Rivers

A Pro-Democracy group known as Citizens for Democratic Watch, (CDW), has condemned the appointment of administrators for the 23 local government areas in Rivers State by the sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, describing it as “a dangerous…

Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the state’s 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs). He announced this today, Wednesday April 9, 2025, despite a Federal…

A group known as Title holders in Opobo Kingdom, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to speed up the process of achieving lasting peace to restore democratic governance in Rivers state from current emergency rule. The Opobo Kingdom…

The immediate past Chairman, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA), Prince Isaac Umejuru, has come under fire for failing to pay a ₦16 million debt owed to Mr. Ajie O. Obulor, an indigene of ONELGA within the period he was the…

The military sole administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has appointed Dr. Iyingi Brown as the acting Head Of Service of the state. This followed sudden resignation of Rivers State Head of Service, Dr.…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has again called on President Bola Tinubu to restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara back to his elected position as Rivers State governor without further delay. The legal body insisted that the removal of…

Five days after the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State following a major explosion occurred on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, another explosion has reportedly struck the Soku…

The Muduugha Ijaw Association Abroad (MIAA), an advocacy group in the diaspora, has raised concerns over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent handling of the crisis in Rivers State, particularly his decision to blame Governor Siminalayi…

There is an uproar in Rivers State over an alleged plan by President Bola Tinubu’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas to announce new Local Government Area (LGA) Administrators tomorrow, despite the clear provisions of the…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has initiated legal action against President Bola Tinubu, challenging what they describe as the "unlawful suspension" of Rivers State's democratically elected Governor, Deputy…