Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays ahead of the Oct. 5 local government council elections in the state. Fubara who announced this during a broadcast on Wednesday, said that the holidays would enable residents of the state to prepare for the election....
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration will continue to support President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms to promote peace and prosperity in the country. Fubara made the remarks at Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary Parade at the Government House Arcade on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. He promised...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed the behaviour of individuals seeking societal recognition as trivial and unworthy of prestige. He said those who place undue emphasis on public acknowledgment have “lost it,” stressing that, by the grace of God, he requires no such introduction. The governor made these...
A Pan Rivers group, the One Rivers Initiative (ORI), has urged Mr Chidi Lloyd, one of the recently sacked chairmen of Local Government Areas in Rivers against disrespecting Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark. The group said this in a statement signed by Mr Victor Burubo, its Director, Media and...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has commended the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Dr William Kumuyi, for his vision in driving positive change and social impact in Nigeria. He gave the commendation on Tuesday night during a six-day Global Conference organised by the Change Makers International...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday received the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), BoT members in a move to put to rest months of speculations that he had left the party. The delegation included the BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara; former Chairman, Ahmed Makarfi; elder stateman, Olabode George and...
The Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thought has blamed the lingering political crisis in the South-South state on indigenes appointed into Federal Government positions. Chief Sunnie Chukwumela, who spoke on behalf of the leaders at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, said that people on President Bola...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in five new commissioners and two special advisers to serve in the state executive council. The newly sworn in commissioners are Mr Ilamu Abua, Dr Roland Obed-Whyte, Mr Austin Nadozie, Mr Samuel Eyiba, and Dr Samuel Anya. Sworn-in as special advisers...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said the state investment promotion agency will be a melting point for investment related activities in the state. Governor Fubara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the executive order establishing the agency was an outcome of the state economic submit....
Governors on the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP), has pledged to support Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on the crisis between him and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made the pledge in a communique the...
The faction of the Rivers Assembly loyal to Gov. Siminalaye Fubara, has described the move to stop the governor from spending the state’s revenue as unfounded. The speaker of the faction, Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo, said at a sitting of the assembly in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that such...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Wednesday announced that annual sporting tournaments would begin in the State as part of government’s efforts to enhance sports development. Fubara announced this at the official presentation of trophies and medals from the various teams in Rivers at the government house in...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in Barrister Emmanuel Frank-Fubara who was screened and confirmed as a commissioner by the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led assembly earlier on Monday. The swearing ceremony was held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt at about 5 pm....
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed surprise at the prolonged silence of the Nigerian Police Force over the attempted detonation of explosive device beside the Presidential Hotel. Governor Fubara disclosed this after swearing in Mr Emmanuel Frank-Fubara as the new Commissioner for Finance at the Government House...
The Rivers State House of Assembly faction, loyal to former governor, Nyesom Wike, has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara a seven-day ultimatum to re-present the 2024 budget of the state. The Speaker of the faction, Martins Amaewhule, gave the ultimatum during a sitting of the members in Port Harcourt...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has assured the people of the state of unwavering commitment to providing critical infrastructure required for the speedy development of the state. Fubara gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen after the inspection of the reconstruction work at the Zonal Hospital in Bori...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said that he was not fighting anybody. “I am, rather, defending the state against predators; I am protecting Rivers against those who feel that they own the life of others,” he said in Port Harcourt on Wednesday when the Senate Committee on...
The Rivers Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the leadership of the house to discipline Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo) for allegedly spreading “falsehoods” on the escalating political crisis in Rivers. In a statement by the leader of the caucus, Rep. Dumnamene Dekor (PDP-Rivers), the caucus alleged...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has dispelled fears in some quarters that the state was under siege, saying that Rivers is peaceful. Fubara made the statement on Thursday during an inspection tour of the 14.6km Omodu-Eberi Road project in Omuma Local Government Area. The governor said that Rivers...
A Civil Society Organisation, the Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thoughts, has urged the National Assembly to holistically amend the laws governing local government administration in the country. The group’s Convener, Chief Sunnie Chukumele, said at a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the amendment...