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The Rivers State Executive Council has cancelled a ₦134 billion contract previously awarded for the reconstruction of the State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt. The contract, awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) during the tenure of Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (retd) as the state’s sole administrator…
In a bid to consolidate the fragile peace recently restored in Rivers State after over two years of intense political crisis, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has renewed high-level consultations with key political stakeholders, including his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The latest in a…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sacked all commissioners and political appointees whose appointments were nullified by the recent Supreme Court judgement on the state’s political crisis. The Governor made the announcement on Wednesday, during a valedictory session held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, as part of…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to bring the case forward. The suit, filed by Belema Briggs and four others, sought to invalidate…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to revamping and fully utilizing the seaports in Rivers State, vowing to partner with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to boost economic activity, create jobs, and enhance regional development. The governor made this pledge in Port Harcourt on Monday during a courtesy…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Monday paid a surprise visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja — his first official trip to the State House since the lifting of emergency rule in the oil-rich state. Fubara arrived the Villa at exactly 6:20 p.m.…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State will address residents in a statewide broadcast at 6:00 p.m. today, following his return to Port Harcourt after the end of a six-month emergency rule in the state. Fubara made the announcement while speaking to journalists at the Government House in Port Harcourt on…
overnor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State returned to the state capital, Port Harcourt, on Friday, following the official end of the six-month emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu. Fubara touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport at approximately 12:19 p.m., over 24 hours after President Tinubu formally lifted…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he spoke with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the lifting of the six-month emergency rule in the state, stressing that peace has now returned after months of political turmoil. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed suggestions that he intends to impose political appointees on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who is set to return to office following the end of a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in March after…
