Rivers State

January 26, (THEWILL) — Gunmen, on Sunday, attacked the convoy of the king of the ancient Bangha Kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, His Royal Majesty Suanu Baridam, leaving the monarch and his driver with gunshot...

January 23, (THEWILL) — A Rivers State High Court has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, challenging the impeachment processes initiated against them by the Rivers State House of Assembly. Justice...

January 23, (THEWILL) — The Presidency has formally affirmed Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, clarifying that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, holds no...

January 22, (THEWILL) — The high-stakes political chess game in Rivers State took a dramatic legal turn as the State Chief Judge, Justice Chibuzor Simeon-Amadi, formally declined to constitute the seven-man investigative panel sought by the House of...

January 19, (THEWILL) — Tragedy struck in Rivers State on Sunday as a police officer allegedly shot and killed his colleague, while another was seriously injured during an on-duty incident at Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt. The Rivers State Police...

January 19, (THEWILL) — Elder statesman Admiral Festus Porbeni (rtd) has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to embrace reconciliation and dialogue as political tension continues to brew in...

January 18, (THEWILL) — Governor Siminalayi Fubara has reaffirmed his authority and commitment to the people of Rivers State, declaring that political distractions—including the ongoing impeachment moves by the State House of Assembly—will not stall the business of government. Addressing...

January 18, (THEWILL) — The renewed impeachment threat against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu, has once again reignited political tensions in the oil-rich state. THEWILL, however, gathered that while the governor and the lawmakers...

January 16, (THEWILL) — A Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo on Friday, January 16, 2026, barred the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, from receiving, considering, or acting on any impeachment-related request against Governor...

January 16, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Amaewhule, has formally directed the Chief Judge of the state to constitute a seven-man panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against Governor...