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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…
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…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to forward the list of commissioner nominees for legislative screening and confirmation, following the official end of the six-month emergency rule in the state. The lawmakers, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, resumed sitting on Thursday, less than 24…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared an end to the state of emergency in Rivers State, with effect from Thursday, September 18, 2025, marking the resumption of democratic governance after six months of suspended political activity. In a nationwide statement, President Tinubu said intelligence at his disposal showed a “groundswell…
Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has flagged off formal transition activities ahead of the state’s return to democratic governance, six months after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the state. The process will begin on Sunday, September 14, 2025, with an inter-denominational thanksgiving service…
The Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Retd.) Ibok-Ete Ibas, has officially declared that the emergency governance mandate assigned to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been “sufficiently achieved.” The declaration follows the peaceful conduct and conclusion of local government elections across the state’s 23 local government areas. Speaking during…
The Rivers State caucus in the House of Representatives has dissociated itself from one of its members, Mr. Dumnamene Deekor a member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency of the State as its leader and spokesman, saying he was never authorized to speak on behalf of the caucus. In a statement signed…
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have commenced investigations into the activities of eight suspected oil thieves in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This was disclosed in a statement on the official X handle of EFCC on Thursday. According to the statement, the…
The political crisis in Rivers State is taking a new twist as the Commissioner for Special Duties, Emeka Woke, resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet. This came after the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, also resigned his appointment. While Adangor served in the same…
