Rivers State news

2023 - 10 - 30

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Gunshots at Rivers assembly as lawmakers begin governor's (The Punch)

There were gunshots and firing of teargas within the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Monday as some lawmakers sat to begin an.

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Fire breaks out at Rivers State assembly complex (Businessday.ng)

A fire incident occurred at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex, with the fire being first reported around 10 p.m. on Sunday.

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Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara speak on plans to impeach ... (BBC News)

Police shoot tear gas canisters to pursue some youths wey come protest against di impeachment proceedings for di Rivers State House of Assembly.

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Security forces forcibly disperse protesters near Rivers State House ... (Crisis24)

Security forces forcibly disperse protesters near Rivers State House of Assembly in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Oct. 30, following impeachment.

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Rivers Gov Vows To Resist 'Impeachment', Accuses Police Of ... (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, accused the police of shooting at him on his way to inspect the State House of Assembly Complex that ...

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BREAKING: Crisis Rocks Rivers Assembly As Lawmakers Impeach ... (Leadership Newspaper)

Crisis is brewing in Rivers State following the impeachment of the Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Edison Ehie, on Monday morning.

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BREAKING: Rivers State: Edison Ehie emerges new speaker ... (Daily Post Nigeria)

The Former Majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie has emerged the new Speaker of the state Assembly. Meanwhile, the Chief.

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'Congrats Mr Speaker' — Fubara celebrates first round win in battle ... (TheCable)

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has congratulated Ehie Edison, new speaker of the Rivers state house of assembly. “Congratulations Mr. Speaker ...

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More drama in Rivers as state assembly suspends chief judge (TheCable)

The Rivers state house of assembly has suspended Chibuzor Amadi, chief judge of the state amid rumours of an impeachment plan of the governor.

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Rivers crisis: Call Wike to order, Clark tells Tinubu (The Punch)

Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the current political crisis in Rivers State.

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BREAKING: Edison Ehie Emerges New Speaker Of Rivers State ... (SaharaReporters.com)

The former Majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has emerged as the new Speaker of the state Assembly.

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Rivers Assembly in crisis as Wike's loyalists move to impeach Fubara (The Punch)

Moves by 24 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara resulted in turbulence in the state on Monday, ...

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Bode George decries Rivers State Assembly turmoil as disgrace (Businessday.ng)

Bode George, a prominent figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), expresses concern about the turmoil within the Rivers State House...

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Just in: Fubara, Rivers PDP elders in closed-door meeting (Vanguard)

The Elders of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, have met the Governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in closed doors over peace.

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Chaos erupts in Rivers (Vanguard)

By Dan Abia, John Alechenu, Iheamnachor Davies & Emem Idio. PORT HARCOURT — A political volcano erupted in Rivers State, yesterday, as the upwelling crisis ...

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Rivers State Crisis: Call Your Minister, Nyesom Wike To Order – Pa ... (SaharaReporters.com)

Niger Delta leader and head of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has asked President Bola Tinubu to caution his Minister of the Federal ...

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Fubara, lawmakers' feud won't favour Rivers state – Semenitari (Blueprint newspapers Limited)

Former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dame Ibim Semenitari has condemned attempts by some politica6l^ actors to ...

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JUST-IN: Amid Rivers Crisis, Wike, Fubara Meet At State House ... (Leadership Newspaper)

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday morning, met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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Rivers govt denies sack of Chief Judge, 23 LG Chairmen, others (Vanguard)

The Rivers state government has denied reports in some national dailies and other social media platforms about the sacking of the state Chief Judge, ...

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Anas Sara-Igbe: Rivers State Has Been Caged, We Were Under A ... (Arise News)

National Coordinator of the South-South Leadership Forum, His Highness, Anabs Sara-Igbe and Chetam Thierry Nwala, who is a lawyer, activist and Pan ...

Rivers State Governor, Fubara Denies Sacking Chief Judge, Chief ... (SaharaReporters.com)

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has denied reports that he had sacked the State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi; his Chief of Staff, ...

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