Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an extension to the interim order that restrains the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has maintained a firm stance regarding the status of the 26 Rivers House of Assembly lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the PDP, these lawmakers are no longer considered members of the state legislature following their departure from the party. This position was reiterated by … Read more
Edwin Clark, the convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, has attributed the ongoing crisis in Rivers State to the actions of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. Clark expressed his views during an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday.InformationGuideNigeria The Ijaw leader referenced a specific incident from 2013 involving Wike, who is the … Read more
Governor Siminialayi Fubara’s cancellation of recent recruitment concluded by his predecessor, Chief Nyesom Wike, into Rivers state-owned Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt, has thrown over 1700 affected staff in disarray. According to VANGUARD, this has stirred reactions from stakeholders in the state. The governors decision was announced in a statement by the … Read more
Zazuu crooner, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has shutdown Port Harcourt, Rivers state with an entertaining new year concert.Information Guide Nigeria The Nigerian singer has become the first artiste to host a show for fans inside a river in the state. Portable who is on a nationwide tour as part of his Portable Live In … Read more
A source has revealed to DAILY INDEPENDENT that governors have agreed to give Atiku conditions before supporting his presidential ambition.Jamb Result Governor Nyesom Wike of River State has given conditions to support the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. NAIJA NEWS reports that a member of Governor Wike’s strategy team, who spoke … Read more
Nigerians, especially the people of River state have been tasked on inter-party co-existence by Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, challenging them to rise above partisan acrimony and unite in rebuilding Rivers. Amaechi in his first key public statement, according to the Vanguard report, after the heated Rivers elections has noted that the state has … Read more