Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has appointed Benibo Anabraba as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), replacing Dr. Tammy Danagogo. The change is reportedly part of the new peace deal that ended the prolonged political crisis in the state. Anabraba, a former minority leader in the State Assembly and one-time commissioner under Fubara,…
A fire outbreak on Monday evening destroyed parts of the Podium Block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, affecting the section housing the State Pension Board. According to the Head of Service, Iyingi Brown, the fire was caused by an electrical fault. Firefighters from the State and Federal Fire Services, alongside the…
The Labour Party (LP) has called for an immediate investigation into the six-month emergency rule imposed in Rivers State, describing it as a politically motivated move to control the state’s resources and political structure. Speaking in Abuja late Monday, the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni, accused President Bola Tinubu and Federal Capital Territory…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in 20 out of 23 local government areas in Saturday’s council elections in Rivers State. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured just three LGAs, including losing Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s Opobo-Nkoro LGA to the APC. RSIEC Chairman, Dr. Michael Odey, announced the results on Sunday at the…
Residents of Rivers State on Saturday participated in local government elections held across all 23 LGAs by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). Voting took place in 6,866 polling units within 319 wards, aiming to elect new chairpersons and councillors to replace appointed council administrators. This election comes over six months after the Supreme…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised strong objections to the planned August 30 local government elections, warning that the exercise may violate a Supreme Court ruling and disenfranchise eligible voters. Party spokesperson Darlington Nwauju argued that conducting elections while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is still carrying out…
In one of the largest pharmaceutical busts in recent years, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 16 containers of contraband and falsely declared goods—primarily illicit drugs—valued at ₦20.5 billion. The seizure was announced on Friday at Onne Port in Rivers State by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, who led journalists on a tour…
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied claims that it blocked the inauguration of newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission. In a statement released Tuesday, the judiciary clarified that it only acted within its constitutional mandate by issuing an order preserving the status quo pending the outcome of a legal dispute brought…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Sole Administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), from inaugurating the newly confirmed chairman and members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission, pending judgment in an ongoing legal case. Justice Frank Onyiri issued the order on Monday after all parties…
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has appointed 11 new permanent secretaries. The announcement was made in a brief government statement released on Tuesday in Port Harcourt and signed by the Acting Head of Service, Dr. Mrs. Inyingi Brown. According to the statement, the swearing-in ceremony will be conducted at a…
