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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa on Friday, as his plane landed at 11:50 a.m. Waiting to receive him were supporters, including a former Commissioner for Information and Communications, Barr. Emma Okah; former Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh; former Nigerian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa; former Commissioner for Environment, Sydney Gbara; …

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike for their roles in restoring peace and stability to the state. Fubara made the remarks while addressing his followers at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday, shortly after returning from the suspension imposed by President Tinubu. …

The U.S. veto triggered swift condemnation from several UN members.  The United States has once again vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, marking the sixth time Washington has blocked such a measure since the outbreak of the conflict. The draft, supported by all 14 other Council members, also demanded …

“Jimmy Kimmel Live” was indefinitely … Weaponize the levers of government for partisan political gain. Pressure privately owned media companies to toe the party line. Punish the owners who resist and reward the ones who acquiesce. That’s how Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán consolidated control of the media in his country, according to scholars who witnessed Hungary’s democratic backsliding firsthand. …

Port Harcourt was the focus of national attention on Thursday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara prepared to return to office following a six-month suspension that saw governance in the state interrupted under emergency rule. His reinstatement, authorised by President Bola Tinubu, has triggered both celebrations among residents and a formal resumption of state institutions. Crowds of supporters gathered across Port Harcourt …

Ahead of the National Assembly’s resumption from its long recess next week, the Senate has assured that the Conference Report on the Electoral Amendment Bill will be tabled for discussion. Chairman of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Simon Bako Lalong (APC, Plateau South), gave the assurance in Abuja while meeting with the European Union Elections Follow-up …

…Demands Fresh Budget, List of Commissioner Nominees from Fubara The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday resumed plenary, following the expiration of the Emergency Rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025. The Assembly last sat on March 12, a week before the emergency declaration. At Thursday’s plenary, lawmakers demanded a review of how …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dared the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) to go Court over its comments against the association on product pricing and attack on the refinery while also alleging that the oil marketers demanded an annual subsidy of N1.505 trillion to enable them match the refinery’s gantry prices at their own depots. The refinery, …

The session was presided over by Speaker Martins Amaewhule and held at the conference hall within the legislative quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday resumed plenary at the following the expiration of the six-month state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu. The session was presided over by …

The outgone Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), has officially handed over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara six months after the emergency rule. He declared that the mandate given to him by President Bola Tinubu had been fully accomplished. In a statewide broadcast, Ibas said his assignment was to restore order in Rivers following the political …