Rivers State

November 22, (THEWILL) - The Special Panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and others seeking to overturn a Federal High Court ruling that barred the...

November 22, (THEWILL) - The Special Panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, has validated the October 5 local government election held in Rivers State. The panel of Justices, led by Onyekachi Otisi, nullified the judgement of the Federal High...

November 22, (THEWILL) - The High Court of Rivers State, presided over by Justice G.V. Obomanu, has granted an interim injunction restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting elective congresses in the state. Justice G.V Obomanu issued the order...

November 03, (THEWILL) – Last week’s ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja suspending the payment of Rivers State’s federal financial allocation has sparked serious concerns over the judiciary's scope of power, particularly when juxtaposed with the 2004...

November 01, (THEWILL) – The Rivers State Government has dismissed as fake, a spurious news item on Social media that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has directed the shut down of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and all oil...

October 30, (THEWILL) – The Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling on Wednesday, declared the presentation...

October 28, (THEWILL) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted a panel to probe all conflicting rulings by the State and Federal High courts relating to the political crisis in Rivers State. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat...

October 17, (THEWILL) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his commitment to fostering a conducive business environment for investors in the state. The Governor gave the commitment on Wednesday, at the Government House in Port Harcourt during a...

October 15, (THEWILL) – A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says the ongoing feud between Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has escalated beyond reconciliation. Wike and Fubara...

October 13, (THEWILL) – Despite housing huge crude reserves, significant natural gas deposit and being the hub of Nigeria’s oil business, Rivers State, in South-south region, attracted zero foreign investment in two quarters (Q1 and Q2) of the...