The Rivers State House of Assembly today screened nine commissioner nominees submitted by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, confirming five and rejecting four after hours of intense questioning and debate in Port Harcourt. The nominees were called one after the other to defend their credentials and respond to questions from lawmakers, reports Channe...
•Rivers State House of Assembly The Rivers State House of Assembly has waived the earlier requirement for commissioner nominees to submit their curriculum vitae before appearing for screening and has invited all nominees to attend the exercise scheduled for today. In a statement signed by the Clerk of the House, Emeka Amadi, the nominees are [...
The African Democratic Congress, New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Peoples Democratic Party yesterday shunned the by-election for the Ungogo and Kano Municipal constituencies in Kano State. This is as the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Ahoada East Constituency 2 and Khana Constituency 2, Napoleon Ukalikpe, and Burabari Loloo, resp...
•Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule The Rivers State House of Assembly has halted the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu, following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention. The House moved the motion to halt the impeachment process today at its resumed sitting in Po...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the notice of elections into the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory and two State constituency elections in Rivers State. The elections in the six Area Councils of Abuja Municipal, Kuje, Kwali, Abaji, Gwagwalada and Bwari as well as the state constituency electi...
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, failed to resume plenary today, a week after adjourning its last sitting. During its first sitting in 2026, held last Thursday, the House had commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, over alleged gross misconduct, i...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has said it is still working on the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. The Assembly led by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Thursday began the process of removing the governor and deputy, leveling eight allegations against them. But rumours emerged on ...
A few hours after receiving documents containing alleged gross misconducts against Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, from 26 lawmakers, Speaker Martin’s Amaewhule has gone ahead to transmit letters containing the allegations to the governor and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. The letters entitled: “Notice of allegations of gross misconduc...
•Fubara, Wike and Amaewhule The South South Youths Initiative (SSYI) has strongly condemned the renewed impeachment proceedings against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing the move as ill-conceived and destabilising. SSYI, said youths across the South-South region, particularly in Rivers State, were deeply disturbed by the imp...
•House Speaker Martins Amaewhule and Governor Siminalayi Fubara The political landscape in Rivers State has taken another turn today when members of the state’s House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. They are accusing them of gross misconduct, reports Channels TV. During pl...
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