Tag: rivers

Both senators referenced the prolonged leadership crisis within the PDP, characterised by unresolved litigations and deep internal divisions, as the ...

With the latest exits, only three PDP lawmakers from Rivers State remain in the House.

The agency also forecast localised morning thunderstorms with light rainfall over parts of Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta states on Sunday.

The late Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, rejected pressure and refused to follow Governor Douye Diri when the latter defected, ...

NiMet forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Lagos ‎and Akwa Ibom states.

Sixteen members of the Rivers House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, announced their defection from the PDP to ...

The lawmakers had earlier joined the APC during the political crisis with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, but publicly denied it at ...

“I have been doing this work for one year and three months now,” he said. “My parents are poor farmers. ...

The latest cohort comprises 25 participants from a range of local civil society groups.

Governor Fintiri, who is the convention committee chairman, said the decision to expel the FCT minister is not in the ...

The lawmakers noted that a survey by the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), as of 23 August 2021, identified ...

Governors and several politicians from Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have been defecting to the APC ...

Mr Cole gave Mr Wike an ultimatum to meet his demands or get sued.

Bayelsa West Senator Seriake Dickson, who handed over power to Mr Diri, said he advised the governor against the decision ...

Mr Ologunagba boasted that the PDP does not need the influence of governors but the public support of mass of ...

From last-gasp winners in Ibadan to torrential rain in Enugu, it was another weekend of heartbreak, redemption and pure NPFL ...

Mr Amaewhule, a political ally of Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, has been one of the principal actors in the ...

Analysts say that although the lifting of the emergency rule has ended uncertainties, questions remain concerning the political climate that ...

Meanwhile, a faction of the APC in Rivers, on Tuesday, called on Governor Fubara to join the APC.

The then-Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, in September 2021, signed into law a bill prohibiting open grazing of ...

While progress has been made in restoring health services across resettled areas of Borno State, significant gaps remain.

The elections were marred by low voter turnout.

The chairmanship and councillorship elections are being conducted across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.

The renewed push aligns with the “Nigeria First” policy, which prioritises infrastructure modernisation, operational efficiency, and indigenous participation in the ...

Bayelsa demanded that states be granted control of natural resources located onshore and offshore within their boundaries.