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Rivers APC chieftain accuses Wike camp of plotting to stop Fubara’s return
Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has raised an alarm over alleged plans to…
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Wike meets suspended Rivers lawmakers in the UK for dinner
On Monday, April 8, former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, hosted…
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Ex-Rivers head of service, George Nwaeke, denies kidnap claims, says he’s safe in Abuja
Former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, has assured the public that he is safe and currently lodging at…
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Emergency rule: Fubara wrongly blamed for security issues – Report
On Wednesday, March 26, the Coalition of Human Rights Monitoring Group released a report clearing Governor Siminalayi Fubara of any…
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BREAKING: Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas suspends all political official holders
On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, announced that all…
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Magnus Abe defends state of emergency in Rivers, says governance became impossible
On Friday, March 21, Senator Magnus Abe, former governorship candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, defended…
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BREAKING: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers, suspends Fubara for 6 months, appoints Administrator
On Tuesday, March 18, President Bola Tinubu made a huge announcement: he declared a state of emergency in Rivers State…
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Rivers crisis: Governor Fubara vows to present budget anytime despite setback
On Thursday, March 12, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara clarified his recent attempt to present the 2025 budget at the…
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APC orders Gov. Fubara to resign within 48 hours or face impeachment
Tony Okocha, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers, has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers…
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Rivers State deputy governor, Ngozi Odu, denies resignation rumours
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, has denied rumours circulating on social media that she resigned from her position.
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Wike says Supreme Court ruling ends impunity in Rivers State
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has praised the Supreme Court for ending what he called "impunity"…
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Fubara committed impeachable offense after Supreme Court ruling – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that Governor Similayi Fubara has committed an impeachable offense.
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Supreme Court reserves judgement in 27 Rivers lawmakers defection appeals
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement on the five appeals before it bordering on the crisis rocking the Rivers State…
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Senator Harry-Banigo calls for probe into repeated explosions at NNPCL facilities
Senator Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, representing Rivers West Senatorial District, has called for an urgent investigation into the repeated explosions at various…
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Supreme Court throws out Gov. Fubara’s case to remove 27 pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers
On Monday, February 10, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed a suit filed by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, seeking to…
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BREAKING: Court cancels APC congresses in Rivers State
In a dramatic ruling, the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has nullified the Local Government and State Congresses…
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APC targets Rivers state takeover in 2027, says Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared the party’s intent to wrest control of…
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Femi Falana commends appeal court judgements reinforcing federalism
Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has applauded the Court of Appeal for its…
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Ministry of Transportation hands over completed Port Harcourt-Aba rail section to NRC
The Federal Ministry of Transport has officially handed over the completed Port Harcourt-Aba section of the Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railway Project…
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Rivers: PDP calls for immediate election to replace sacked pro-Wike lawmakers
On Monday, November 25, Umar Damagun, the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), sent a formal request…
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Rivers: Court to rule on Labour Party suit against pro-Wike lawmakers in January 2025
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has scheduled January 21, 2025, to rule on a suit filed by Labour…
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Rivers APC rejects planned congress, accuses Okocha of violating the rule of law
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has strongly rejected the planned party congress, accusing the sacked Caretaker Committee…
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Ondo election: Ondo is not Rivers, group fires back at Wike
On Thursday, November 14, a coalition of pro-democracy groups under the Ondo Freedom Movement strongly criticized the Minister of the…
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Tinubu’s intervention made my challengers stronger – Fubara
On Wednesday, October 30, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara shared his thoughts about a recent decision made by the Federal…
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Order restricting Rivers allocation least of my problems, says Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday said concerns over the Federal High Court decision that restricted the release of…
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I was ambushed with peace agreement – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, revealed that he discovered he was being ambushed by the peace agreement he…
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Court halts CBN from sending funds to Rivers State
On Wednesday, October 30, the Federal High Court in Abuja made a significant decision. The court ordered the Central Bank…
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Eze responds to Okocha’s claims about Rivers lawmakers and APC
Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), has responded to Tony Okocha's…
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Labour Party plans to challenge Rivers LGA election results in court
The Labour Party (LP) has strongly criticized the local government area council elections held in Rivers State on Saturday, October…
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IGP orders unsealing of LGA secretariats after Fubara swears in new chieftains
The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and…
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Police will enforce court orders on LG election — Rivers Police spokesperson
The Rivers State Police Command has said it will enforce court orders as regarding the local government elections billed to…
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Election must hold! Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission office
Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’.…
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Rivers LG poll: Security operatives foil attempt to steal election materials
Security operatives in Rivers State, on Friday, foiled an attempt by men dressed in police uniform to take over the…
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PDP protests against upcoming Rivers State LGA elections
On Thursday, October 3, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State staged a protest against the local government area…
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Rivers 5 LG elections : Elections must hold, Fubara insists
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has insisted that the forthcoming Local Government Election scheduled for 5th October will be held.…
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Edwin Clark urges IGP to arrest Wike, charge him with treason
Chief Edwin Clark, a former Federal Commissioner for Information and prominent South South leader, has called on Inspector General of…
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Court issues injunction blocking APC from holding congresses in Rivers
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an ex parte order blocking the national leadership of the…
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Wike-Fubara feud: Wike rules out reconciliation, says there’s no going back
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has firmly ruled out any possibility of reconciling with Governor…
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Rivers crisis: Wike responds to Edwin Clark, says Fubara should tackle his own crises
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has responded to Edwin Clark’s claims that he is using his…
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Court confused as different lawyers claim to represent PDP in Rivers
There was a big mix-up in court on Thursday as different lawyers fought over who should represent the PDP, a…
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