Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Announcing his defection on Tuesday evening, Fubara said the move was in reciprocity for the overwhelming support the state has received from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The defection ends months of speculation about whether…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has attributed his continuation in office after the six-month emergency rule to the âspecial favourâ of President Bola Tinubu, while reiterating his administrationâs commitment to fully funding the university and supporting its staff and students. The governor made the remarks while reaffirming his administrationâs commitment to sustaining funding for Rivers…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has insisted that he is still a member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) despite the defection of 16 lawmakers of the Rivers Assembly who are his loyalists from the party to the ruling All Progressivesâ Congress (APC). The 16 lawmakers, including the Speaker,…
16 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection, announced during plenary on Friday, marked a major political realignment in the stateâs legislature and could significantly alter the balance of power between…
Barely two months after the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State and the reinstatement of democratic structures, tensions have resurfaced between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly led by Speaker Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule. During its 31st Legislative Sitting, the House condemned the vandalisation of property at the Township…
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a case filed against President Bola Tinubu over his declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The suit, brought by a civil society organisation, sought to challenge the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the appointment of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) as the…
A married man, Abi Baragon, has been arrested by Rivers police for stabbing his sidechic multiple times after she rejected his marriage proposal. The 46-year-old man allegedly stabbed his side chic, Orineme Ayanate, multiple times, leaving her with life-threatening injuries. In a video that went viral in June 2025, the side chic cried for help…
The Rivers State Executive Council has cancelled a N134 billion contract awarded by the past sole administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (rtd). The contract was for the reconstruction of the ageing State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The contract was awarded to CCECC during the period of emergency rule by Ibas….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a section of the Rivers state government secretariat in Port Harcourt has been razed by fire. While the cause of the fire was not immediately known, our correspondent understands that the affected section houses the Rivers State Pension Board. Honour Sirawoo, the permanent secretary of the ministry of information, confirmed the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Saturday held a meeting with members of the Rivers State Elders Council in Port Harcourt. The meeting, which comes amid recent political developments in the state, was also attended by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of…