criticized Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent appointments and decisions, describing them as acts of defiance. This development followed the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Fubara’s appeal after his legal team withdrew it. The lawmakers accused the governor of consistently ignoring judicial decisions, state laws, and constitutional…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, presented N1.18tn budgetary estimate for 2025 to the factional state House of Assembly comprising three lawmakers. The development was a repeat of last year’s action by Fubara, who shunned the 27-member factional Assembly loyal to his predecessor and estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike. The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC)…
