•Siminalayi Fubara The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has apologised to the people of the state over the recent political crisis in the state. He described the crisis as “regrettable anxieties of the last few days,” saying it was important to make sacrifices for peace to reign. Fubara stated this in a statement he signed, […]...
•Fubara and Wike Rivers State elders today revealed why the crisis in the state escalated to the level it is today. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the 21 elders led by Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, disclosed that the hasty reaction of Rivers State governor, Siminilaye Fubara escalated the issue, reports Daily Independent. The elders, who ...
•Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara The Rivers State Police Command has explained how the attack on the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, during a protest at the state’s House of Assembly complex in Port Harcourt on Monday occurred. The command described the attack as ‘not deliberate’, adding that the intention behind the water cannons and te...
•10 PDP governors The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has welcomed the intervention of President Bola Tinubu into the Rivers State crisis, calling on all parties to sheathe their sword. This was contained in a communique issued by the governors yesterday evening after they met at the Oyo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja to [&hel...
•Tinubu, Fubara and Wike President Bola Tinubu has stepped into the political situation in Rivers State. The president today, met with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, reports Channels TV. Tinubu met with the two politicians at the Aso Vill...
•Fubara As plot thickens to impeach the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on all actors in the disagreement in the state to sheathe their swords and allow for peaceful and amicable resolution of the crisis. PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, made this...
•Fubara and Wike A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has cautioned FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to refrain from his “custom of unbridled and overbearing indulgence” targeted against efforts to resist his boundless sense of entitlement and overlordship over the public and private lives and concerns...
•Ehie Edison Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the embattled state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, have elected a new speaker, Ehie Edison. Edison, who was earlier suspended as the leader of the House by the anti-Fubara lawmakers, was elected the speaker after a sitting held in the Government House. The development came [&hel...
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, today, accused the police of shooting at him on his way to inspect the State House of Assembly Complex that was gutted by fire last night. Fubara named a senior officer in the Rivers State Police Command as the leader of the team that was deployed to obstruct his access […]
There were gunshots and firing of teargas within the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex today as some lawmakers sat to begin an impeachment process on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. About 23 lawmakers, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, who presided over the sitting, resolved to begin the process. The lawmakers also suspended the leader...