Tag: Rivers State
Supreme court affirms judgment stopping allocations to Rivers, reinstates faction of assembly loyal to Wike
The supreme court has affirmed the judgment of a federal high court that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the accountant-general of the fe [...]
‘You need to let go, you can’t win all fights,’ Fubara advices Wike
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has asked his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to let go of his quest to control the state’s political affairs.
Fub [...]
‘Settle your dispute in court,’ Tinubu tells Fubara, Wike as crisis escalates in Rivers over LG elections
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint a [...]
I’m building psychiatric hospital in Wike’s LG, they will need it soon – Fubara roars
Rivers Governor, Siminilayi Fubara, said he has approved the construction of an ultra-modern psychiatric hospital in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area [...]
Five commissioners resign from Fubara’s cabinet
Resignations have rocked the Rivers State Executive Council as five commissioners have opted to step down from Governor Si [...]
Rivers: Another commissioner throws in the towel after rejecting redeployment by Fubara
The Rivers State Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu, has resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet.
This is coming even as he faulted [...]
Rivers: Attorney-General, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor rejects redeployment, resigns from Fubara’s cabinet
The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Rivers State, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, has rejected his redeployment following the cabinet reshuf [...]
Online petition seeking visa ban for Wike crosses 200,000
Over 239,864 Nigerians have signed an online petition asking the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and the entirety of the European and Asian con [...]
Rivers police arrests federal lawmaker Chinyere Igwe in possession of $500,000
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command in the early hours of Friday, arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igw [...]
Wike withdraws approval for use of Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium for Atiku’s presidential rally
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has withdrawn the approval he had earlier granted Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential can [...]