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Fubara addresses state residents, pledges cooperation with Rivers assembly

Awwal Owolabi 19 September 2025 0

Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State Governor, has pledged to work harmoniously with the State House of Assembly in order to recover lost ground and accelerate the state’s social and economic development. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fubara described the last six months of emergency rule as

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Issues As Democratic Governance Returns To Rivers State Today

Msugh Ityokura 18 September 2025 0

Rivers State has resumed full democratic governance today, marking the end of one of the most turbulent chapters in Nigeria’s contemporary political history. A saga that pitched godfather against godson, split the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP down the middle, and tested the resilience of Nigeria’s democratic institutions. The crisis […]

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Ibas: No political victory is worth blood of any Rivers citizen

Awwal Owolabi 15 September 2025 0

Ibok-Ete Ibas, sole administrator of Rivers state, has called on residents to work together for peace and sustainable development in the state. Ibos made the statement on during an interdenominational thanksgiving service at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt, to mark the state’s transition back to democratic governance after the local council elections. The sole […]

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Rivers administrator swears in LG chairmen, urges selfless service

Promise Eze 2 September 2025 0

Ibok-Ete Ibas, the administrator of Rivers state, has charged the 23 newly elected local government council chairmen to prioritise selfless service and grassroots development. He gave the charge while speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday. Ibas urged the chairmen to reject self-interest and embrace transparent,

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Wike says Rivers state of emergency will expire September 18

Promise Eze 30 August 2025 0

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, on Saturday expressed confidence that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State will lapse on September 18. Punch reported that Wike disclosed this to journalists after casting his vote in the ongoing local government elections in the state. President Bola Tinubu had earlier imposed emergency […]

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Tinubu appoints governing council, principal officers for new Ogoni federal university

Vincent Afolabi 30 July 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the governing council and principal officers for the newly established Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, in Ogoniland, Rivers State. The president named Prof. Don Mon Baridam, a scholar of management with a specialisation in organisational behaviour, as pro-chancellor and chairman of

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State of emergency declaration, Ibas appointment Distil tension in Rivers – Group

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 June 2025 0

…commends Tinubu for genuine intention to end crisis The declaration of the state of emergency which led to the appointment of a sole administrator has been described as the most effective mechanism in stemming rising political tension in Rivers State. A civil society group, the Nigeria Peace and Governance Initiative which made this observed also […]

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Rivers Crisis: US, UK Urged to Revoke Governor Fubara’s Visa Over Democracy Concerns

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 November 2024 0

The National Democratic Coalition (NDC) has called on democratic nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and EU member states, to impose a visa ban on Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and several judges, including Justice M. Danagogo and Justice Wali. The NDC made this call during a press conference in Abuja, […]

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Unleashing the underdeveloped potential of coastal tourism in River State

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 July 2024 0

BY ORJI ONYEKWERE The coastal areas of Rivers State, particularly in Adoni, Opobo, Bonny, and Kula, offer significant opportunities for tourism growth. Despite the government’s pledges, little progress has been made in capitalising on these valuable resources for economic advancement. These regions boast natural attractions like mangrove forests, sacred rivers,

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Election result sheet found in Rivers’ bush [VIDEO]

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2023 0

A woman who identified herself simply as Judith, has alleged sharp practices in Rivers State over the just-concluded presidential election. In a video sighted by POLITICS NIGERIA on Thursday, the woman displayed an EC Form of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which she claimed was found in the bush by a student. The woman […]

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How I killed my husband after 35 years of marriage – Rivers woman

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

A 51-year-old Glady Napoleon has admitted to killing her husband, Eze Napoleon at their residence in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. She claimed that she killed her husband in self defense after the deceased allegedly attempted to “kill” her with a matchet during an argument but she overpowered him and used […]

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Many feared dead, injured as unidentified Helicopter shoots passenger boat in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2021 0

On Thursday night, a passenger boat in the Port Harcourt – Bonny canal in Rivers State was shot at by an unidentified aircraft, leaving at least one person critically injured. The wooden boat was ferrying traders and their wares from Port Harcourt to Bonny when it was attacked by the unidentifiable chopper, according to an […]

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Wike imposes night curfew at all Rivers land borders

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2021 0

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has imposed night curfew at all entry and exit points with Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Imo States from 8.00p.m. to 6.00a.m. The governor in a state broadcast on Tuesday said the curfew which would takes effect from Wednesday night, was necessitated by the […]

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Breaking: Rivers CP disbands E-Crack unit

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2021 0

One of its tactical units, the Eagle Crack Squad, was disbanded by the Rivers State Police Command over the illicit activities of its members. Due to their notoriety, especially with regard to the abuse of human rights, the E-Crack Unit has been likened to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The latest incident involved the extortion of […]

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Ogoni clean-up deceptive, politicised, Wike alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2021 0

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has taken a critical look at the ongoing cleanup of Ogoniland and declared that the Federal Government has not been sincere in the exercise. The governor said that the government at the centre was being deceptive and playing politics with the Ogoni milieu remediation programme […]

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Rivers community cry out over attacks by pirates

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2020 0

By Amaka Agbu The people of Bile Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State are now bemoaning their economic downturn following incessant attacks by sea pirates on their Waterways. Stakeholders in the Bile Community who spoke to journalists on the incident, said that sea pirates terrorising the Bile-Port Harcourt waterways were becoming so […]

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Nigerians react: Wike bans #EndSARS protests in Rivers State

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2020 0

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has announced the ban of #EndSARS protests against police brutality set to be held in the state. In a statement put out on Monday night by the Rivers State Information Commissioner, Paulinus Nsirim, Wike gave a directive that his government was prohibiting all proposed protests against police brutality throughout the […]

ASUU close to completion of renegotiation with FG to suspend strike

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ASUU threatens to sanction Rivers lecturers over school reopening

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to sanction lecturers in Rivers State-owned universities if they resume lectures, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: ASUU strike still ongoing till FG intervenes – Ogunyemi According to reports, the ASUU National President, Abiodun Ogunyemi, stated this while reacting to the directive of the Rivers […]

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Tertiary Institutions, Sec. Schools, to reopen in Rivers Oct. 5

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

The Rivers State Government has approved the reopening of universities, other tertiary institutions, as well as secondary and vocational schools in the state, with effect from Monday, October 5, 2020. READ ALSO: NLC suspends protest in Rivers State Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the decision was made at the end of an emergency State Executive […]

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I created 100,000 Jobs, NBS Unemployment Data is fake — Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has reacted to the unemployment rate by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). READ ALSO: After rumours about health, North Korea state media report Kim Jong Un appearance The governor claimed the statistic is fake and political. Wike said on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, […]

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