Rivers State

April 24, (THEWILL) – The Niger Delta Congress (NDC) has issued a stern warning to the Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas (retd.), over any attempt to clamp down on peaceful protesters demonstrating against the recent declaration...

April 23, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu reportedly met with suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in London, while on a working visit. According to Africa Report, the meeting centred on the restoration of a democratically elected government following...

April 18, (THEWILL) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, saying it saved the state from plunging into anarchy. President Tinubu...

April 16, (THEWILL) – The High Court of Rivers State has dismissed a misleading report that Justice Boma Diepriye declared as "unconstitutional, null and void", the appointment of Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas by President Bola Tinubu as...

April 16, (THEWILL) – On Wednesday, a coalition of women protesters under the umbrella of the Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group reiterated the demand for the immediate end to emergency rule in the State and the reinstatement of Governor...

April 16, (THEWILL) – The Rivers State Government has dismissed as false and misleading, viral reports alleging that the State Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, summoned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy for a formal inquiry. Speaking...

April 15, (THEWILL) – The 21-member ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives has been inaugurated to oversee the administration of Rivers State during the ongoing State of Emergency in the State. Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, inaugurated the...

April 15, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has refuted claims that the Rivers State Government paid a hosting fee for its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC), stating that the decision to hold the event in Port...

April 14, (THEWILL) – Rivers State Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million the Rivers State Government paid to the association for hosting the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference. "While we respect...

April 14, (THEWILL) – A Chief Magistrate in the employment of the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission, Ejike King George, Esq., has resigned in protest of emergency rule in the State. The Chief Magistrate, in a letter addressed to the...