Rivers State women on Friday staged a walk out during a meeting organized by the wife of the State sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd). The meeting held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, ended abruptly as the women walked out in a protest, demanding the reinstatement of the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara. […]
The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd) has approved the appointments of Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State. A press statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt by the Secretary to the state Government, Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika, also said Ibas had approved the reconstitution of some […]
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday fired tear gas canisters at protesters who had staged a peaceful protest against what they called bad governance in the country. The protesters, under the aegis of the ‘Take It Back’ Movement were also protesting against the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State as […]
A former Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has charged the immediate past Head of Service of the State, Dr. George Nwaeke, to tender an unreserved apology over his accusations against him on the alleged bombing of the Rivers State House of Assembly or meet him in court. Nwaeke, in […]
Mrs. Florence Nweke, the wife of the former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nweke has alerted the public of her husband’s sudden disappearance. Mrs. Nweke said her husband granted the viral interview under duress after he was invited to Abuja yesterday. Recall that George Nweke, a former head of service in Rivers State under […]
The former Local Government Chairman of the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has said that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State was an arrangement between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike in a bid to gain control of the state. In an interview […]
By Eze Ikechi, Port Harcourt Fresh concerns have emerged 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, Monday 24th March 2025, despite the clear provisions of the Nigerian Constitution and the recent Supreme Court judgment affirming the autonomy of […]
The Rivers State sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) has arrived the Government House in Port Harcourt. He is currently in a closed door meeting with Senior Security Officers, Federal government delegation and State Government officials. Ibas was sworn in on Wednesday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after announcing State of emergency in the […]
The Federal House of Representatives on Thursday, approved President Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency for Rivers State. The house of Reps upheld the President declaration along with the six-month suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by Tinubu. Details later…
The Federal Government on Wednesday said that the allocation for Rivers State will be released to the Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd). The government also said President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State was timely and meant to avert an implosion in the state. This is as it has […]
