Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airportat about 11:50 a.m. Friday, more than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu ended the six-month emergency rule in the state, reports Channels TV. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters who had…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pleaded with the reinstated Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, not to dump the party, but do his best to make the state great again. President Bola Tinubu had on March 18 proclaimed an emergency rule in Rivers, following a lingering political crisis in the state. The crisis, caused by…
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has handed over power to the democratically elected Governor of the State, Sim Fubara. This was disclosed on Thursday during the final state-wide broadcast by the administrator. In March, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Fubara, his deputy,…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the end of the six-month state of emergency imposed on Rivers State. Following lifting of the emergency rule, president declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor, Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly will return to office from Thursday, September 18, 2025. Tinubu, in a…
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old man identified as Kingsley Chinamezu, who macheted his 44-year-old female lover, Confidence Konebari Sunny, to death in the Umuebule Community, Etche Local Government Area of the state. The police said in an attempt to evade justice, the suspect, aged 23, fled to Edo State,…
Dr. Nwibubasa A former commissioner in Rivers State, has described the deal brokered by President Bola Tinubu between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to end the political crisis in Rivers State, as a scam. Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa, a former Rivers State Commissioner for Employment and Empowerment, said the…
Suspended Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged the people of Rivers State to appreciate President Nola Ahmed Tinubu for intervening in the political crisis in Rivers State, which he said could have worsened. He admonished his supporters, the people of Rivers State, and Nigerians to thank the President for his swift intervention in salvaging…
The National Assembly has taken fresh moves to help end the political crisis in Rivers State and restore democratic rule. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, made this known on Tuesday while welcoming lawmakers back from recess. He said both the House and the Senate would work together to form a powerful reconciliation…
Dr. Oreh Suspended Commissioner for Health in Rivers State, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, has denied allegations of disrupting the First Lady’s empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a statement, Dr. Oreh described the allegations as “entirely unfounded, completely false, and a product of the sick imagination of rumour mongers and conflict entrepreneurs.” Dr. Oreh…
The Special Assistant on Electronic Media to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Jerry Omatsogunwa, has reaffirmed that Fubara remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Omatsogunwa, reacting to reports of Fubara’s alleged planned defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, expressed doubt that the governor was even aware of the rumoured…
