Rivers State

The Houses of Assembly in Osun, Edo, Oyo and Rivers have endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across Nigeria, a major policing reform currently before state legislatures.

The case centres on whether Chinda validly defected from the PDP to the APC in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, before taking part in the APC governorship screening and primary that produced him as the party’s candidate.

The Oyo State House of Assembly has backed the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish State Police Services, becoming the latest state legislature to advance the proposal aimed at changing Nigeria’s policing structure.

The resolution followed the transmission of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, by the National Assembly to the 36 state Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval.

Fubara assented to the budget on Thursday at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, describing the legislation as a significant departure that could usher in a new phase of development and cooperation between the executive and legislative arms of government.

Briefing newsmen on Wednesday at the Command headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, named the dismissed officers as ASP Fabian Kpeanabari, Corporal Alfred Louis and Police Constable Michael Ejokwu, while Inspector Solomon Nwrogu, who allegedly absconded following the incident, has been declared a deserter.

The meeting is the first reported encounter between Wike and Fubara since the governor withdrew from the 2027 Rivers State governorship contest, effectively ending his bid for a second term in office.

NAPTIP has uncovered a suspected child trafficking network in Rivers State, sealing an illegal maternity facility in Port Harcourt and arresting three persons allegedly connected to the procurement, sale and unlawful transfer of children. The agency said a...

Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara’s political camps appear to be moving towards reconciliation in Rivers State. The development followed a second meeting between Fubara and the Rainbow Coalition reconciliation committee in two weeks. The committee said former political...

Fubara dismisses reports of a fresh budget showdown, insisting there is no disagreement between the Rivers State Executive and the House of Assembly over the 2026 Appropriation Bill. Governor says the 2026 budget is progressing through due legislative process, expressing...