•NAFDAC operatives on duty The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated the Rivers State Task Force on “Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods” in the state. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, South-South Zone, Cyril Monye, described the inauguration as renewed effo...
•Alcohol packed in sachets Rivers and Lagos States lead in the consumption of alcoholic drinks sold in sachets and Polyethylene Terephthalate bottles among minors and underage persons, a nationwide survey by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has revealed. According to NAFDAC, the study, conducted in collaboration...
•Governor Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly An Oyigbo High Court of Rivers State in Port Harcourt has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, challenging the impeachment process initiated against them by the Rivers State House of Assembly. Justice Florence Fiberesima of the Oyi...
•Fubara and Tinubu at Aso Rock President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, a position communicated through his Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala. The clarification comes amid impeachment proceedings against Fubara in the Rivers Ho...
•Dan-Princewill Fafaa Dan-Princewill is a former gubernatorial aspirant in Rivers State. In this interview, he speaks on the Rivers State crisis. The politician laments that the issue is about the 2027 presidential election. He’s of the view that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is the reason there’s no peace i...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his role as the leader of the coastal state, pledging to uphold peace and security and not support any action that could threaten public safety. Fubara gave the assurance yesterday while speaking as a special guest at the finals of the 2026 Port [&he...
•Wike, Fubara and Tinubu The sudden U-turn by four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who only days earlier had appealed for dialogue between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the legislature but have now aligned with calls for the governor’s impeachment, has injected fresh uncertainty into an already combustible political crisis. The...
•Peter Obi The Nenadi Usman-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) in Rivers State has officially collapsed its structure into the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with a vow to queue behind LP presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi. This was as former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, warned that ADC may become irrelevant if […]...
•Fubara, Tinubu and Wike There are indications that President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing feud between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Tinubu, according to a highly credible source, summoned Wike for a meeting over the Rivers crisis, reports Saturday PUNCH....
The peace brokered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu among key political actors in Rivers State has again collapsed, as the State House of Assembly yesterday commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. The Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, issued a notice of impeachment, citing a...

