Rivers State

Rivers Emergency Rule: NBA Moves 2025 Annual General Conference From Port Harcourt

April 11, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has made a change in the venue of its 2025 Annual General Conference earlier scheduled for Port Harcourt in Rivers State, to Enugu. A statement jointly signed by its President, Afam...

Ex-Gov Ada-George Accuses Wike Of Masterminding Emergency Rule, Appointments Of LG Heads In Rivers

April 10, (THEWILL) – Former Rivers Governor, Rufus Ada-George, has accused Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of orchestrating the declaration of a state of emergency and the contentious appointment of sole administrators across all 23...

Ibas Appoints Administrators For Rivers LG Councils, Reconstitutes Boards Of Agencies, Parastatals

April 09, (THEWILL) – Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas has approved the appointments of Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Worika, said the...

Acquitted Rivers Arson Suspects Allege Bribery, Coercion To Implicate Fubara’s CoS

April 07, (THEWILL) – Four individuals recently acquitted in connection with the 2023 arson incident at the Rivers State House of Assembly have alleged that they were offered ₦200 million and an overseas relocation package to falsely implicate Edison...

Police Disperse Protesters With Teargas In Abuja, Port Harcourt

By Felix ifijeh April 07, (THEWILL) – Security operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, fired teargas to disperse protesters in Abuja and Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The Take-It-Back Movement organised the protest in collaboration with several civil...

Ibas Seeks NASS Support For Resources To Implement Rivers Infrastructural Projects

April 04, (THEWILL) – Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas has appealed for collaboration and cooperation of the National Assembly in securing federal support for Rivers State infrastructural projects. The Rivers Administrator made the appeal on Friday...

Ibas Cancels All Pending Procurement, Tender Processes In Rivers

April 03, (THEWILL) – Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has announced the cancellation of all procurement and tender processes initiated by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the state for 2024. In a statement issued on...

I was Offered N5bn Bribe For Fubara’s Impeachment – COS

March 31, (THEWILL) – Hon. Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion in 2023 to orchestrate the governor’s impeachment. Ehie, who was the Majority Leader of...

OPINION: The Rivers Emergency Dilemma

March 29, (THEWILL) – Rivers State is now under emergency rule, and unless a drastic change occurs, it will likely remain so for the next six months. If not managed carefully, this could mark the beginning of a prolonged...

Controversy Over Rivers Ex-HoS Allegations Against Fubara As Wife Alleges Duress

March 29, (THEWILL) – The political crisis in Rivers State took a dramatic turn on Friday, as Florence Nwaeke, wife of the former Head of Service, George Nwaeke, raised alarm that her husband’s allegations against Governor Siminalayi Fubara...
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