A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 25 for ruling in an application by the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie, seeking to set aside an arrest warrant issued against him and five others. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date on Monday after hearing arguments from parties in the suit. […]
Governor Fubara commits to immortalizing late Wigwe’s legacy
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has paid heartfelt tribute to the late Herbert Wigwe, affirming the profound impact Wigwe had on society. Governor Fubara expressed his administration’s determination to immortalize Wigwe as a distinguished son of the state. The governor made this commitment during a Night of Tributes held in Port Harcourt on Tuesday […]
Rivers: Court dismisses preliminary objection by police against Gov Fubara’s CoS
A Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, has dismissed the preliminary objection raised by Celestine Dickson, counsel to the Nigeria Police, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the fundamental rights suit brought by Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government House, against the police, citing a lack […]
Court fixes Feb 19 to hear Fubara’s chief of staff’s motion
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set Monday for the hearing of motions on notice filed by Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, seeking an order vacating its earlier arrest warrant order against him and others. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for Ehie and […]
Fubara: Nobody can challenge us in 2027 – Wike vows
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, expressed confidence that his political camp would defeat any opposition in the 2027 elections. The former Rivers State Governor who has been in a face-off with his successor, Siminalayi Fubara, stated this during a thanksgiving service by a federal lawmaker, Senator Barinada Mpigi in […]
AFCON 2023: Rivers Governor, Fubara gifts Nwabali N20m
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has rewarded Super Eagles goalkeper, Stanley Nwabali with N20m for his impressive performance at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Fubara also bestowed on Nwabali the honour of Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State. The state’s number one citizen also announced a N30m reward for the backroom staff of the […]
Drama as Shettima asks Fubara to greet Wike at Presidential Villa meeting (VIDEO)
Vice President Kashim Shettima caused a mild drama on Thursday after he requested Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State to greet the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Shettima made the request during a meeting between state governors and President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Some service chiefs were […]
Rivers: Be wary of Okocha – Amaechi’s ally, Eze tells Gov Fubara
A former spokesman of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has told Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State not to allow the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State, Tony Okocha come any closer to his government. Eze, a chieftain of the APC in the State, warned […]
Terrorism trial: Court rejects Fubara loyalists’ bid to challenge jurisdiction orally
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected a bid by five loyalists of Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara to use an oral application to challenge the territorial jurisdiction of the court, which is prosecuting them for alleged terrorism. The five Fubara loyalists, charged with terrorism offences by Police, are Chime Eguma Ezebalike, Prince […]
Stop running Rivers State without approved budget – APC warns Gov Fubara
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has cautioned Governor Sim Fubara against running the state without a duly approved budget by the state House of Assembly. The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the party in the state, Tony Okocha, spoke in Port Harcourt while visiting the Speaker of the State Assembly in […]