Security operatives, including the police, resorted to the use of tear gas on Monday to disperse a group of about 200 women protesting against the emergency rule imposed in Rivers State and demanding the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Henzodaily reports that the protesters, primarily from Elleye and Engine in Ahead East Local Government Area, … Read more
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has reminded Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, that his position is not legally recognized. The former Military Governor of Ondo State told Ibas that he lacked the power to appoint 23 local government areas and restructure state boards, despite a court order … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially released a gazette on the highly controversial “State of Emergency” declared in Rivers State, a move that has been widely criticized across the nation and beyond. The gazette, signed by President Tinubu and obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday, outlines the appointment of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) as the … Read more
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has described the sack of political appointees by Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), as illegal and an assault on Nigeria’s constitution. Henzodaily reports that Ibas, on Wednesday, announced the immediate suspension of all political officeholders and appointees throughout the state. Reacting to the development, … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Similayi Fubara, has asserted that his administration is running with the style of Jesus and not the Biblical Babylonians. Henzodaily reports that Fubara made this known while inaugurating the one-storey twin-building Labour House constructed by the administration of Governor Douye Diri in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Capital, on Tuesday. Reacting to the letter … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered all local government councils in the state to commence the payment of the ₦85,000 minimum wage to their workers. Fubara gave the directive on Friday after inaugurating the chairmen and members of the Local Government Service Commission and Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission at the Government … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed concerns over the recent Supreme Court judgment, asserting that the withdrawal of his 2024 budget appeal was a strategic decision, given that the fiscal year had already ended. Henzodaily reports that Fubara made this known in a statement released on Monday by the state’s Commissioner for Information and … Read more
A woman has been arrested for using a stone to kill her 60 year old neighbour identified as Augustine, during an altercation in the Railway area of Elekahia, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The state’s police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, via a statement, revealed that the incident occured on Wednesday, February 5. Iringe-Koko stated that the culprit … Read more
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of failing to respect laws. He claimed that the governor only respect laws when it suits him and when it does not, he ignores them. Henzodaily reports that Okocha, while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt, wondered … Read more
The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) has given its breakdown of the Rivers’ 2025 budget. The PHCCIMA President, Dr Chinyere Nwaoga, gave the breakdown in a statement on Tuesday, saying he budget will unlock trapped N500 billion tax revenue from trapped or recovered assets. She recalled that PHCCIMA had on … Read more