Two Pro-Wike Commissioners Resign From Gov. Fubara’s Cabinet
The Rivers State Commissioners for Education and Housing, Professor Chinedu Mmon and Gift Worlu, have resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet, citing toxicity for their actions. Both Mmon and Worlu are loyalists to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and they are now the fourth reappointed Commissioners to tender their resignation. In a letter dated May 25, 2024,...
Gov. Fubara Hails Abia Counterpart Otti, Describes Him As Action Integrity Man (Photos)
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has praised Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, describing him as an "action integrity man". Governor Fubara said his Abia counterpart, Governor Otti’s integrity is not artificial but action-driven. He said despite coming in as Governor of Abia in the face of difficulties, Governor Otti was unperturbed as he went about his...
Atiku, Obi Meet For The First Time After 2023 Election
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar took to social media to announce his meeting with the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. “It was my honour and privilege to host #PeterObi today,” Atiku Abubakar shared via X on Monday. However, the details and reason behind their meeting are yet to be known. Obi was the running mate to Atiku in the 2019...
Edo Guber: INEC Set To Commence Continuous Voter Registration Exercise
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will start the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo states where governorship elections would be holding later this year. The electoral body said that the CVR exercise in the two states is to enable eligible citizens who are not registered voters to do so. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu,...
Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Screen Commissioner Nominee
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has screened and confirmed a commissioner nominee sent to it by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. During the screening on Monday, the nominee, Dagogo Iboroma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, pledged to uphold the rule of law and serve the state diligently, irrespective of the ministry he will be deployed to. The event...
Making Fubara A Governor Was A Mistake I’ll Correct At The Right Time — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has conceded that he made a mistake to support Siminalayi Fubara to succeed him as the governor of Rivers State. Wike, who was speaking at a function in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday, apologized to the people of the state for his “mistake”. He said he is...
Hold Wike Responsible For Rivers Political Tension — Secondus
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of being the mastermind of the current charged political atmosphere in Rivers State. The former PDP national chairman made the accusation on the heels of Wike’s incessant feud with the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, saying the FCT...
Abia Pensioners Show Appreciation For Governor Otti’s Payment Of Arrears, Full Monthly Pensions
Abia pensioners under the Concerned Abia Pensioners umbrella staged a solidarity march in Umuahia, the state capital, to express their appreciation for Governor Alex Otti's efforts in paying their long-overdue pension arrears and commencing full monthly payments. Led by their Coordinator, Chief Emeka Okezie, the pensioners, dressed in white, marched through the city's major streets before gathering at the Government...
Gov Otti Vows To Recover N10bn Abia Airport Fund, Prioritizes Money Over Jailing Ikpeazu (Video)
As the controversy over how the administration of former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, allegedly spent a whopping N10 billion for a non-existent airport project continues to rage, the incumbent Governor Alex Otti, has said that he was not interested in jailing anybody but only after the recovery of the fund. Governor Otti who spoke while responding to a...
Deputy Speaker, Kalu Charges Abia APC To Deliver 100% For Tinubu In 2027
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has urged the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ramp up their grassroots mobilization efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kalu made this call when he received members of the Ukwa Local Government chapter of APC and new party members led by Niger...
