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Rivers Crisis: Assembly heads to S’Court to challenge verdict on pro-Wike lawmakers

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2024 0

BY AMAKA AGBU Sequel to the Appeal Court verdict on Thursday reinstating the sacked 25 pro-Wike lawmakers, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, has confirmed the filing of an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the judgement of the Appealate Court.

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Rivers crisis deepens as A’Court reinstates sacked lawmakers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 July 2024 0

…Nullifies Rivers High Court decision for lack of jurisdiction .Pro-Wike 27 lawmakers remain sacked, seats vacant, says Opposition lawmakers’ Caucus By Andrew Orolua & Tom Okpe Crisis rocking Rivers State deepened on Thursday as the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja in a unanimous judgement ordered former Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly Rt. […]

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Rivers: Group Rejects Black Market Ruling On Defection Case

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 July 2024 0

The Pro-Democracy Coalition of Nigeria (PDCN) has rejected the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the defection case involving 25 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Minister Nyesom Wike. In a statement signed by its President, Comrade Jack Thomas, the group described the court’s decision to nullify the expulsion of the lawmakers […]

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RIVERS CRISIS: Wike rebuffs Patience Jonathan’s peace moves as CUPP alleges plot to arrest Reps member

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 June 2024 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE & TOM OKPE The battle for the soul of Rivers’ politics between FCT minister, Nyesom Wike and Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State may last a little longer as Minister Wike is believed to have rebuffed the peace moves by Dame Patience Jonathan, who has stepped in to broker peace between the […]

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RIVERS CRISIS: NLC, TUC threaten to reclaim LG offices from police

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 June 2024 0

…Wike accused of plotting ‘emergency rule’ in state BY AMAKA AGBU Chances are rife that the ongoing political crisis in Rivers may fester a little longer as Organised Labour has asked the police to vacate the LG offices they are occupying or risk the mobilisation of labour unions to reclaim them from their grips. Saturday […]

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RIVERS CRISIS: Shootings as Fubara directs HLGA to take over 23 councils

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 June 2024 0

…Security operatives killed, Ijaw youths occupy PH LG complex BY AGBU The battle for supremacy over Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has taken a more dangerous dimension as shootings took place in some Local Government Areas when some youths attempted to force council chairmen out […]

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Rivers Crisis: NJC Asked To Probe River High Court

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2024 0

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has been called upon to immediately begin a probe of the Rivers State High Court, following the judgment that re-instated the sacked lawmakers in the State House of Assembly. Coalition for Justice and Accountability, (CJA), through its President Comrade Dada Segun Akin, faulted the judgement of the court that ordered […]

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Group backs Rivers govt’s plan to revoke C of O for illegally acquired land

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2024 0

The Rivers Transparency Watch Initiative (RTWI) has expressed support for the Rivers State Government’s plan to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy for the former Trans-Amadi Slaughter market land, on which a popular shopping mall now stands. The group commended the decision, which was prompted by a peaceful protest from the residents of Oginigba community in […]

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Rivers State approves N225.Ibn Trans-Kalabari road contract

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 May 2024 0

…to fund project with state savings By Amaka Agbu The Executive Council (EXCO) of Rivers State has approved the award of contract for the construction of the main Trans-Kalabari road project at the cost of N225.1billion. The approval was given during the Executive meeting, presided over by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and attended by the Deputy […]

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Five Rivers commissioners bow out of Fubara’s cabinet

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 May 2024 0

By Amaka Agbu The political crisis threatening to tear Rivers State apart continues unabated as five commissioners serving in the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Wednesday resigned from the Rivers State Executive Council. Recall that after his swearing in as governor of Rivers State on May 29, 2023, Governor Sim Fubara and his political […]

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Army uncovers 40 illegal oil wells in Rivers community

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 February 2024 0

The Nigerian Army’s 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has uncovered over 40 illegal crude oil wells in Rumuekpe community, in the Emohua local government area of the state. During a sweep-and-clear operation on the Trans Niger Delta Pipeline, led by Maj. Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, the wells, […]

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Rivers elders write President Tinubu

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2023 0

The Rivers Elders and Leadership Forum (RELF) has slammed the eight-point resolution reached between Governor Siminayi Fubara and Minister Nyesom Wike, accusing it of unfairly benefiting Wike and harming the state. In a letter to President Bola Tinubu, the forum, comprising former governors, deputy governors, academics, technocrats, traditional rulers, and community

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Rivers Assembly defection: Declare seats vacant, conduct fresh election – LP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 December 2023 0

By Tom Okpe The opposition Labour Party, (LP) has called on the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Rivers State, led by Governor Siminalaye Fubara to declare seats of the House of Assembly Members, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) vacant, conducting fresh election. It was reported that 27 State Assembly […]

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Fearing for their safety, Anti-Fubara Rivers Assembly faction convenes

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2023 0

About 20 members of a faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Tuesday morning took over the Assembly complex and held a plenary session. POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that the lawmakers, loyal to the embattled Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, demanded a police investigation into a fire incident in the chamber on October 29. The lawmakers […]

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APC slams Wike over Tinubu’s visit to Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2023 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has dissociated itself from the visit of President-elect Bola Tinubu to the state on Wednesday. Tinubu is expected in Rivers for two days and will commission a flyover at Rumuokwuta and Rumuola junction in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The politician will also commission a Magistrate Court […]

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Rivers governor-elect, others receive certificates of return

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2023 0

By Amaka Agbu The Rivers State governor-elect, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, his deputy, Dr. Ngozi Odu, and the 32 members who cleared all the seats in the State House of Assembly were on Wednesday presented with their certificates of return. The presentation was made by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) National Commissioner supervising Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa,

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Explosion kills more than 12 persons at crude oil tapping point in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2023 0

BY AMAKA AGBU More than 12 people are now feared burnt to death in an explosion at a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe Community, Emuohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, early hours of Friday. Five vehicles, four Keke NAPEPs, and one motorcycle were all burnt to ashes in the inferno. The alarm was […]

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Heavy protests in Rivers State over alleged result manipulations

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2023 0

By Amaka Agbu Oil-rich Rivers State is heavily under tension as angry and wailing protesters have taken over different locations in the state following suspicions that the government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had perfected plans to thwart the will of the people. In Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area in Ogoniland […]

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Rivers records high voters’ turnout as violence, BVAS failure, late arrival of materials slow down process

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2023 0

BY AMAKA AGBU The people of Rivers State turned out in their numbers to exercise their franchise in the 2023 electoral process to choose their president and National Assembly members. Almost all the polling units visited by the Daily Times in the state recorded large number of voters. However while some units were orderly, others […]

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Rivers police confirm arrest of NASS member with over $498, 000, list for disbursement

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2023 0

BY AMAKA AGBU The Rivers State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igwe, representing Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency, and believed to be one of the PDP presidential campaign managers in the state, with a cash sum of 498,100 USD inside a bag in […]