Governor of Rivers, Sim Fubara, has presented a certificate of recognition to former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, as a traditional ruler in the state. The governor presented the certificate to Dokubo on Tuesday, December 31, as the Amayanabo of Torusarama-Piri Elem Kalabari at the traditional rulers’ quarterly general meeting in Port Harcourt, the…
The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Amaewhule, has strongly condemned Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s presentation of the 2025 Appropriations Bill to a faction of the Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, who is loyal to the governor. This criticism came during the House’s plenary session on Tuesday, where the House’s Judicial…
Governor Fubara, who has been in a protracted political war with his predecessor and now minister, Nyesom Wike, spoke at the Christmas Ballad, which was hosted by the former Governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, in Port Harcourt on Friday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the…
As New APC Excos Take OfficeThe National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has vowed that the party will secure victory in Rivers State in the 2027 elections. Ganduje made this statement on Saturday during the inauguration of the newly elected state executive, led by Chief Tony Okocha, in Port Harcourt. Acknowledging…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday affirmed that it’s the turn of Rivers State to produce its next President-General. Ohanaeze is scheduled to hold its general election to pick national leaders in January 2025. This resolution was made during a meeting of the Ohanaeze National Executive Committee, NEC, held at its national…
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has said he’s disappointed that President Bola Tinubu supports Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, to destabilise Rivers State. Dokubo, who spoke on Tuesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme, alleged that Tinubu allowed Wike to run amok and procure judgment to destabilise the peace of…
A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has thrown his weight behind governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo claimed that soldiers sent by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were flying over his house. This comes on the day when the local government chairmanship polls were conducted in Rivers…
The Action Peoples Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Justice Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government…
There is currently heavy shooting in Rumuepirikom Community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. According to a source, earlier in the day, some people came into the area and warned residents not to come out for the elections. It was reported that just as election officials were about…
Rivers State Government is irrevocably committed to conducting the local government elections on the 5th day of October 2024. Against these backgrounds, I wish to assure every resident that the election for the 23 Local Government Councils in Rivers State shall be held on Saturday 5th October 2024 throughout the State. The State Government has…
