Rivers State

May 12, (THEWILL) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that reconciliation efforts are ongoing to resolve the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu had on March 18 declared a state of...

May 11, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has defended its decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, telling the Supreme Court that the move was necessary to prevent a complete breakdown of law and order as...

May 06, (THEWILL) – The Senate on Tuesday inaugurated a 19-member Ad-hoc Committee to oversee the interim administration led by Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd.) following the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu had on...

May 04, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ahave intercepted no fewer than three million, five hundred thousand (3,500,000) pills of opioids and one hundred and sixty-three thousand (163,000) bottles of codeine syrup with...

May 02, (THEWILL) – On Thursday, a group of women in Rivers State stormed out of an empowerment event held at the EUI Centre in Port Harcourt. They refused to be addressed by Theresa Ibas, the wife of the...

May 01, (THEWILL) – Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday lauded the resilience and dedication of the state’s workforce, calling for stronger protection of workers’ rights and improved working conditions across all sectors. In a solidarity message...

April 30, (THEWILL) – A group of Nigerian lawyers on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja, calling for the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the restoration of democratic governance in Rivers State. Dressed...

April 26, (THEWILL) – The members of the National Assembly from Rivers State have declared support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The nine lawmakers elected into the Senate and the House of Representatives under...

April 25, (THEWILL) – A former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has berated the National Assembly, describing it as a “very weak institution” complicit in enabling what he referred to as an illegal imposition of power in Rivers State. President...

April 24, (THEWILL) – The Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has again failed to appear before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee set up to monitor developments under the emergency rule in the state. Speaker of...