Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi. The statement directed all commissioners and special advisers to hand over responsibilities to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior officers in their…
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of five new permanent secretaries into the state’s civil service. The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Dr. Iningi Brown, who named the appointees as Dr. Wachukwu Worgu, Eke Owuma, Ogbonna Anthony, Dr. Jim-Jaja Gogo, and Uzor Henry….
There appears to be a pause in the political tension in Rivers State as President Bola Tinubu held a meeting on Sunday night with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and other state leaders at Aso Rock. Details of the meeting remain scarce, but a source told The Nation that…
The impeachment process initiated against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, has suffered a fresh setback following the withdrawal of support by two additional members of the State House of Assembly. The lawmakers, Barile Nwakoh, who represents Khana Constituency I, and Emilia Amadi of Obio/Akpor Constituency II, announced their decision barely…
Port Harcourt – Two members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have appealed to their colleagues to suspend the ongoing impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Nma Odu, urging dialogue and reconciliation instead. The appeal was made on Monday during a press briefing in Port Harcourt by the House Minority…
A deepening division has emerged within the Rivers State House of Assembly as two lawmakers have publicly called for a halt to the impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. In a surprising development on Monday in Port Harcourt, the House Minority Leader, Hon. Sylvanus Nwankwo, appealed to his colleagues…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The move follows recent defections within the state’s political landscape. Speaker of the Rivers State House of…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that the ongoing construction of the 13.52-kilometre Ngo–Atlantic–Oyorokoto Road will be completed and commissioned by March next year. The road, which leads to the popular Oyorokoto Beach and a newly discovered Atlantic beachfront, is being executed by Monier Construction Company (MCC). Governor Fubara made the disclosure on Tuesday…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently holding a closed-door meeting with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara at the State House, Abuja. This meeting follows Fubara’s official return to office on September 19, after a six-month state of emergency in Rivers was lifted. The emergency, declared in March 2025, was imposed to address a prolonged political…
