The One Rivers Initiative (ORI), a Pan Rivers Group, on Monday cautioned the Federal Government against withholding allocations to Rivers saying doing so would aggravate poverty in the state. The Coordinator of the Group, Chief Victor Gurubo, said this at a news conference in Abuja, in reaction to recent...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A chiefiain of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Ugochukwu Nduwuisi has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governors of Rivers State and their deputies to quickly mediate in the current political impasse in the state in order to find an enduring solution....
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has cautioned Alhaji Asari Dokubo over his alleged inflammatory remarks labelling a particular ethnic group as “betrayers.’’ Dokubo, the leader of Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, had in a recent viral video, criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing the president of neglect after he...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, struck out a suit filed by 27 lawmakers, led by Mr Martin Amaewhule, in the Rivers House of Assembly against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, struck out the suit after it was withdrawn by...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Rivers House of Assembly led by Mr Martin Amaewhule, seeking to stop all allocations to the state. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties after the...
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha, has blamed the protracted political crisis in the state on struggle for political structures by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) big wigs. Okocha, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in...
Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), in Rivers, Dr Tony Okocha, has said that FCT minister Nyesom Wike is not a member of the APC. He told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the 27 Rivers lawmakers currently in a bitter political struggle with Gov. Siminalayi Fubara were also...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) on Tuesday said that the internal crisis rocking the party had been resolved. The forum’s Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed, stated this in an interview with newsmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after the forum’s meeting. Mohammed said that stakeholders within...
A former governor of Ekiti State and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayo Fayose, has expressed regret over the crisis rocking the former leading party in Nigeria. He said that the suspension and counter-suspension within the party has brought the party too low to the level...
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the political crisis bedevilling Rivers has got to a point where it could seriously harm the nation’s democracy . Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, said that the crisis had the potential to...
A chieftain of PDP in Lagos State, Mr Toafik Gani, has described the current national leadership crisis in the party as unfortunate and disappointing Gani ,a former Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. He was reacting to...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed an appeal filed by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to challenge the lower court judgment affirming Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly. A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal was bereft of merit. The...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Governors Douye Diri of Bayelsa and Siminalayi Fubara Rivers are expected to attend the Pre-Summit Conference of the 1st Pan-Ijaw Economic Summit 2024. The event, scheduled to hold from Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 in Bayelsa, will serve as a prelude to the Pan-Ijaw summit...
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday said he has no regret working against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, denied engaging in anti-party activities by refusing to support Atiku Abubakar, the then PDP presidential candidate. He defended...
A former governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has asked his successor Siminalayi Fubara to follow the rule of law for peace to reign in the state. Wike spoke on Tuesday when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “There is peace when you obey...
President Bola Tinubu has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government council election, the President expressed deep concern over reports of arson and explosions in...
The Rivers Assembly has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order the urgent arrest of suspected political thugs, allegedly behind the torching of some Local Government Secretariats in the state. The Speaker, Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo made the call on Monday during the plenary session of the...
The Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered withdrawal of police officers from the 23 local government council secretariats in Rivers. The council offices were sealed in June following a dispute over the appointment of Caretaker Committee Chairmen by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers. Tensions escalated when...
The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday, screened and confirmed four Commissioner nominees presented to it by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commissioner nominees include Dr Israel Ngbuelu, Mr Evans Bipi, Mr Otamiri Ngubo and Mr Benebo Anabraba. The Speaker, Mr...
The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and swearing-in of new chairmen. This was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko earlier on Monday morning. She said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP...