Governor Siminalayi Fubara
On Tuesday evening, in a nationwide broadcast, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, dissolving its government over a prolonged political crisis. President Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs. Ngozi Odu, and all members of the State House of Assembly for a period of six months. Following the […]
Immediate past Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, seems displeased with the letter his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, sent to the State House of Assembly, ascribing it as useless. Earlier, Fubara had written a letter through the SSG, Tammy Danagogo, requesting a meeting with […]
Another restriction has been slammed the Rivers State Government by a Federal High Court in Abuja that all financial monthly allocations from the Central Bank of Nigeria to the state should be put on hold. Delivering the judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik said the 2024 budget Governor Siminalayi Fubara presented to Rivers House […]
The political feud that has been brewing between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, since the assumption of office, is a cry for help and reconciliation. The Governor appearing on the Channel TV program appealed to Wike, referring to him as his oga, not to destroy things and shield […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded five suspects believed to have been involved with the burning down of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex last year. The suspects who are loyalists of Governor Fubara are Chime Eguma Ezebalike, Prince Lukman Oladele, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald and Ochueja Thankgod. On Thursday […]
The Rivers State High Court has struck out the suit filed by Hon. Edison Ehie against Hon. Martin Amaewhule and 25 Rivers Lawmakers over the continued sitting of the lawmakers as members of Rivers State House of Assembly after their seats have been declared vacant by Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie. Ehie had through his […]
The appeal before the Supreme Court of Nigeria by Dumo Lulu-Briggs the 2023 governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Rivers State, against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Peoples Democratic Party has been withdrawn. According to Lulu-Briggs, he said a bid to contribute to the peace of […]
The impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State has been withdrawn by the state House of Assembly members. 24 lawmakers had signed an impeachment proceedings against the Governor but today Wednesday, that notice was taken back. The decision was announced by the speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, during their plenary at the […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly Complex has been demolished following a lingering political crisis in the state. Bulldozers could be seen around the complex on Wednesday morning bringing down the Assembly structure. This was before the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers who are loyalists to Governor Fubara, to hold a sitting […]
Gunshots and tear gas have engulfed the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex in Port Harcourt. The rain of chaos on the complex Monday morning in the city of Port Harcourt began when some lawmakers started the impeachment process of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The lawmakers including Speaker Martin Amaewhule who presided over the […]
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