Rivers crisis: ‘Don’t use your position to antagonise anyone’ – Fubara warns new appointees
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State issued a strong warning to his new Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie and his…
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Rivers: Tinubu reason I’m standing – Gov Fubara
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has said he’s still standing due to President Bola Tinubu’s fatherly support. Fubara spoke…
Fresh leadership crisis hits IPAC in Rivers
The Rivers State Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Solsuema Osaro, has described the Acting Chairman of the Peoples…
Wike not ready for peace in Rivers – Clark tells Tinubu
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has told President Bola Tinubu that Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State…
Rangers extend unbeaten run with Rivers United win
Rangers defeated Rivers United 1-0 in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League encounter at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. The…
NSCDC foils illegal refinery in Rivers
The Marine Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State Command, has foiled the operations of owners…
NDLEA nabs 295 drug suspects in Rivers
The Rivers Command of the NDLEA arrested 295 drug suspects in 2023, its commander, Mr Ahmed Mamuda, has said. Those…
Rivers: APC asks Gov Fubara to conduct LGA election
The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has called on…
Police arrest armed robbers terrorising communities in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested a group of armed robbers and cultists who have been terrorising…
Supreme Court reserves judgment on Rivers guber appeal
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress,…
Police storm criminal hideout in Rivers, kill notorious cultist, robber
The Rivers State Police Command has stormed a criminal hideout in a Rivers community and killed a suspected notorious cultist…
Rivers: Tinubu, Fubara in closed-door meeting at Presidential Villa
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State met with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. Fubara and Tinubu are meeting at the…
Rivers: Police confirm death of 11 persons in boat mishap
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of 11 persons in a boat mishap along the Andoni-Bonny waterways.…
Rivers has over 953 abandoned NDDC projects – Okocha
Rivers State representative in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Tony Okocha, has disclosed the existence of over 953 abandoned…
Rivers: Party spokesman reacts as NYCN chairman alleges LP won all elections
The Labour Party in Rivers State has reacted to the claims by the factional Rivers State Chairman of the National…
Oil spillage reported in Rivers community
An oil spillage has been reported in K-Dere community, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Youths and Environmental…
Diri hosts Fubara, sues for peace in Rivers
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has urged his Rivers counterpart, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to take measures that would help…
Gov Fubara visits Diri to end property issues between Rivers and Bayelsa
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has expressed readiness to work with his Bayelsa State counterpart, Governor Douye Diri for…
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 left the party…
NAF strikes hits six illegal oil refining sites in Rivers
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has said the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, on Dec. 23, destroyed six illegal…
Rivers crisis: Tinubu won’t fold hands and watch – Presidency
The Presidency has said that there was no way President Bola Tinubu would keep quiet and allow crises in the…
I’ve done my part in Rivers, I’m doing well in Abuja – Wike speaks on face-off with Fubara
Former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said he is concentrating on his new assignment as the Minister of…
Wike vs Fubara: Rivers youths protest, tell governor to dump Tinubu’s peace deal (Video)
Some youths in Rivers State have warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara against recalling the commissioners that resigned from his administration. They…
Wike vs Fubara: NLC, TUC, NANS, others protest in support of Rivers gov
The organized labour have thrown their weight behind Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State amid the face-off with the Minister…
Rivers guber: Supreme Court fixes Jan 15 for hearing
The Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja has fixed January 15, 2024, to hear the petition of Patrick Tonye-Cole, the…
Police kill kidnappers, rescue four victims in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command says its operatives gunned down two notorious kidnappers, including a gang leader nicknamed ‘Occasion’ during…
President Tinubu deserves accolades for resolving Rivers, Ondo crisis – Group
A group known as Forum of Concerned Nigerians (FCN) has commended President Bola Tinubu for his intervention in resolving the…
Wike vs Fubara: Your directive unacceptable, null, void – Rivers elders to Tinubu
Rivers Elders and Leaders have rejected the outcome of President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking the State.…
Nigeria Immigration decorates 98 promoted officers in Rivers
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has decorated 98 newly promoted senior and middle cadre officers at its Rivers State Command.…
Rivers: Tinubu’s peace accord moved knife from Fubara’s neck to his back – Shehu Sani
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, on Tuesday said the peace resolutions by President Bola Tinubu is against Governor…
Rivers elders reject moves to impeach Fubara, call for Tinubu’s intervention
Rivers State elders and leaders led by a former governor, Rufus Ada-George, have frowned at the attempt to impeach Governor…
Rivers APC accuses Fubara of burning Assembly complex as Ganduje receives 27 defected lawmakers
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of…
Rivers Crisis: I’m not fighting Wike – Gov Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State has said his administration is focused on delivering his mandate and not fighting anybody.…
Wike: No crisis in Rivers, state is safe – Gov Fubara
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has insisted that there is no crisis in the state. Speaking during the flag-off…
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Fubara breaks silence, vows to protect the interests of Rivers people [VIDEO]
Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has finally broken his silence amid the political tension in the state. In a video…
BREAKING: Wike vs Fubara: Two more Rivers Commissioners resign
The crisis currently rocking Rivers State has deepened as two more commissioners have resigned from their positions in the state…
‘Rivers crisis may spread across Nigeria’ – Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has claimed that the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State…
Wike vs Fubara: Rivers crisis is political creation – Nigerian govt denies involvement
The Federal Government on Wednesday, denied involvement in the crisis brewing in Rivers State, stressing that it’s a political problem.…
Why we are rebuilding state Assembly complex – Rivers govt
The Rivers State Government has given reasons for the demolition of the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex. The state…
BREAKING: Gov Fubara presents 2024 budget to five Rivers lawmakers
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly. The governor…
Rivers crisis: Defected lawmakers have vacated their seats – NDC
The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has stated that the 27 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers who defected to the All…
Rivers crisis: Declare seats of 27 lawmakers vacant, order fresh election – LP to Speaker
The Labour Party, LP, has called on the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly to declare the seats…
Rivers: Court urged to reverse order restraining Gov Fubara from performing official functions
The Coalition for Truth and Justice has raised its voice against a recent Federal High Court order restraining the Governor…
Rivers: Collation lauds Appeal Court judgement affirming election of Gov Fubara
A coalition of 100 pro-democracy groups has welcomed the ruling of the Appeal Court affirming the election of Governor Siminalayi…
FG frees 37 prison inmates in Rivers
The Federal government through the Ministry of Interior, on Tuesday, freed 37 inmates from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial…
Ehie vs Amaewhule: Court fixes date to hear suit on leadership of Rivers Assembly
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, will, on December 5, 2023, commence hearing on a matter…
Appeal court to deliver judgment on Rivers guber election today
An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State will on Tuesday (today) deliver judgment on the governorship election petition filed by…
Rivers: APC opens up on Tinubu handing over party structure to Wike
The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has downplayed claims that…
Tinubu, Ganduje plotted to hand Rivers APC to Wike, embarrass Amaechi – Eze
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has condemned the dissolution of the executives of…
Rivers: Fubara disobeyed Tinubu, scattered political structure in 3 months – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has accused Governor Simi Fubara of Rivers State of disobeying…