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Saturday, 15 March 2025
Politics

Rivers Crisis: Nyesom Wike States Two Conditions For Peace With Siminalayi Fubara

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has outlined two key conditions for peace to return to the state amid ongoing political tensions. Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara must take immediate steps to resolve the crisis by addressing two specific issues. Firstly, Wike insisted that […]

Politics

Gov Fubara Suspends Akuku-Toru LGA Chairman, Appoints Caretaker

Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has announced the suspension of Otonye Briggs, chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area (LGA).   The announcement was made through a statement issued on Tuesday, September 17, by Nelson Chukwudi, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary.   Briggs’ suspension took immediate effect, although the statement did not provide specific reasons for […]

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I inherited significant debt from Wike’s projects — Fubara vows to open bird’s ‘backside’

The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that many of the projects initiated and unveiled by his predecessor, Chief Nyesom Wike, remain unpaid for. Fubara lamented that the state owes numerous contractors, noting that those unpaid by the previous administration are now seeking payment from his government. The governor made these remarks […]