LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State House of Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, on Wednesday, shut official quarters of the assembly against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Mr Fubara was at the complex along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, in company with the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo, and the Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, but…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the race for 2027 elections begins to shape up, strong rumours of defection are swirling around no fewer than five first term opposition governors, LEADERSHIP checks have revealed. Investigations by LEADERSHIP showed that governors of Abia (Alex Otti) Enugu (Peter Mbah), Delta (Sheriff Oborevwori), Rivers (Siminalayi Fubara) and Akwa Ibom (Umoh…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned a judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from releasing monthly federal allocations to Rivers State. The appellate court justices had a split ruling on Friday as two ruled in favour of Rivers State government while one objected. Governor Siminalayi Fubara…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former president of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, told the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, that he would someday emerge as a general in politics. Jonathan said though antagonism is a common experience that leaders face, the political war staged against the Rivers governor would eventually make him emerge as political…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders to caution their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. Tinubu expressed deep concern over reports of arson and explosions in the state. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser (Information & Strategy) said Tinubu…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely three hours after the unsealing of previously closed local government secretariats by the Rivers State Police Command, violence erupted in several areas, leading to arson, shootings, and fatalities. According to Vanguard reports, a section of the Eleme Local Government secretariat, on Monday morning, was set on fire shortly after the arrival…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-In a poignant exchange of words during the funeral service of former Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe, Nigeria’s political arena witnessed a moment of confrontation between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The incident, occurring amidst the solemn atmosphere of mourning, underscored deep-seated tensions within the country’s political…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An unspecified number of traders and passengers were feared killed, while goods and property worth millions of naira were destroyed, following a fire that gutted three passenger boats in Rivers State. The Guardian learnt that the incident happened on Monday evening at the popular Bonny/Nembe/Bille jetty in Port Harcourt City Local Council…