Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, said the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers was a “compromise” to prevent the impeachment of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. Fagbemi said this on Wednesday while addressing State House Correspondents after a...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the unilateral decision of President Bola Tinubu to remove Governor Similaya Fubara of Rivers State from office is not only unconstitutional but also reckless. Mr. Obi while reacting to the declaration of the...
Rivers State Governor, Siminilayi Fubara, has urged the citizens in the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the face of the state of emergency declared in the state. Fubara made the remark in an address to the people of the state on Tuesday in Port Harcourt after the...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has called on members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to consider the interest of the people of the state and embrace peace to resolve the political impasse in the state. Governor Fubara made the appeal when he commissioned some projects in the...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed dissatisfaction over the action of the Rivers State House of Assembly, denying him entry from the quarters on Wednesday. Fubara addressed residents of the Khana Local Government Area of the state during the commissioning of some health facilities shortly after the drama...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting. The meeting is scheduled to hold at the Governor’s Office in the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. This was announced in a letter dated March...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to saving the people of the state from fire eventualities advancing their wellbeing Fubara made the remark during inauguration of the State Fire Service Sub-Station, Rumuodomaya in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state on Friday. The...
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has demanded the arrest of prominent Ijaw leaders over alleged threats to disrupt oil production if the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is impeached. RRM, an interest group based in Port Harcourt, accused former militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, and the President of the Ijaw...
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has described as treasonable felony the actions perpetrated against Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers since he assumed office. Mr Gimba Hassan, Legal Manager of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), CISLAC, made this assertion in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to...
The former Local Government (LG) Chairmen in Rivers who were sacked in 2015 under Gov. Nyesom Wike led administration have vowed to return to take over LG councils in the 23 local government. The former Chairman of Andoni Local Government Area (LGA), Benson Imie, disclosed this on behalf of...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs) to take over the administration of the 23 local government councils immediately. Fubara issued the directive in a statewide broadcast on Sunday at Government House, Port Harcourt. In response to the Supreme Court judgment, Fubara...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State will, on Thursday, deliver the 6th yearly lecture of Freedom Online newspaper in Lagos. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the online newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, says while Fubara is the Special Guest Speaker, former Governor of Ogun State and Chairman, Senate Committee...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on the occasion of his 50th birthday. President Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, lauded Fubara’s contributions to governance in Rivers and his efforts to...
A coalition of 21 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Niger Delta has condemned the Federal Government’s proposed resumption of crude oil extraction in Ogoniland. The extraction activities had ceased in 1993 due to unrest, and despite several attempts, oil production has remained dormant in the area Executive Director...
The Rivers House of Assembly faction loyal to Gov. Siminalaye Fubara, on Wednesday initiated a bill to regulate the real estate sector. The Leader, Mr Sokari Goodboy, who presented the River State Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill 2024, said it was aimed at ensuring transparency in the sector. Goodboy...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says the political crisis in the state is divinely orchestrated to allow God to perfect His purpose in granting the state political freedom and economic growth. Fubara stated this at the thanksgiving service to celebrate the appointment of His Royal Majesty, Eze Chike Worlu...
The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has urged his kinsmen to remain calm over the judgment which ordered that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to cease all monthly financial allocations to the Rivers. Okaba gave the advice at the 10th Anniversary of the...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Government has debunked a social media report alleging that Governor Siminalayi Fubara shut down the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other oil companies in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, who disclosed this in a...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to Rivers government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the order also affected the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Zenith Bank and Access Bank where the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed all objections raised by the Rivers government against proceeding with the hearing of a suit seeking to shut down all expenditures of Gov. Siminalay Fubara. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik dismissed the applications by the state government and other defendants in the...