Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has approved the appointment of Prof. Isaac Zeb-Obipi, as the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt. Fubara made the known in a special government announcement, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo in Port...
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Gunmen on Wednesday opened fire on a peaceful gathering of youths believed to be supporters of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara in Elele, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers. The youths had reportedly assembled at a roundabout in Elele to express solidarity with Fubara when the attack occurred, further escalating political...
Rivers State Government, on Wednesday said that in the interest of the state, it would implement timeously the Supreme Court judgement once the certified true of the judgement was received. The Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, said this in a letter addressed to the Speaker...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has been urged to comply with the 48-hour ultimatum to re-present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Assembly. The Director General, Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), Johnson Georgewill, made the call while speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He said that the ultimatum...
Rivers State Government has stated that it is awaiting a comprehensive briefing on the implications of the Supreme Court’s judgment regarding state allocation and local government administration. In a statement on Friday, the Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, said the government will thoroughly assess the situation upon receiving detailed...
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in four separate appeals on the raging political leadership tussles in Rivers. Justice Uwani Aba-Aji, who led a five-member panel of justices reserved judgments to a date that would be communicated to parties, after taking arguments from lawyers involved in the matters....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, has assured Ogoni leaders on Tuesday in Abuja that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development in the area. At a meeting at the State House in Abuja, President Tinubu passionately called for unity and reconciliation, urging the Ogoni...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has hailed the emergence of Sen. John Mbata as the President -General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), recalls that Mbata, who represented Rivers East zone from 1999 to 2007, emerged via consensus at the election.Mbata was elected at the...
A Port Harcourt division of the Rivers state high court has ruled that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara is legally empowered to transact business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state house of assembly. This was contained in a court decision given on...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the ₦1.1 trillion 2025 Budget into law. Fubara, in a speech after signing the bill into law on Thursday, January 2, 2025, thanked the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State Assembly for doing a good job. The governor insisted that the only House of Assembly...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, speaks after presenting the 2025 budget to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly on December 30, 2024. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has presented the 2025 budget proposal of ₦1.1 trillion to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly. The Appropriation...
An interest group, Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), has cautioned a former Governor of Rivers, Dr Peter Odili, against making comments capable of exacerbating the political crises in the state. The group’s Director-General, Johnson Georgewill, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of...
Former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for navigating through political challenges in the past 12 months and more since the crisis broke out in October 2023. Odili noted that Governor Fubara’s struggles were not driven by personal interest but were aimed at safeguarding...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, not to be disturbed by the political crisis rocking the state. Jonathan spoke at an event in the Nihi Community in the Etche Local Government Area of the State on Sunday. He explained that Fubara would eventually emerge...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration has begun payment of ₦85,000 minimum wage for state workers, despite attempts by those he described as “enemies of the state” to deprive his administration of funds. Speaking during the launch of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Fund...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed sadness over the death of the Chief of Army StTaoreedaff, Lt.-Gen Lagbaja, at the age of 56. Fubara extended his heartfelt condolences in a message issued to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nelson Chukwudi, to President Bola Tinubu, the Commander-in-Chief...
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha, has said that the party will continue to constructively criticise the Gov. Siminalayi Fubara-led government in the interest of the people of the state. Okocha, who stated this on Sunday in Abuja at the News...
A former governor of Rivers Nyesom Wike has accused his successor Siminalayi Fubara of sponsoring the Action Peoples Party (APP) in the just-ended local government election in the oil-rich state. Governor Fubara had days ago sworn in local government chairpersons in Rivers State. APP won 22 of the 23...
)A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George has advised the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike,to ceasefire and allow Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to work for the people of the state. George made this appeal in a statement on Monday in Lagos, following the latest crisis in...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said he will make every necessary sacrifice to ensure a successful conduct of the Saturday’s local government council election in the state. Fubara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday that the scheduled local government council election was in compliance to a judgment...