•FRSC officials at an accident scene Four people have lost their lives in a fatal road accident along G. U. Ake Road, in Rivers State. The incident was said to have occurred when the driver of a Toyota Camry, with registration number ABJ 10 EM, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into some pedestrians […]
•Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is not desperate to return to office. Fubara stated this at the service of songs held in honour of the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, organised by the Rivers Elders Forum yesterday, [&hell...
•Mrs Remi Tinubu (C) and Some of the Rivers women A mild drama played out today at the venue of the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a group of women staged a walkout while the event was ongoing. The women insisted that the wife of the suspended governor should […]
•An explosion An explosion has rocked a store harbouring illegally refined petroleum products in Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State killing five persons. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) confirmed the development yesterday. The Executive Director, YEAC-Nigeria, Dr. Fyneface Fyneface, said ...
•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retrd) The Niger Delta Democratic Alliance (NDDA) has passed a vote of no confidence on Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retrd), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, accusing him of worsening the state’s political crisis and failing to provide credible leadership. In a strongly worded statement today by its president...
•Rotimi Amaechi Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday, expressed sadness over the removal of Siminalayi Fubara as governor of Rivers State, saying the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu was in breach of the constitution. The former minister of transportation, who expressed dismay over the ineffect...
•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) The River State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd,), was expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s administration under the emergency rule yesterday but did not attend the meeting. The Committee Chairman, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, conducted a closed...
•Women rally in support of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt today A coalition of women under the banner of Rivers Women United for Sim (RWUS) staged a peaceful gathering in Port Harcourt today, calling for the restoration of peace in Rivers State and the reinstatement of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The women, who...
•CG of Nigeria Prisons, Sylvester Nwakuche and the teenage victim, Favour Oluwaseyi The prime suspect in the kidnapping incident of a 12-year-old girl, Favour Oluwaseyi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on August 7, 2024, had been traced by men of the Nigeria Police to the Enugu Correctional facility. The suspect, simply iden...
•Tinubu and Ibas Former Labour Leaders in Rivers State have described the imposition of emergency rule in the state as nothing short of a civilian coup, condemning it as a dangerous assault on democracy and the Nigerian constitution. They described the situation as “the brazen and fragrant desecration of democracy” following President Bola Ahm...

