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…
Four individuals have died in a tragic road accident that occurred along G.U. Ake Road in Rivers State. According to reports, the crash took place around midnight on Monday when the driver of a Toyota Camry, bearing registration number ABJ 10 EM, lost control of the vehicle and struck a group of pedestrians. In an…
The Federal Government has presented its reasons to the Supreme Court for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State, emphasizing the collapse of governance and attacks on critical national infrastructure as key factors. The government argued that it had no option but to intervene. This submission was made in response to a lawsuit filed…
The Nigerian Senate has constituted an 18-member committee tasked with overseeing the activities of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). This, it said was in a bid to strengthen transparency and accountability in the state’s governance. Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, was named as chairman of the committee. The announcement was made on…
The Senate has announced plans to work closely with the Executive to address socio-political tensions, particularly the crisis in Rivers State. According to a statement issued on Monday ahead of resumption of plenary at the National Assembly, Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, stated that the goal is to reconcile key stakeholders and resolve…
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of Administrators for the state’s 23 Local Government Areas. The approval was announced by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika. The development comes after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt restrained him from appointing administrators to…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State due to the ongoing political crisis in the region. The president made the announcement in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, during which he suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the State House of Assembly for six months….
Political tensions in Rivers State have reached a boiling point as Tony Okocha, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, has issued a strong ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, urging him to either resign or face impeachment. Okocha’s demand comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent validation of…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara 48 hours to present the 2025 budget for consideration by the lawmakers. This was disclosed during a plenary session in Port Harcourt on Monday, following a motion moved by Deputy Speaker Dumle Maol. The lawmakers, in a resolution signed by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, stated,…
