•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...
•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...
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