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…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sacked all commissioners and public officers serving under his administration. Fubara, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday evening by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said the sacking was with immediate effect. The governor said the decision followed the recent Supreme Court judgment. Meanwhile, Fubara thanked…
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the Rivers State Pensions Board with immediate effect. The governor said the office of the State Accountant General will handle the functions of the Board until a new board is constituted. This was contained in a Government Special Announcement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday evening by…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Monday restated that political stability has fully returned to the state. He stated this in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after visiting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Fubara, who was reinstated by the President five days ago after completing a six month suspension…
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with Rivers State governor, Sir Sim Fubara at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fubara arrived the seat of power about 6:20p.m., clad in a white caftan and black cap. This is the governor’s first meeting with the President after his six months suspension and the lifting…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared an end to the political feud with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, saying they have agreed to “bury the hatchet and embrace peace” for the stability of the state. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Mr Fubara acknowledged that the six months of emergency rule imposed by President…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has explained why he accepted the state of emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in March. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fubara said the six-month emergency rule was a difficult period for the state, but he chose to cooperate with the president and the National Assembly. “As your…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has arrived in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airportat about 11:50 a.m. on Friday, more than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu ended the six-month emergency rule in the state. He was greeted by a crowd of supporters…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he spoke with Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Wednesday. He said that had a discussion before President Bola Tinubu lifted the emergency rule in the state. Fubara’s whereabouts have been a subject of interest as he has not been seen publicly…
At its first plenary since the lifting of emergency rule, the Rivers State House of Assembly called on the Governor to forward the list of commissioner-nominees for screening and confirmation. Meeting at the Conference Hall of the Legislative Quarters along Aba Road, the lawmakers commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for restoring peace in the state….