Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has condemned the Nigeria Police for their alleged heavy-handed response to anti-emergency rule protesters in Ahoada East, describing the treatment as “double standards” and a threat to democratic rights. This comes as… Rivers: Fubara blasts police as protests turn chaotic …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
Niger Delta human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has accused Rivers State Administrator, Ibok Ete Ibas of pouring petrol to the fire President Bola Tinubu sent him to quench in the state. This was as she said Ibas’s actions in the state were contrary to what the president… Rivers: Ibas escalating fire Tinubu sent him to … Read more
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas has fired back at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, after the association voted the emergency rule as the reason for relocating its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu State. Ibas cautioned the NBA to stop… Annual Conference: Don’t cause tension in Rivers – Ibas fires back … Read more
A Chief Magistrate in Rivers State, Ejike King George, has voluntarily resignedbfrom his position as a Magistrate in the Rivers State Judiciary. Chief Magistrate George’s resignation was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, through the Secretary… Rivers chief magistrate resigns over emergency rule …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
A large number of women in Rivers State, on Monday, staged a rally in Port Harcourt, the state capital, to express support for the declaration of a state of emergency in the state.This comes barely four days after supporters of the suspended governor staged a protest demanding… BREAKING: ‘No more Fubara’ – Pro-emergency rule protest … Read more
As preparations for the 2027 presidential election intensify, the Coalition 2027, spearheaded by key opposition figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, is making… Atiku, Tambuwal, El-Rufai-led Coalition Moves To ‘Capture’ Niger-Delta …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has begun drafting the response of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a suit filed by 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the declaration of a state of emergency… PDP Govs Hire 11 Top Lawyers To Battle FG Over … Read more
Rivers State is currently facing a pressing and time-sensitive threat. The oil-rich state has come under intense political scrutiny following President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation on March 18, 2025. Despite official assurances that this step was necessary to tackle a… Rivers: A ticking time bomb – By Dakuku Peterside …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
Former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi lately commented on the Rivers crisis – which dates back to his administration (2007-2015) – claiming that the blowout between suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and ex-Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief… Rivers crisis: Fubara’s dismissal of Nwaeke’s allegations not enough – By Ehichioya Ezomon …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
Chime Ezebalike, Prince Oladele Lukman, Kenneth Kpasa and MacPherson Olumini, who were arrested after Rivers State House of Assembly was burnt down have alleged threat to their lives. Speaking to reporters in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the trio said their lives have remained… Rivers: We were tortured, offered N200m to implicate Fubara’s CoS – Discharged … Read more