For the second time in a week, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), The Sole Administrator of Rivers State has failed to appear before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee overseeing the state’s emergency rule. The committee, inaugurated on April 15, 2025, and led by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, was established to probe the unfolding political and
On Monday, April 14, 2025, hundreds of women dressed in white took to the streets of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in a dramatic show of support for the federal declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The women gathered at the Garrison Flyover by 8 a.m. and marched toward the Government House, chanting
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday, assured the people of the state that he would implement the recent Supreme Court judgment over the lingering political crisis in the state without reservation. But, Fubara, who warned that the state might be back to trying times after the recent Supreme Court ruling has handed victory to
The Supreme Court has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation to immediately cease further disbursement of financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. In a ruling delivered on Friday by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, the apex court stated that the order would remain in force until Governor
