Rivers State

March 25, (THEWILL) – The Head of Service, Rivers State, Dr George Nwaeke, has resigned from his position. Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, disclosed the development in a statement signed on Tuesday, by his Chief...

March 24, (THEWILL) – Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has denied claims that he distributed $5,000 to lawmakers as an inducement to support the declaration of a state...

March 24, (THEWILL) – The Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has dismissed claims of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the State. Earlier, the Executive Director of Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), Fyneface Dumnamene...

March 24, (THEWILL) – The Presidency has dismissed concerns raised against the proclamation of Emergency Rule in Rivers, insisting that the action was taken in line with constitutional provisions to prevent a total breakdown of governance. While Minister of Justice...

March 24, (THEWILL) – Since President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State on March 18, 2025, suspending the Executive Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, as well as members of the State...

March 24, (THEWILL) – The Community Development Committee (CDC), Soku Kingdom, in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State has urged the public to disregard reports of an explosion at the Soku gas facility, operated by Renaissance Africa Energy...

March 23, (THEWILL) – Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, emphasising that the dissolution of the State House of Assembly and the removal from office of Governor...

March 23, (THEWILL) – Another explosion has reportedly hit a gas facility in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The blast, accompanied by fireballs, reportedly occurred on Sunday morning at Soku oil, a facility operated by Nigeria Liquefied...

March 23, (THEWILL) –Former President Goodluck Jonathan has joined other concerned Nigerians in speaking out against  the removal of  Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and other elected officials, as well as the appointment of a Sole Administrator to take charge...

March 23, (THEWILL) – The emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is set to deepen the investment decline in the oil and gas-rich area.  The President, in a national broadcast on March 18,...