•George and Ibas A former Chief Magistrate in Rivers State, Ejike George, has justified his recent resignation from the Rivers State Judiciary, saying he was not trained to take directives from a military administrator. “I am simply saying that I cannot take instructions from a military administrator. I cannot,” he said on Channels Television ...
The Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State oversight, has invited the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) to appear before it tomorrow for an interactive session. This was contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the House, Akin Rotimi (Jnr) today, reports Daily Trust. The 21-member committee chaired by the House...
•Tinubu and Ibas A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the service of the process challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State on President Bola Tinubu, Sole Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas, and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Justice James Omotosho today also ordered the service of the court papers on the Attorney...
Half-clad women took to the streets in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, today to protest the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the imposition of an emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu. … developing story WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
A Chief Magistrate in the Rivers judiciary, Ejike King George, has voluntarily resigned from service, citing unease with the recent appointment of what he described as a “quasi-military administration” to oversee the state’s affairs. In a letter dated April 11, 2025, and addressed to the Honourable Chief Judge of Rivers State through the Secre...
•Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (retd.) The Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) came under scathing criticisms yesterday following the sacking of the 23 local government caretakers and the head of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. The caretakers were replaced with...
•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has directed the Rivers State Administrator to appear before it and justify why an interim injunction should not be granted to halt the appointment of Sole Administrators for the state’s 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The order, issued by Honourable Justice Adamu Tura...
•Rufus Ada George and Nyesom Wike Former Governor of Rivers State, Rufus Ada George, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of orchestrating the ongoing political crisis in the state, including the imposition of a state of emergency and the controversial appointment of sole administrators in all 23 local government are...
•Nigerian soldiers A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, says the troops deployed to enforce emergency rule in oil-rich Rivers State should be moved to fight bloodthirsty non-state actors in insurgent-ridden Borno State in North-East Nigeria. “There is no serious problem going on in Rivers Stat...
•Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. This comes less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt reportedly restrained him from appointing administrators to overse...
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