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The immediate past Local Government Chairmen of Rivers State have reaffirmed their unwavering support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara amid the ongoing political crisis that led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The 23 former chairmen, whose elections

Rivers Sole Administrator Swears In New Secretary To State Govt The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has sworn in Prof. Ibibia Lucky-Worika as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), tasking him with the responsibility of

The Senator representing Anambra Central at the Senate, Victor Umeh, has frowned at Wednesday’s rejection of a motion seeking to immortalise late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu by the Senate. The motion, raised under matters of urgent public importance by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and

The Secretary-General of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Maobuoye Nangi-Obu, has condemned the suspension of political appointees and boards of statutory commissions and boards in Rivers State by the state’s Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas. Nangi-Obu described the move as

A political pressure group, Action Collective , (AC), has called for the immediate resignation of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, Senator Neda Imasuen, to allow for an impartial

Forty-two constitutional amendment bills on Wednesday scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Among the bills was the one to remove the immunity conferred on the vice president, governors, and their deputies to curb corruption, eradicate impunity, and enhance accountability in