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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

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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 […]

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Rivers police launch investigation into unknown gunmen attack on Abe’s convoy

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2023 0

BY AMAKA AGBU The Rivers State Police Command has commenced a full scale investigation into the pre-rally attack on the campaign convoy of Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the state Social Democratic Party (SDP), candidate for the March 11, 2023, governorship election. The investigation, according to the police, would enable it to arrest the perpetrators of […]

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Woman stabs former Rivers councilor to death

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2020 0

Former supervisory councillor in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Kinikanwo Amadi, has been allegedly stabbed to death by a woman. Daily Times reports that details of the former Rivers State councilors killing were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Information acquired says that the incident occurred at Nkpolu-Rumuigbo, […]

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Food insecurity prevalent in Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Abuja — NBS

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

COVID-19 outbreak has increased food insecurity in Lagos, Kano, Rivers and Abuja, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated. It disclosed this in its latest report on the impact of COVID-19 in Kano, Lagos, Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory, obtained from the NBS on Monday. In the report, the NBS said, “Food insecurity […]

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WAEC : Supervisors In Rivers, 3 other states apprehended over question paper leakage

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

 Head of West African Examination Council (WAEC) National  office, Mr. Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan,  on Wednesday said that some supervisors leaked question papers to their clients in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). READ ALSO: COVID-19: WAEC candidate tests positive in Akwa Ibom Areghan,  while on

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Angry youths shut down Afampower station in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2020 0

The Afam power plant in Oyibo local government area of Rivers State has been shut down by angry youths. Reports reaching Daily Times has it that there is a total blackout in Rivers State following the shut down by the angry youths. READ ALSO: Edo 2020 Will Not Stall Development in Rivers State- Wike The […]

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Wike seeks Assembly’s approval for N18bn loan

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has requested for the consent of the State House of Assembly to borrow N18bn from Access Bank for the construction of a flyover and two major internal roads in Port Harcourt. READ ALSO: Allow free and fair election in Edo, Wike tells Buhari The Speaker, Mr Ikunyi-Owaji Ibani, read the […]