Atiku, Obi initiate alliance talks ahead of 2027 polls

Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis & Abdulrahman Zakariyau The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, held a closed-door meeting with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and a number of Peoples... Read more »

Cabinet reshuffle raises concern, as APGA members lobby Soludo for slots

By Okey Maduforo Awka. Panic and apprehension can best describe the mood within the ranks of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA and Anambra Executive Council following moves by Gov Charles Soludo... Read more »

Rivers crisis: Tinubu won’t take sides between Wike, Fubara —Presidency

You lack moral standing to talk about impeachment, Rivers govt tells Ganduje-led APC By Dan Abia & Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT—The Presidency, yesterday, said President Bola Tinubu will not take sides between Minister of Federal... Read more »

Rivers lawmakers who defected to APC have lost their seats – Falana 

By Okiki Adeduyite Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has insisted that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress have forfeited... Read more »

I was offered money to impeach Fubara – Rivers gov’s aide, Ehie

By Okiki Adeduyite The Chief of Staff to Rivers State Government, Edison Ehie, has alleged that he was offered money to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He, however, did not disclose the identities of... Read more »

Rivers assembly: Fubara, pro-Wike lawmakers clash over relocation

By Dennis Naku The Rivers State Government and lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday disagreed over an executive order, which relocated the sitting of the... Read more »

We don’t want Fubara here, our quarters still new – Assembly Speaker, Amaewhule

By Davies Iheamnachor The factional Speaker of the House of Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, has stated that the lawmakers do not need his visit of their quarters,... Read more »

Reps seeks to make Appeal Court final appellate authority in all post-election cases

By Innocent Anaba A bill seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution, as amended, to make the Court of Appeal the final court for the hearing and determination of petitions on governorship,... Read more »

Rivers: Perish thought of forceful takeover, PDP warns APC

By Abdulrahman Zakariyau The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the All Progressives Congress to perish the thought of a forceful takeover of Rivers State. The rift between the Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara... Read more »

Breaking: New pro-Fubara Speaker emerges in Rivers Assembly

By Davies Iheamnachor Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo, the lawmaker Representing Bonny Local Government Area State Constituency at the Rivers State House of Assembly, has emerged as the new speaker of the state assembly. Jumbo... Read more »