Rivers State

March 20, (THEWILL) – The National President of the Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy, Comrade Igbini Odafe Emmanuel, has slammed former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, questioning his moral authority to criticize President Bola Tinubu over the declaration...

March 20, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has approved the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, adopting a voice vote in a move that has further heightened tensions surrounding the controversial decision. ...

March 20, (THEWILL) – Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Ehie Edison, has dismissed claims that a court injunction was secured to prevent Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (retd.) from resuming as the state’s Sole Administrator. Ehie, in...

March 19, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Senate has postponed its consideration and possible approval of the State of Emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu to Thursday, March 20, 2025. The Red Chamber rescheduled its debate...

March 19, (THEWILL) – On Wednesday, Lateef Fagbemi, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, justified President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a State of Emergency In Rivers following the escalated political crisis in the state. Speaking with...

March 19, (THEWILL) – The Senate has postponed its deliberation on the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, amid mounting tensions over the political crisis in the oil-rich state. President Tinubu, in a nationwide...

March 19, (THEWILL) – The Presidential Amnesty Programme has cautioned ex-agitators against being drawn into the unfolding political crisis in Rivers State. In a statement personally signed by its Administrator, Dr. Denis Otuaro, PAP urged all former militants and...

March 19, (THEWILL) – Veteran journalist and former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as a gross violation of the 1999 Constitution. Speaking on Arise...

March 19, (THEWILL) – Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, urging President Bola Tinubu to rescind the decision, which they described as...

March 19, (THEWILL) – Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on residents to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the wake of the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. In an open letter to the...