Supreme Court reserves judgment in Rivers Governorship election
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Patrick Tonye-Cole, against […]
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Rivers State Assembly to re-screen, reconfirm 9 ex-commissioners
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Rivers State House of Assembly is to re-screen and re-confirm nine former Commissioners who resigned from the state executive […]
Fubara meets Tinubu in Aso Rock, keeps mum after visit
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Fubara who arrived at the Presidential […]
PDP insists on declaring 26 defected Rivers lawmakers’ seats vacant
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday insisted that the 26 Rivers House of Assembly lawmakers who dumped the party for the All Progressives […]
Rivers must not overflow, Mr President!, By HASSAN GIMBA
Rivers, a state so rich because God blessed it with an abundance of crude oil and gas, is named after the many rivers that […]
Tinubu should be appreciated for intervening in Rivers crisis – Wike
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has said President Tinubu should be appreciated for intervening […]
Rivers elders drag Tinubu, Fubara, INEC, others to court over signed agreement
No fewer than six elders in Rivers have dragged President Bola Tinubu and others to the Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly compelling Gov. […]
Lamido not working for APC – Jigawa PDP replies NWC
The Jigawa chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has faulted claim by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party that former Gov. […]
No going back to PDP, says defected Rivers lawmakers
As the political complexity in Rivers State continues to dominate discussions in the country, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, […]
Rivers Assembly withdraws impeachment notice against Fubara
The Rivers House of Assembly has withdrawn the impeachment notice served on Gov. Siminialayi Fubara. The Speaker of the House, Mr Martin Amaewhule, said […]
DOAS director faces N500M libel suit over alleged defamation
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – In a legal battle unfolding at the FCT High Court, DOAS Director Dr. Baba Gana Adam, has finds […]
Wike, Fubara reach truce after meeting with Tinubu
After weeks of dramatic twists in Rivers State, the political gladiators in the oil-rich South-South state reached a truce on Monday after a […]
Wike to Fubara: Don’t pull the ladder you use in climbing
Amid the political crisis rocking Rivers State, ex-governor Nyesom Wike, has warned politicians not to pull the ladder they used in getting to exalted […]
27 Rivers lawmakers hing defection on Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda”
The embattled 27 Rivers lawmakers have said that their defection from PDP to APC was tied to President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda”. The […]
Court stops INEC from conducting fresh election into 26 defected Rivers lawmakers’ seats
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting fresh election to fill the seats of the […]
Former Rivers governors to intervene in state crisis – George
A former Rivers State Governor, Rufus Ada-George has said ex-governors of the state will intervene in the crisis rocking the oil-rich state. […]
Rivers Assembly lawmakers hold plenary after Gov. Fubara demolishes complex
In an interesting twist to the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly convened a sitting on […]
APC faults Fubara’s budget presentation to 4 Rivers lawmakers
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has faulted Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s 2024 budget presentation to four out of the 31 members of the state House […]
Don’t heat up Rivers polity, APC Chairman to Fubara
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers State has charged Gov. Siminalayi Fubara to refrain from acts capable of escalating the political crisis rocking […]
Rivers: The godson and his godfather By KASSIM AFEGBUA
I featured on an Arise TV Program, last month, where I “advertised” myself as a gubernatorial aspirant in search of a godfather that will […]