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28 February 2025

Supreme Court Sacks Rivers Local Government Chairmen

28 February 2025

…says election violates Section 150 of the Electoral Act.

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27 February 2025

Fubara approves temporary site for new federal varsity in Rivers

27 February 2025

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the Kira Campus of Rivers State University in Tai Local Government Area as the temporary site for the newly established Federal University of Environment and Technology in Ogoniland, recently approved by President Bola Tinubu.

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2 January 2025

Fubara Signs ₦1.1tn Rivers 2025 Budget Into Law

2 January 2025

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the ₦1.1 trillion 2025 Budget into law.

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11 October 2024

Focus On Ministerial Job, Uchendu Advises Wike

11 October 2024

Uchendu gave the advice a few days after the arsonists attacks on some local government areas in Rivers State, and the brewing political storm between the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara and Wike. Senator Uchendu, an APC Leader disclosed that he had intervened in the ongoing political crisis within the state, urging the FCT […]

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6 October 2024

Fubara swears in elected chairmen

6 October 2024

. The inauguration was observed by the Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, Senator Bala Mohammed. The Rivers State local government election was held on Saturday across the state. Results from the state Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, said the Action Peoples Party won 22 out of the 23 […]

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6 October 2024

APC frowns at election result as Fubara takes full control of LG structure

6 October 2024

This is as the local government election conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has apparently triggered more crises in the state. Reports gathered that despite opposition from the loyalists of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the election was conducted on Saturday as directed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. […]

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5 October 2024

Explosion rocks Rivers APC secretariat as LG poll holds

5 October 2024

The explosion brought down the gate of the secretariat while doors, windows and other property were destroyed. This is the second time the Chief Tony Okocha-led APC would be experiencing such an attack at its secretariat this year. This came as the local government elections is set to hold in the state today as the […]

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4 October 2024

Rivers Crisis: Fubara Storms RSIEC Office Over Police Attempt To Take Over Premises

4 October 2024

A video showed the governor in the company of his team, entering the premises of the RSIEC, while some men were seen alleging that the policemen were attempting to scale through the gates and strong room of the commission to allegedly cart away sensitive electoral materials meant for the conduct of Saturday’s local government election […]

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28 September 2024

‘Who has Fubara made?’ Wike taunts Rivers gov

28 September 2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is proud to have made an Ijaw man the governor of Rivers State. Speaking at an event organised by the Rivers Ijaw Peoples Congress in his honour in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Wike said God used him to make Siminalayi Fubara […]

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11 September 2024

Rivers LG polls: LP disowns allegations against Fubara

11 September 2024

Reuben had alleged that the Action Peoples Party, APP, is engaging in irregularities by selecting its candidates for the upcoming October 5 local government elections without following due process. Reuben, who described the APP as a “social club”, accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his Chief of Staff, Eddison Ehie, and members of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]

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