By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that God has allowed the antagonising political crisis in order to perfect His purpose in taking the State in a new direction of political emancipation, economic growth…
The Rivers State Government has sternly warned developers against using substandard materials in construction projects. The warning is coming in the wake of a recent incident involving the collapse of a 3-story building under construction in the Iriebe area of…
…Insist INEC must conduct bye-elections By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt It was melo-drama yesterday in Port Harcourt, as two factional Houses of Assembly, headed by Hon Victor Oko-Jumbo and Hon Martin Amaewhule respectively sat and moved two parallel motions declaring…
By Dakuku Peterside The ongoing economic crisis has reached every corner of the nation, touching the rich and poor, urban and rural dwellers alike. With inflation rates climbing to about 33 percent as of August 2024, living costs have risen…
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, says the political crisis in Rivers has reached to a level where it could seriously harm the nation’s democracy . Okupe, in an interview with thenewsmen on Sunday, said that the crisis had…
The Federal Government (FG) should intervene to resolve the conflict between the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike and the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara to allow the citizens to enjoy true Dividends of Democracy in the state. The rift…
President Bola Tinubu has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government council election, the President expressed deep…
A section of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat in Rivers State has been set ablaze. Channels Television reports that the newly elected chairman, Brain Gokpa, came to the LG secretariat accompanied by his councillors and supporters but discovered that…
…As hoodlums disrupt peaceful election process, RSIEC officials chased away Barth Ndubuwah,Port Harcourt The local government election in Rivers State that would have qualified as the most peaceful in the history of the State,was later perforated by hijack of electoral…
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Thursday took to the streets in protest against the planned local government elections, set to be conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on October 5. Led by the…
