The political standoff between the Rivers State House of Assembly and Governor Siminialayi Fubara has escalated, with lawmakers accusing the governor of frustrating the implementation of...
The Rivers House of Assembly has extended the time for the chairman and commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to appear before the...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has rejected the 19 commissioners appointed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to serve in his government. In a letter dated March...
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, presented the 2025 budget proposal of ₦1.1 trillion to a faction of the state’s House of Assembly led...
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, on Tuesday, declared the seats of Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara,...
The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly aligned with Governor Siminalayi Fubara has formally directed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to proceed...
A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo on Friday vowed to challenge the verdict of the Appeal Court which declared...
Three members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo on Tuesday confirmed eight nominees for appointment as commissioners in the state. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Friday the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has criticized the Rivers State Governor, Simi Fubara, for directing members of the state House of Assembly to...
Justice Charles Wali of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt on Friday restrained the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and...
The lawmaker representing Bonny State Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko Jumbo, on Wednesday emerged as the new speaker of the Assembly....
In a move that signals a potential power struggle, the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday, overrode Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s veto on a bill amending...
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Saturday threatened to resume the impeachment proceeding against Governor Siminalayi Fubara over alleged dishonesty. The Speaker of the House,...
The Rivers State House of Assembly last week rejected the appointments made by Governor Similayi Fubara over alleged disregard for extant laws in the appointment of...
Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, fixed Monday for ruling on bail applications filed by five persons accused of burning down...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, remanded some loyalists of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over their alleged involvement in the explosion...
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed nine ex-commissioners in the state for reinstatement. The ex-commissioners were asked to take a bow and leave...
The Rivers House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution on the re-submission of the state’s 2024 budget and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) by...
The Rivers State Government and the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that the seat of the 27 members of the state...
The political crisis rocking Rivers State worsened on Thursday as six commissioners loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara....
Justice M.W Danagogo of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, restrained members of the state House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule from...
Twenty seven members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, dumped the...
The lawmaker representing Akuku Toru 1 Constituency, Mr. Major Jack, Wednesday, emerged as the Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The member representing...
The River State House of Assembly clerk, Emeka Amadi, has been redeployed by the Rivers state government. Amadi was transferred to the state scholarship board, per...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday warned against any attempt to tamper with the political structure in Rivers State. He...
Siminalayi Fubara, the beleaguered governor of Rivers State, has stated that he has done nothing to merit the state House of Assembly impeaching him. Shortly after...
About 23 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly have commenced the process of impeaching the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara amidst gunshots and firing of...
The lawmaker representing Obio/Akpor State Constituency, Martin Amaewhule, on Monday, emerged as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Amaewhule was elected by the...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has forwarded a list of 18 commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. The governor dissolved the...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, will on Friday sign the motion on the non-recognition of Celestine Omehia as a former governor of the state. The...
Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the ban on contractors and private consultants collecting personal income tax in the state. The measure followed a...
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday confirmed eight nominees as chairman and commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) ahead of the...
A fresh N6.5 billion loan request by Governor Nyesom Wike has been approved by the Rivers State House of Assembly. The governor, in a letter to...
