Rivers state
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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 […]
The Court of Appeal has appointed Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani as Chairman Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). The now-constituted PEPT will adjudicate on all petitions filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its Chairman Mahmoud Yakubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and disputed winners of the 2023 Presidential Election, […]
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 gubernatorial election in Rivers, Tonye Cole, has reacted to President-elect Bola Tinubu’s visit to Rivers State in which his party was ignored. Cole said Governor Wike should have informed APC in Rivers State that he was inviting Tinubu and would […]
One person has been injured following a heavy shooting currently ongoing as youths invade the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. It was gathered that the shooting was allegedly done by a security operative attached to Tonye Cole, the gubernatorial candidate of the All […]
Rotimi Amaechi has described Governor Nyesom Wike as a drunk. The Former Minister of Transportation and Former Governor alleged that Wike spends N50 million on alcohol every week. He added that the governor should not be allowed a third term through his stooge. Amaechi stated this during his campaign for the candidate of the […]
The Labour Party Executive Council in Rivers State has been dissolved with immediate effect. Julius Abure, national chairman of the party, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said it is a result of anti-party activities and corruption in the management of the party’s funds. The statement said: “Those who were at […]
Chief Victor Umeh, Senator-elect for Anambra Central Senatorial District has revealed that about 38 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have taken up Peter Obi of the Labour Party election petition matter pro bono. This is even as he vouched to partake fully in the election petition. Umeh who said that his joy of winning […]
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