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Fubara appoints administrators to take over LGAs in Rivers
Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has directed Heads of Administration in the 23 Local Government Areas(LGAs), to assume leadership of the councils. Fubara gave the directive in a state-wide broadcast in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, following the expiration of the tenure of the 23 LG chairmen at midnight on Monday. He emphasised that the transfer of power to the administrators…
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Gov Fubara And One Year of His Signature in Rivers
Going by the recent comment by His Excellency, Siminalayi Fubara, Executive Governor of Rivers State that his administration started in February 2024, it would be right to say that he’s just four months old in office. However, the record books won’t accept such a position. This is not the first time such is happening in Rivers State. It would be…
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Defence
NSCDC apprehends wife of suspected pipeline vandal in Rivers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested the wife of a suspected pipeline vandal and possession of two fabricated guns in Rivers. This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Babawale Afolabi on Saturday in Abuja. According to the PRO, the corps got an intelligence tip-off concerning some pipeline vandals residing at at…
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We stand on Rivers interest first — Fubara
Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has said that his administration will continue to prioritise the interest of people of the state under the mantra: ‘Rivers First’. Fubara made the remark during the praise night organised on Friday by the state government to mark his first year in office, in Port Harcourt, The governor, represented by his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu,…
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News
Court voids Rivers N800bn Budget passed by 5 members
Abuja, Jan. 22, 2024 (NAN) A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday set aside the Rivers’ N800 billion budget passed by five members of the House led by the Edison Ehie-led faction. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, held that the presentation of the appropriation bill by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara on Dec. 13, 2023, and its passage by the…
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Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, Holds Crucial Meeting with President Bola Tinubu
Abuja, January 13, 2024 (Quick News Africa) – Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State engaged in a significant meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The governor’s arrival at the Presidential Villa was marked at approximately 5:35 p.m., and he proceeded to President Tinubu’s office for the meeting. This meeting follows Governor Fubara’s recent…
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Energy & Environment
Oil Spillage Reported in Rivers State Community
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Jan 4 – The K-Dere community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State has reported an oil spillage, according to the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, YEAC-Nigeria, utilizing its Crude Oil Spill Alert System (COSAS). The incident occurred on January 3, 2024, on the PPMC pipeline responsible for transporting crude to the Port Harcourt Refinery. While…
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Crime
Police in Rivers State Arrest 10 Suspected Kidnappers in Anti-Crime Raid
The Rivers State Police Command has reported the successful arrest of 10 suspected kidnappers during a targeted operation in Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. The operation, led by the state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, aimed to comb bushes and dismantle a suspected kidnappers’ camp situated behind the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwuruta, on the…
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News
Bayelsa Governor Urges Peaceful Measures for Development in Rivers State
Sampou, Bayelsa State – Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has urged his Rivers State counterpart, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to take decisive measures aimed at restoring peace in Rivers State for the purpose of fostering rapid development. Governor Diri offered this counsel during a meeting on Thursday, held at his country home in Sampou, Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area, where Governor…
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Politics
PDP insists on declaring 26 defected Rivers lawmakers’ seats vacant
Abuja, Dec. 28, 2023 ((NAN) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday insisted that the 26 Rivers House of Assembly lawmakers who dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) were no longer members of the state legislature. PDP National Legal Adviser, Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after Justice Donatus Okorowo of a…
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Election
Fubara’s victory reaffirmation of Rivers as PDP stronghold – Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers described the victory of the Governor-elect, Siminalayi Fubara, as a reaffirmation of the state as one of the premier strongholds of the party. Wike said this in a statement issued by Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Election
“I did not support Obi because nobody discussed Igbo presidency with me” – Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he did not support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi overtly at the Feb. 25 election because nobody discussed Igbo presidency with him.. Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia stated on Friday in Enugu that Wike made the declaration at a meeting the socio-political group had…
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Election
Polls: Rivers ‘ll become investment hub in Africa under Fubara – Semanitari
Mrs Ibim Semenitari, Director, New Media, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council for Rivers governorship election, says the state will become an investment hub in Africa, if Siminalayi Fubara is elected governor of the state. Semenitari, in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, said that Fubara stood tall among others jostling for the governorship seat in the state. According…
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Election
Wike instrumental to Tinubu’s victory in Rivers — APC
PORT HARCOURT: The Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, was instrumental to the victory of its candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State. The PCC in Port Harcourt, today, said without the efforts of the governor that their Candidate would not have secured up to the…
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Election
Rivers Presidential Collation Officer suspends result collation
Prof. Charles Adias, the State Collation Officer for Presidential election results in Rivers, has adjourned collation of results till further notice. Adias, while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, said that the adjournment became imperative in view of alleged threats to his life by a particular political party supporters. The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa, alleged…
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Election
Labour Party wants INEC to cancel elections in parts of Rivers
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the presidential and national assembly elections held on Saturday in Obio/Akpor, Khana, Eleme, Obigbo, Rumukoro areas of Rivers State. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Abure expressed shock at the revelations emanating from Rivers State, alleging that…
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Election
Police arrest Rep member with N381m ‘election money’ in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers says it has arrested a member of the House of Representatives in possession of 498,100 US dollars, approximately N381.1 million. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko said in a statement that the suspect was arrested during a stop-and-search operation on Friday in Port Harcourt. The spokesman said that the lawmaker is being investigated for money…
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