Rivers State

September 19, (THEWILL) — Governor Siminalayi Fubara has assured the people of Rivers of renewed focus on peace, unity, and development as the state emerges from six months of emergency rule. In a broadcast on Friday, the Governor reflected on the...

September 19, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday returned to Port Harcourt, the state capital, after six months of suspension from office under the State of Emergency. President Bola Tinubu had, on March 18, suspended Governor Fubara,...

September 18, (THEWILL) — Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) on Thursday urged Rivers people to rally behind Governor Siminalayi Fubara, declaring that leadership and followership must go hand in hand. President Bola Tinubu had, on March 18, declared a...

September 18, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday resumed plenary after six months of suspension imposed during the State of Emergency. President Bola Tinubu had, on March 18, suspended the Assembly along with Governor Siminalayi...

September 17, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has declared an end to the State of Emergency in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu, had on March 18, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing prolonged political instability, constitutional...

September 16, (THEWILL) — A Makurdi-based legal practitioner, Barrister Akondo Aki, has posited that the returning governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has the constitutional right to sack the Commissioners who the outgoing Sole Administrator of Rivers State would...

September 15, (THEWILL) — Rivers State administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.), has urged political actors in the state to put aside rivalry and personal ambition in the interest of peace and progress. Speaking on Sunday at the Ecumenical...

September 13, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Government has formally commenced the transition from emergency rule to democratic governance, announcing an interdenominational church thanksgiving service as part of the activities. In a statement on Saturday, the Secretary to the State...

September 10, (THEWILL) — On November 10, 1995, Nigeria etched one of the darkest chapters in its history when Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders, now remembered as the “Ogoni Nine”, were executed after a sham trial. Their...

August 31, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has declared the results of Saturday’s local government elections conducted across the 23 councils of the state. Announcing the outcome at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt on Sunday, RSIEC...