Rivers State

June 19, (THEWILL) - Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, swore in new caretaker chairman for the 23 local governments Councils in the State, following the expiration of the tenure of elected council officials on June 17, 2024. The...

June 14, (THEWILL) - The Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal has issued an order urging the two parties in the Rivers State House of Assembly to maintain the status quo and suspend further actions until the...

June 10, (THEWILL)- Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Israel Iboroma, has debunked reports that a State High Court, presided over by Justice Okogbule Gbasam, has affirmed 25 defected lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly,...

May 30, (THEWILL) - A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining Martin Chike Amaewhule and 24 other pro-Wike lawmakers from sitting and parading themselves as members of the Rivers...

May 15, (THEWILL)- Three commissioners loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have resigned from the Siminalayi Fubara's led Rivers State Government. The Commissioners include Gift Worlu (from the Ministry of Housing), Chinedu Mmom (from the...

May 14, (THEWILL) - Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday said most projects commissioned by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, were not fully funded. Fubara spoke on Tuesday, during the commissioning of the Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo Road, also known as Old...

May 12, (THEWILL)- Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has apologised to the people of Rivers State for choosing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his successor. Wike made the apology on Saturday,...

May 11, (THEWILL) - The Rivers State Police Command has said the deployment of its personnel to the State House of Assembly quarters was a proactive step to forestall any breach of law and order. In a statement, the...

May 8, (THEWILL) - The political crisis rocking Rivers state, on Wednesday, escalated as lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected a new Speaker for the State Assembly. THEWILL reports that Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

May 8, (THEWILL) - Governor Siminalayi Fubara has barred all heads and officials of the 23 local government areas in the state from appearing before the Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. The Governor had earlier described the Amaewhule-led...