The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Hon. Martin Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, equally validated the Amaewhule-led members of the Assembly as bonafide lawmakers for the state. While dismissing an appeal that…
Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the cause of the violence recorded in Rivers State following the local government elections. “The governor is the architect of the violence in Rivers State,” he said during an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday evening. https://x.com/channelstv/status/1843719495849795714?t=J1OldEicI65EXnVTveFI1Q&s=19 Regarding the burning…
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Diran Odeyemi, has attributed the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s ambition to contest in the 2027 presidential election. Odeyemi made this assertion on Tuesday during an interactive session organised by the League of Veteran Journalists, Osun…
The father of Ndiika Benson, one of the newly constituted councillors in Rivers State, representing Ward 4 in Khana Legislative Council, has tragically lost his life amid the violent crisis that erupted in the state on Monday. The victim, Mr Benson Ndoone, a security officer at Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic in Bori, Khana Local Government…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to let go of any grip he desires to have over Rivers State and allow peace reign in the oil-rich state. Fubara, who stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, said he does not regret conducting the local government election in the state…
BREAKING: Tinubu Breaks Silence On Rivers Crisis, Gives Fresh Order To IGP GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. Tinubu alao directed the Nigeria Police Force to restore security and maintain peace,…
A section of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat in Rivers State has been set ablaze. This follows the recently concluded local government elections on Saturday, October, 5, 2024. The incident occurred as Brain Gokpa, the newly elected chairman, arrived at the secretariat accompanied by his councillors and supporters. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers targeted…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set to swear in newly elected local government chairmen today, following their successful election on Saturday. This was announced by Dr. Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to the State Government in a statement on Sunday. This development comes after the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission declared the winners of…
The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Justice Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government…