The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined to grant a motion to stop the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, from spending from the state’s consolidated revenue fund. Rather than grant the motion ex parte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24, Justice James Nwite asked the plaintiffs to put Fubara and other …
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THE governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has vowed not to rule the state on bended knees. He stated that he would only rule with pride and stand for what is right for the people. The governor said this at the country home of Sir Celestine Omehia in Ubima community, Ikwerre …
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A Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered the parties involved in the ongoing House of Assembly crisis in the state to maintain the status quo. The Court of Appeal gave the order in a suit marked CA/PH/198/2024 instituted by Hon. Martin Amaewhule and 24 others …
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GOVERNOR Alex Otti of Abia State on Tuesday, visited his counterpart in Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. A video trending on the internet shows Otti arriving at the Rivers State government house in Port Harcourt. Newsextra24 reports Alex Otti was invited by Fubara for the commissioning of the reconstructed Aleto-Ebubu-Eteo (Old Port …
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Kebetkache in Rivers State has sounded the alarm on the pollution committed in the oil-rich state by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), calling on the oil exploration company, the government, global community, regulatory agencies and relevant stakeholders to take urgent action to address the issues. In …
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GOVERNOR Sim Fubara of Rivers State seems to have released what appears to be a bombshell. He has revealed that he met internally generated revenue (IGR) being reported as N13bn maximum per month. Now, he said, he is seeing N27bn. Most persons in Rivers State still seem to gasp in …
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RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has approved the promotion of local government workers in the state. Newsextra24 reports that the promotion comes with full financial benefits and was announced during a private meeting with principal officers of the 23 local government areas and the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees …
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RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has approved the appointments of Chief of Staff and Special Advisers. Edison Ehie, a former factional speaker of the State House of Assembly was appointed as Chief of Staff, Government House. The Special Advisers include, Darlington Orji, Solomon Abel Eke, Aminayanasam Fiberesima, Deeyah Bariene, and …
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THE chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has declared that the party wants the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to join its fold. Okocha, in an interview published by The Nation on Sunday, said he has been begging Wike both openly and secretly to …
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TWO South Korean citizens who were victims of a kidnapping incident in Rivers State, Nigeria, about a month ago, have regained their freedom. Newsextra24 reports that their release was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday (today) by the foreign ministry in Seoul. According to Seoul’s Yonhap news agency, the two individuals, who …
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