Rivers State news

Heads of local governments administration are hereby directed to immediately take charge of the councils and await further directives."

As the crisis over the tenure of the outgoing local government chairmen in Rivers State continued, there were sporadic gunshots at the Port Harcourt City ...

Activists gathered across the state as the tenure of the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) chairmen expired on June 17. Despite warnings from the state governor, ...

Rivers Governor Fubara has directed Heads of Local Government Administration to immediately take charge of the 23 council areas.

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara directed the Heads of Local Government Administration in the state's 23 LGAs to take charge.

Reports from various Local Government Areas in Rivers State indicate varying levels of tension, with some areas experiencing sporadic shooting while.

Ijaw youths had stormed the Port Harcourt City Council secretariat to protest against the tenure elongation by the Local Government Chairmen who were expected ...

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, on Tuesday, met with heads of security agencies over the widespread protests in the state.

The 23 outgone council chairpersons – all of them loyal to Nyesom Wike – had vowed to continue in office after their tenures expired.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has directed Heads of Administration in the 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs, to assume leadership of the councils.

The crisis in Rivers State on Tuesday worsened over the tenure of 23 local government chairmen as protesting youths loyal to the state Governor, ...

Spokesperson of the Command, Grace Koko disclosed this in a statement Today. She said conventional police officers and anti-riot police officers have been ...

Opposition federal lawmakers under the aegis of G60 have called for treason charges to be filed against 23 former local government chairmen in Rivers State.

The political tension in Rivers State rose a note yesterday following the resistance of some local council chairmen to Governor Siminalaye Fubara's.

“If it'll cost us our lives to stand on the part of truth, we'll do that,” said Rivers Governor Fubara. (L-R) Rivers State NSCDC Commandant, ...

The Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly has sent out invites to screen the Caretaker Committee, CTC, Chairmen...

The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko Jumbo-led is set to screen the Caretaker Committee (CTC) Chairmen, and members for the 23 local ...

The police also confirmed the death of two persons in Eberi-Omuma, Omuma Local Government Area, including an officer and an unnamed local security guard, ...

“A case of death was recorded at Eberi-Omuma, Omuma Local Government Area, where a police officer and a vigilante were killed,” Ms Iringe-Koko, a superintendent ...

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. Advertisement.

Siminialayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has sent the names of 23 LG caretaker committee chairpersons to the house of assembly for screening.

Gov. Siminalayi Fubara forwards names of nominees for appointment as members and CTC chairpersons to Rivers Assembly for screening.

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state, ...

The swearing in was done on Wednesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital amid tight security. By Joshua Ogbologugo.

Following the barrage of political crises currently tearing apart the political fabric of the state, the All Progressive Congress (APC) chapter in Rivers ...