The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed two appeals instituted by Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The appeals, marked CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were filed by Enyiada Cookey-Gam and six others. They were challenging the decisions of the High Court regarding the elongation of their…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed Emmanuel Frank-Fubara as a commissioner nominee in the state government. The confirmation followed a request by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Assembly to screen and ratify the nominee. Monday’s plenary session was led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo who read out the governor’s correspondence, paving the way for…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has invited another commissioner-nominee for screening and confirmation. The invitation was contained in a Public Announcement signed by the Clerk of the Assembly, Dr G. M Gillis-West on Sunday The statement said the screening will be held on Monday at the Chamber of the Assembly in Government House by…
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has said it will challenge Thursday’s decision of the Appeal Court on the assembly crisis. The Court of Appeal, Abuja had nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High Court. But the…
…Inaugurates PHCCIMA Permanent Complex Governor Siminialayi Fubara Has reaffirmed his commitment to transforming Rivers State into an economic powerhouse through industrialization, support for small and micro enterprises, and the development of critical infrastructure. Represented by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Victor Oko-Jumbo, Governor Fubara made this declaration at the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cautioned the Immediate Past Rivers State Local Government Chairmen whose tenure has expired against any conduct that is capable of disrupting the peace in the State. The Party notes that the three years tenure in office of The Former Rivers State Local Government Executive Councils has expired by the…
The Court of Appeal Abuja has refused to reverse the removal of Martins Chike Amaewhule and 26 others as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. In a ruling which was delivered virtually on Friday, the Appellate Court says giving a verdict reversing the decision of a Federal High Court which declared their seats…
A group, the Coalition for Justice and Accountability has called on the National Judicial Council, NJC, to probe the Rivers State High Court following its recent judgement reinstating the sacked members of the state House of Assembly. Recalls that the Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Okogbule Gbasam on Monday, declared that the…
Rivers State Government has clarified that the state High Court did not declare that Martin Amaewhule and 26 others are still members of the Peoples Democratic Party. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt, noting that the purported report was misleading,…
A High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining the 27-member Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly, from parading themselves as lawmakers. The order was issued by Justice Charles Wali of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt division in a suit marked PHC/1512/CS/2024. The suit with Victor Oko…
