The Senate has commenced the screening of 17 nominees whose names were sent to it by President Bola Tinubu to run the affairs of several government institutions in Rivers State. The state has been under emergency rule since 18 March following protracted political crisis which led to the suspension of the executive and legislative arms by the President, who appointed …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has fired back at those within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are calling for his expulsion, declaring that no one possesses the authority or the courage to remove him from the party he has served diligently for years. Also read: Wike denies eyeing 2027 presidency, pledges support for …

The Nigerian Senate, Wednesday passed the Rivers State 2025 budget for second reading. The budget which stood at N1,480,662592,442 trillion was passed for second reading after it was read by the Senate Leader, Senator Michael Bamidele Opeyemi. Opeyemi said the Senate has since assumed the powers of legislating for Rivers State having been under the State of Emergency. In his …

A 43-year-old woman simply identified as Gift has been arrested by the Rivers State police command for allegedly biting off the tip of her lover’s penis during a domestic dispute in the Mile 3 area of Diobu, Port Harcourt. The sad incident, which occurred on Thursday, sent shockwaves across the heavily crowded Bishop Okoye Street when news of it broke. …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cancelled centralised May Day celebrations in Rivers and Edo states, citing the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers and alleged political interference in the affairs of its Edo State council. The national leadership of the NLC has directed all affiliated industrial unions in Rivers State to organise and limit Workers’ Day celebrations to the …

Five persons, including four women, have lost their lives following an explosion in a residential area in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/EgbemaNdoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Saturday. It was gathered that the blast was said to have occurred in one of the rooms in a residential area used for storing illegally refined petroleum products. An environmentalist and executive …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has said that no amount of blackmail will bring peace to Rivers State. For peace to reign in the state, Wike, who is the immediate past governor, said that all critical stakeholders, including members of the National Assembly, must be involved with sincerity of purpose. He stated that the …

A section of Rivers State people have demanded that President Bola Tinubu should immediately rescind his declaration of emergency on the state, and restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu and members of the state House of Assembly to their ‘rightful positions’. Described as “the People of Rivers State”, the group said that the President’s decision on 18 …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has defended its decision to move its 2025 Annual Conference from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to Enugu, citing the conduct of the state’s Administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) as a key reason for the relocation. In a statement jointly signed by the chairmen of its eight branches in Rivers State, the NBA said …

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State has summoned the state Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). The committee directed Ibas to appear before it for a ‘comprehensive interactive session’ on Thursday, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. According to a statement by spokesman of the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, the session would provide a platform …