Rivers State

January 04, (THEWILL) - A Prominent Ijaw socio-political group, the Izon-Ibie Political Front (IIPF), has commended the collaborative efforts of the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson and current Governor, Senator Douye Diri, for rallying support...

January 04, (THEWILL) - Governor Siminalayi Fubara says there is no need for Rivers and Bayelsa States to be engaged in a legal battle over how to manage property jointly owned by both States. Speaking on Wednesday, when he led...

January 03, (THEWILL) - The Clerk of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Emeka Amadi, has faulted the resignation of Edison Ehie, as Speaker of the Assembly, saying the ex-lawmaker was never a speaker. THEWILL reports that a High...

January 02, (THEWILL) - Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said the decisions taken by his administration in the evolving political crisis in the State were not borne out of fear but for peace to reign in the...

January 02, (THEWILL) - Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed the immediate past Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, as his new Chief of Staff. Ehie replaced Chidi Amadi, who is a kinsman to the Minister...

December 23, (THEWILL) - Some concerned elders in Rivers State have dragged President Bola Tinubu before a Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegedly compelling Governor Siminilaya Fubara to enter into an unconstitutional agreement. Led by a member of...

December 20, (THEWILL) - The defected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, have withdrawn their impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. THEWILL reports that the development followed the peace pact reached on Monday night,...

December 20, (THEWILL) - The Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum (RELF), has said that the resolutions and subsequent directives issued after Monday’s peace parley on the political crisis in Rivers State, at the instance of President Bola Tinubu, cannot...

December 20, (THEWILL) - Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed his commitment to ensuring peace in Rivers state and among the people, to foster development, saying: "There is no amount that is too big to pay for peace. “Let me...

December 19, (THEWILL) - Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, says the 8-point resolution reached in Abuja, on Monday, to resolve the political crisis in Rivers State is not only appalling...