THE political crisis in Rivers State, on Thursday, took a new turn as six commissioners in the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara resigned. The commissioners, who tendered their resignation were the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN); Commissioner for Works, Dr Des George-Kelly; Commissioner for Special …
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THE Rivers State Commissioner for Special Projects, Emeka Woke has resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. According to Tribune, Woke resigned on Thursday afternoon but the reason for his resignation has not been made public, neither has his resignation letter surfaced in public. The resignation is however believed …
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AN Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by Tonye-Cole of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Tonye-Cole wanted the Appeal Court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare him the …
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RIVERS State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has apologised to the people of Rivers State for what he described as “the regrettable anxieties of the last few days” in the state. In a statement issued and signed by himself late Friday, the governor restated his willingness and readiness “to embrace the …
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A Rivers State High Court sitting in Isiokpo Division, Ikwerre Local Government Area, has issued an interim order restraining the Rivers State House of Assembly and the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, from carrying out any action with respect to the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Also restrained are the Deputy Speaker, …
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RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara is currently in an emergency meeting with members of the State Security Council. The meeting, according to sources, may not be unconnected with the recent crisis rocking the political space in the state. The crisis had resulted in an explosion at the Rivers State House …
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THE Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has accused men of the Nigerian Army in the state of being neck-deep in the illegal oil theft business. Fubara alleged that the personnel of the Nigerian Army in the state are frustrating the efforts of his administration to fight oil theft, Naija News reports. He …
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THE Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Saturday announced a N100 million bounty on one Gift David Okpara Okpolowu, a.k.a. 2-Baba and members of his gang over the gruesome murder of a Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim. Newsextra24 recalls that the DPO was killed on Friday night while in an …
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