Rivers State

The Rumuomasi Traditional Rulers Council of Chiefs, Owhor Holders, and Elders, in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, has officially nominated a renowned philanthropist in Oyo State, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi for an honorary…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has condemned the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State. Recall that President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended the governor, Similayi…

The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by…

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu for six months. Punch reports. “By this declaration, the Governor of Rivers State, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, his…

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tony Okocha has called on the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara to resign or face impeachment. Punch reports. Okocha made the call while describing the invitation…

The Supreme Court, on Friday, declared the Rivers State Local Government elections held on October 5, 2024, invalid. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, ruled…

A Rivers State High Court holding in Port Harcourt has nullified the ward, local government and state congresses of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, conducted in the state in 2024. Vanguard reports. The court restrained the…

The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation says it will adhere to court orders regarding the disbursement of federal allocations to Rivers State, following recent legal controversies surrounding the state’s financial…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the judiciary against setting Rivers State on fire. The warning came in the wake of Wednesday’s judgement, wherein a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Central…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing financial allocations to the Rivers State Government pending when a lawful appropriation act is passed by a validly constituted House of…