President Bola Tinubu is meeting with stakeholders from Rivers State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Siminalayi Fubara led the team from the state. The stakeholders included a former governor of the oil-rich state, Dr. Peter Odili; and some traditional rulers from the state. It was learnt that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike is also …

If Nyesom Wike had read the character portrait of the Ijaw man as sketched by Dr. Percy Amoury Talbot, an early 20th century British historian and colonial administrator, he would most probably have thought twice before settling for Siminalayi Fubara as his third term placeholder. Wike was a two-term governor of Rivers State and today, Minister of the Federal Capital …

The riff between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his immediate predecessor, Barrister Nyesom Wike, which has led to the resignation of nine commissioners from the State Executive Council (SEC), is said to have been triggered by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT) handing over list of commissioners and their portfolios to Fubara ahead of his inauguration on 29th May. …

The only thing that trumps the mocking viral videos of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are the live footages of the State House of Assembly being demolished on Wednesday morning by a dozen bulldozers in what appeared like a scene from Gaza. Reporters were even warned to steer clear. It was no longer renovation as planned; …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, signed into law the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N80 billion. This came a day after he presented the budget estimates to the state House of Assembly, led by Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie. Ehie and his loyalists speedily approved the bill. The signing ceremony was held in the conference room of the Governor’s …

The political crisis in Rivers State appears unabating as three commissioners resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet on Thursday. First to quit the administration was the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor. Then came the Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly Alabo; his Social Welfare and Rehabilitation counterpart, Inime Aguma; and that of Finance, Isaac Kamalu. Adangor’s resignation, dated …

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding fresh elections to replace the 27 lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. The affected lawmakers in the 32-member parliament are said to be loyal to the Minister of the Federal …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike has accused Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara of orchestrating the burning of a section of the state House Assembly complex. Wike took interviewers on television networks on Friday that Fubara took the step after learning about an impeachment attempt against him (Fubara). When questioned about whether he endorsed …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has promised to collaborate and support the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in its efforts to fast-track the development of the Niger Delta region. During a courtesy visit by members of the NDDC Governing Board, led by the Chairman, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, to the governor at the state Government House, Port Harcourt, Fubara said: …

Rivers Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has commended President Bola Tinubu for his intervention in the political crisis rocking the state, saying it led to quick resolution of the matter. In a statement he personally signed at the weekend titled ‘Peace is Priceless’, the governor described President Tinubu’s role in the dispute as fatherly. He said: “I wish to thank the …