Politics

Wike says he has forgiven Fubara, declares peace restoration in Rivers

Awwal Owolabi 19 September 2025 0

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, confirmed that peace has returned to Rivers State following the lifting of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today, on Thursday, Wike disclosed that he spoke with Governor Siminalayi Fubara on

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APC sweeps 20 Rivers council polls, PDP takes three LGAs

Promise Eze 31 August 2025 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 20 chairmanship seats in the Rivers State local government elections, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with victories in only three LGAs. Announcing the results on Sunday, Michael Ekpai Odey, chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), said the polls were conducted under the supervision of

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Rivers SOLAD, Ibas defends N1.48 trillion 2025 budget

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 June 2025 0

By Msugh Ityokura The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete IbasTuesday defended the proposed ₦1.48 trillion 2025 budget before the House of Representatives. The budget aims to restore infrastructure, improve social services and promote inclusive development amid the ongoing state of emergency in the state. He decried lack of cooperation from some suspended state

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Rivers State N1.48trn 2025 Budget For 2nd Reading

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 May 2025 0

BY PATRICK WEMAMBU Nigerian Senate Wednesday passed for second reading the 2025 Rivers State Appropriation Bill (SB. 843). The Bill which seeks to authorize the issue out of the Rivers State Consolidated Revenue Fund the total sum of N1.481Trillion (One Trillion, Four Hundred and Eighty-One Billion Naira) only for the year ending on the 31st […]

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Turmoil in Rivers: Will Tinubu Reinstate Fubara by May 29?

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 May 2025 0

…Suspended Governor seeks redemption amid political strife By Dooyum Naadzenga  Since the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on March 18, 2025, the unfolding events have spotlighted not just a regional crisis but a deeper power struggle at the heart of Nigerian politics. At the center of […]

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Rivers Women Stage Protest, Walk Out On Ibas’ Wife

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 May 2025 0

Tensions flared in Rivers State on Thursday as a group of women stormed out of a women empowerment event held at the EUI Centre in Port Harcourt, refusing to be addressed by Theresa Ibas, wife of the state’s interim administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Retd.). The gathering, which was part of the Renewed Hope […]

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Rivers demands N300m refund from NBA over relocation of 2025 conference

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 April 2025 0

The Rivers State Government has demanded a refund of N300 million from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the relocation of its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu. In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Hector Igbikiowubo, the state government criticized the NBA’s reasons for moving the event, […]

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Militant groups attack major oil facilities in Rivers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 April 2025 0

By Agency Report Militant groups operating under the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) launched a series of coordinated assaults on vital oil infrastructure in Rivers State early Sunday, intensifying fears of a resurgence in armed militancy amid the region’s ongoing political upheaval. The attacks, claimed by the Liberation Army of the […]

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Rivers State APC Chairman says Emergency Declaration Saved Anarchy

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 March 2025 0

…congratulates Tinubu for actions By Tom Okpe Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter, Tony Okocha has said state of emergency, declared in the State, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saved anarchy, lives and property, saying it was a necessary evil.   He also, congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the declaration of the […]

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Protesters In Rivers Declared Wanted After Murder of 2 Officers, As Assembly Complex Goes Up In Flames

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 March 2025 0

No fewer than 3 policemen and a vigilante have reportedly been confirmed dead in a violent clash between supporters of the embattled Governor Similayi Fubara and the supporters of Nyesome Wike, FCT Minister. It will be recalled that on 18 March 2025, President. Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency rule in River State, suspending […]

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Navigating the Complexities of Oil Resumption in Rivers State, Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2025 0

Rivers State, located in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region, has long been at the heart of the nation’s petroleum industry. However, decades of oil extraction have left a legacy of environmental degradation, social unrest, and economic challenges. Recent plans to resume oil drilling in areas like Ogoniland have sparked a mix of optimism and opposition, […]

Politics

Supreme Court declares Rivers LG election invalid, null, void

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 1 March 2025 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA Rivers State government on Friday lost two important cases as the Supreme Court declared as invalid, illegal, null and void, the local government election conducted in Rivers state on October 5, 2024 that was won by All People’s Party APP. In another separate verdict the apex court had stopped CBN from releasing […]

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Dissecting the falsehood against Wike and the real crisis in Rivers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 1 November 2024 0

It’s no longer news that falsehood is a strong trending tool in the political environment of Rivers State. Most especially from misrepresentation, misinterpretation, and partisan slants from observers and commentators who appear to favor self benefits over the truth. Among these notorious voices is Childish Odinkalu, a rubberstamp professor of the law who is well

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Rivers APC rejects Okocha’s plot to block Rivers LGAs allocation

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 October 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Rift between the two factions of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC deepens as strong objections have been raised to alleged plots by a factional chairman, Mr. Tony Okocha, to block releases of revenue allocation to the state’s 23 local governments from the Federation Account. The Emeke Beke […]

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Rivers Crisis: CJN summons Judges over conflicting court rulings

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 October 2024 0

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has summoned judges involved in conflicting rulings on political cases in Rivers State. A panel of the national judicial council will probe the judges, just as the CJN has ordered that the report be submitted this week. The panel will be headed by a former court of […]

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Rivers LG Polls: Observers Blame Gov Fubara’s Use Of Non-State Actors for Post-Election Violence

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 October 2024 0

..Exonerate Police of Any Wrongdoing Independent observers have condemned the violence and arson that marred the Rivers State local government elections, blaming Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s supporters for the chaos. The Independent Election Monitoring Group, in its preliminary report, cited widespread irregularities, including the lack of election materials, non-use

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Rivers Crisis, fight between evil and good, truth and lies – Clark

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 October 2024 0

…knocks Police for ignoble roles, asks INEC to investigate election By Tunde Opalana Analysing the political debacle in Rivers State, elder stateman and leader of the Ijaw nationality, Chief Edwin Clark asserted that the crisis depicts a “fight between evil and good, truth and lies”. Chief Clark however saluted President Bola Tinubu and the Rivers […]

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Rivers LG Polls Exposed Fubara’s Anti-Democratic Posture – Group

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 October 2024 0

***berates waste of taxpayers’ resources on process The Centre for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has strongly condemned the recent local government elections in Rivers State, describing the process as a “travesty of democracy” and an “assault on the rule of law.” The group also slammed Governor Siminalayi Fubara for wasting taxpayers’

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RIVERS OF ANXIETY: LG poll sparks fear of breakdown of law and order in P/Harcourt

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 October 2024 0

*PDP gives conflicting orders to members about election BY AMAKA AGBU & TUNDE OPALANA Fears and uncertainties have engulfed Rivers State as Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, go to the political battle field over supremacy of the state in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The two former […]

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Rivers LG election: Court reserves judgment in APC’s suit against INEC, others

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 September 2024 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, challenging the conduct of local government election in Rivers State. Justice Peter Lifu said that a date for the judgment would be communicated to parties to […]