Rivers state
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Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Peoples Democratic Party has been withdrawn.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 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 […]
Embattled Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, met with the state’s former governor now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. Wike and Fubara were seen checking hands in a meeting. The advent of this meeting is coming after the Rivers State House of Assembly […]
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 […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly complex was gutted by fire Sunday night at around 10 p.m. This is coming amidst rumors of lawmakers making moves to impeach the state Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Reporters gathered that the fire started when some suspected hoodlums threw an explosive device into the complex at night. The […]
More than 35 persons have been confirmed dead at an illegal refinery in Ibaa Community in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday night and everyone at the scene was burnt beyond recognition. The victims were trading on petroleum products when the […]
A coalition of groups from the Niger Delta region have enjoined the former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike and other ministerial nominees from the region to fix the Port harcourt and Warri refineries and seaports. The group comprising of the Niger Delta youths council worldwide, The South-South All progressives Congress (APC) youths vanguard […]
A former militant of the Niger Delta, Asari Dokubo has made claims that Rivers State is not a Christian state. The ex-militant was reacting to a statement made by the state governor Siminialayi Fubara on his assumption to office that Rivers State is a Christian state. However, the former Niger Delta warlord lamented […]
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