The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has commended the state workers for their resilience, dedication, and professionalism, in spite of the democratic challenges in the state. Fubara made the remark in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nelson Chukwudi, to mark the 2025 Workers...
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The Administrator of Rivers, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare and industrial harmony. Ibas made the remark during a state-wide broadcast in Port Harcourt on Thursday to commemorate the Workers’ Day celebration. He acknowledged the crucial role of workers in the development...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigerian Navy ship Pathfinder has rescued ninety-nine passengers from a mishap involving a market boat in a headon collision with a barge en-rout Akulu Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, confirmed the development ina statement...
Mr Marshall Stanley-Uwom, the former Deputy Speaker, Rivers House of Assembly, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja, to order the removal of the state Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas. Stanley-Uwom, in a suit filed by his lawyer, Mr Sylvester Evbuomwan, also prayed the court to...
Pro-Fubara protesters in Rivers State are demanding that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara to run as Atiku Abubakar’s vice presidential candidate in 2027. In a trending video online posted on Facebook by some supporters of Gov. Fubara, a lady in black an ardent supporter of suspended Gov Fubara, alongside other...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has requested for more time from the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers, to properly brief the committee on the on developments in the state. He made the request on Friday at a meeting with the committee...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, was among state governors attending the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. Ibas made his debut appearance at the NEC meeting after his appointment as Sole Administrator for Rivers State by President...
Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the commencement of an investigation into the death of a police officer who allegedly took his own life in Port Harcourt. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. “We received a report about an officer...
The Police Command in Rivers has said that its officers killed four notorious kidnappers, allegedly involved in a series of abductions within the state and environs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, identifying the deceased suspects as responsible...
Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyeson Wike, has cautioned the human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) against misleading his clients. Falana, during an interview on national television, argued that the Supreme Court...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied any involvement in the reported kidnap of a 12-year-old girl in Rivers, describing the allegation as false and malicious. Service Public Relations Officer, (SPRO), Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), Abubakar Umar, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Umar said...
Rivers State Government has pledged to revive the Songhai Integrated Farms to boost food production and create lasting job opportunities for the youth. Rivers Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (Rtd), stated this during an inspection visit on Saturday to the farm in Bunu Tai, Tai Local Government Area....
Rivers State Government has frowned at the fraudulent announcements circulating on social media which is falsely attributed to the Office of the Secretary to the State. Permanent Secretary, Special Service Bureau, Office of the SSG, Mr Sampson Friday, said this in his statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday and...
The Administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has emphasised the need for strict implementation of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements at Rivers sea ports to maximize benefits and boost economic growth. Ibas made the remark when he received members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets,...
A grassroot social political organisation, Concerned Rivers People (CRP) has carpeted the Punch Editorial of April 15, 2025, declaring that it went overboard. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by Alex Nwogu, Public Relations Officer of the Concerned Rivers People declaring that: “Our attention has been...
By Dr. IKE ODOGWU The recent declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State has triggered diverse commentaries from a wide range of Nigerians. Almost everyone hailed the presidential proclamation because of the visible threat to law and order in the state at the time the action was...
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has replied to the Nigerian Bar Association regarding the reason for relocating its Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu State. Ibas faulted the reason cited by the NBA, describing it as misleading and uncharitable. The statement partly...
The Nigerian Army has uncovered 11 new bunkering facilities and made some seizures during a six-day operation conducted in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, made this known in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt. He...
Nigeria’s gas export has dipped following three sabotage attacks on a major pipeline in Bayelsa which feeds the Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) export terminal in Bonny, Rivers. The Ogboinbiri-Obiobi 24-inch Gas Pipeline between Angiama and Angiamagbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa was blown up on...
Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) has charged the newly appointed sole administrators of the 23 Local Government Areas (LGA) to be prudent in their financial dealings and prioritise people’s well-being. Ibas gave the remark during a meeting with the administrators at Government House in Port Harcourt...