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With the reinstatement of the pro-Wike lawmakers, Rivers now has two houses of assembly.

The political crisis rocking the oil-rich state turned violent last week, resulting in the death of two persons, including a ...

The political battle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, has slowed down governance in the oil-rich state.

Governor Fubara said the state government wants to know how the outgone council officials were spending funds in the past ...

The swearing-in followed their successful screening and confirmation by the Rivers House of Assembly.

The governor on Wednesday (today) appointed caretaker committees to run the local councils.

Governor Fubara appoints vocal critic of former Governor Wike as chairperson of Obio/Akpor local government area.

A police officer is among those killed, the police said.

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

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

Rivers State has been enmeshed in a political crisis since October last year after some lawmakers backed by Nyesom Wike ...

Ikenga Ugochinyere recently led about 50 members of the House of Representatives on a solidarity visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Mr Fubara charged the pilgrims to serve as exemplary ambassadors of the state and country by avoiding any behaviour that ...

Mr Fubara said his administration has completed 12 out of the 34 road projects and has also awarded nine more ...

The governor enumerated the steps his administration has taken to revive the state’s economy.

The governor said it was sad that Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, once revered as an established commercial centre in ...

Solomon Bob alleged that Mr Fubara has committed impeachable constitutional breaches and must not be protected.

One of the commissioners attributed his resignation to an attempt by the governor to 'fuse' the executive and the legislative ...

Mr Fubara said contractors were coming for payments running into billions of naira for projects commissioned by his predecessor.

Rivers State has been thrown into a protracted political crisis since last year after lawmakers loyal to Nyesom Wike, who ...

The former commissioner, while appearing as a guest on Channels TV's Politics Today on Thursday, alleged that Governor Fubara had ...

The political crisis in Rivers State has continued to deteriorate despite a controversial peace deal brokered by President Bola Tinubu.

We are appalled by the chairman’s unguided fervour and lack of understanding of the complex challenges facing Rivers State.

The PDP said the lawmakers claiming to be APC members lost their seats after their defection from the PDP, the ...

"I am the one that is badly hit, even when I have all the government instruments to shake up the ...