Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has maintained that the political crisis in the state is for the sole control of the state resources. This is as the governor promised to continue to utilise the resources for the betterment and overall interest of the people. Fubara stated this during the celebration of the 51st birthday of the General Overseer of Omega …

Rivers State Government has issued a stern warning to developers against using substandard materials in construction projects. This follows a recent incident involving the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in the Iriebe, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The state government has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Hon. …

The Rivers State Government on Wednesday appealed the Federal High Court, Abuja’s judgement, which retrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing allocations from the federation account to the state. This came as Governor Siminalayi Fubara celebrated one of the failed attempts to impeach him by the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, which is loyal to the Minister …

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the payment of N85,000.00 as the new minimum wage for civil servants employed by the Rivers State Government. This agreement was reached during a closed-door meeting presided over by the Governor, attended by representatives of organised labour under the auspices of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council in the state at Government House …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has admonished the people of the state to carry out their political business with all sense of responsibility. He has also stated that the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of government facilities built with taxpayers’ money. He said he would leave office when his time comes. …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. The exercise was held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, hours after the chairmen were issued certificates of return by the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Adolphus …

There is tension and uncertainty in Rivers State over the conduct of the local government election in the state scheduled for today. The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the command would comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which restrained the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) from participating in …

The Rivers Governor, Siminalyi Fubara, has regretted that his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), will not be taking part in the October 5 Local Government Election in the state. Fubara stated this on Thursday during a meeting with some stakeholders of the party at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt. He said the election has to be …

The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has declared that the recently constituted Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency by Governor Siminalayi Fubara is illegal. The House, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, also stated that all appointments made by the governor related to the board were not recognised by law. At its 41st sitting, …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to shut down all expenditures of River State Governor Siminalayi Fubara pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit field by the Martin Amaewhule-led state Assembly. In a ruling on the motion ex-parte moved by a Senior Advoctate of Nigeria (SAN), Sebastien Hon, Justice Emeka Nwite rather ordered the plaintiffs to …