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 …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration has started the process of preparing the 2025 budget. This is as the governor insisted that the seats of Martin Amaewhule and the other state lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress remain vacant. Fubara stated that they will eventually return home because they …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is neither deterred nor worried by Thursday’s Appeal Court judgement which returned Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers to the State House of Assembly. The Appeal Court had nullified the order of a Rivers State High Court which restrained Amaewhule and the other lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has removed Eze Sergeant Awuse as the Chairman of the State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers Council. The governor made this announcement on Friday during a special meeting with the traditional rulers at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital. Fubara, thereafter, appointed Eze Chike Worlu Wodo, as the …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to ensure that peace prevails in the state while protecting his supporters, who he said stand for truth. Fubara made this pledge while addressing newsmen shortly after a State Security Council meeting with heads of security agencies at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The governor emphasized that any attempts to …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has explained that, in sponsoring the Rivers International Marathon 2024, lots of challenges were overcome to ensure it was successfully hosted to open up the economy of the state to global investment opportunities. Fubara also said that his administration was already committed to youth development by expanding the space and exposing them to a …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has vowed never to waste his energy fighting detractors. Fubara said he would rather focus on achieving higher leadership standards and a new bar to improve the quality of life and socio-economic status of the people. This is coming amid his face-off with his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara said on Tuesday that he did not start governing the state fully until February 2024 – eight months after assuming office. Inaugurating Egbeda internal roads in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state, the governor said that since he started confronting governance fully in February, he had done remarkably well and earned the …