Rivers State

May 21, (THEWILL) — The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially confirmed former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ogundu Kingsley Chinda, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections in Rivers State, following the conclusion of...

May 21, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, June 20, 2026, for the conduct of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District bye-election to fill the vacant seat in the National Assembly. A statement signed on Thursday...

May 21, (THEWILL) — Young entrepreneur and aspirant, Mr Richard Akinaka, has won the People's Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primary election for the Bayelsa Central Senatorial District. Mr Akinaka was announced on Wednesday as the sole candidate at the...

May 21, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) witnessed a dramatic political realignment on Wednesday night, after Governor Siminalayi Fubara, former APC governorship candidate, Tonye Cole, and Dax George-Kelly withdrew from the party’s...

May 20, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has formally withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary scheduled to hold on Thursday, confirming an earlier exclusive report by THEWILL on the mounting uncertainty surrounding his political...

May 20, (THEWILL) — The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has withdrawn from the party’s governorship primary for the 2027 eeneral elections, scheduled for Thursday, citing the need...

May 18, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed June 3, 2026, for judgment in a suit challenging the legality of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) executive that submitted candidates for the 2025...

May 17, (THEWILL) — The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared aspirants loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for the party’s senatorial primaries in Rivers State, while several prominent figures believed to be...

May 17, (THEWILL) — May 17, (THEWILL) — The governorship aspirant of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Rivers State, Nature Dumale, has called on the members of the party nationwide to remain steadfast behind the leadership of the...

May 17, (THEWILL) — Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara’s re-election bid on the platform of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has collapsed, THEWILL can authoritatively report, after failing to get the support...