Rivers State

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has criticised the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of its executive and legislative arms by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the move as an illegality. He…
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President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State. The administrator was sworn in following a short meeting with the president on Wednesday afternoon. Tinubu announced the…
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President Bola Tinubu has named a former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Ibokette Ibas, an administrator for Rivers State. The appointment was made after the President declared a state of emergency in the state and suspended Governor…
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A minimum salary of N85,000 has been approved by the Rivers State Government for the state's civil servants. During a private meeting with labour leaders and high-ranking government officials, George Nwaeke, the state's head of service,…
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The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday nullified the N800bn 2024 budget signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara. In December, the governor had presented an N800bn 2024 Appropriation Bill to a faction of the state House…
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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, yesterday, signed an agreement with his predecessor and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, to end the political crisis in the state. An eight-point peace deal was…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike landed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday. Wike entered the city despite warnings and threats from some loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to step into…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed into law, the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N800bn into law. This is coming a day after he presented the budget estimates to the State House of Assembly led by Edison Ehie. The…
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The Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacheaus Adangor, has resigned. His resignation was communicated in a letter dated November 14, 2023, and addressed to Governor Sim Fubara. He noted that his exit…
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Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential campaign rally in Rivers State, the Director General of the party’s Campaign Council in the state, Dr. Abiye Sekibo on Thursday escaped assassination. It was gathered that some…
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