Rivers state
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Jerry Omotsegunwa, the Special Assistant to the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara on Electronic Media, has said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike and the governor need to clarify the cause of their conflict. Omotsegunwa said, “The FCT minister has not told us anything that led to the crisis,…
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 General Election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a coalition of opposition political parties to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku, made this known while responding to a question on behalf of the opposition leaders…
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The declaration of the State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu has triggered palpable tension in the state. MEZIESBLOG reports that President Tinubu on Tuesday during a nationwide broadcast, declared a State of Emergency in Rivers, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all the members of the House of…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Two persons were confirmed dead yesterday, while 14 others were rescued alive from the rubble after a three-storey building with a penthouse under construction collapsed, on Oriwu Street, in the Lekki area of Lagos. The victims were labourers working at the site located at…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the release of Rev. Father Maurice Livinus, a Catholic Priest of the Port Harcourt Diocese, and two other kidnapped victims from their captors. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, said the victims were set…
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The Senate on Thursday directed an urgent investigation into the cause of a recent fire outbreak and oil spill from Manifold Well 8/ Bug 008 in OML 18, Buguma area of Rivers State. This followed a motion raised by Senator Harry Banigo representing Rivers West in the National Assembly. In a resolution passed during plenary,…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, as a ‘General Overseer’ who has turned the state into his personal estate. Wike said Odili made sure his wife and two daughters held high-level positions in the state. The minister was reacting to Odili’s remarks that…
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The political disagreement between the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has degenerated to a point that the police have unfortunately been dragged into the matter. Wike and his successor, Fubara, have been engaged in a political struggle over the control…
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The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has vowed to take decisive action against those responsible for setting ablaze three local government secretariats in the state on Monday. He pledged that the incident, unlike previous cases, will not be ignored, as his administration will collaborate with security agencies to identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable.…
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Nyesom Wike has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for failing to win the presidential election in Rivers State last year. A chieftain of the PDP in Rivers State Austine Opara said the conduct of the local government polls in the state despite opposition shows the people are tired of oppressors. Wike has claimed Opara…
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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that he’s not fighting anybody. He spoke amid his rift with former council chairmen loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Fubara explained that he’s only defending himself and the state from aggressors. Speaking in Port Harcourt, the state capital yesterday, he…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he never believed he could stay in office up to one year, following the political crisis that rocked the state shortly after he took office. Fubara was sworn into office on May 29, 2023 and by October 30 of the same year, a political crisis brewed in…
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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, says contrary to what many people have been saying, his administration has achieved a lot silently without blowing trumpet. Fubara said this on Friday during the inauguration of Emohua/Kalabari Tema Junction Road in Rivers State. Explaining details of the project, the governor said it is “for those who…
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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State has said that he would not worship the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, simply because he contributed to his emergence as governor. The governor made the declaration when he received a Bayelsa State delegation of political and traditional leaders, led by former governor of the state,…
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A massive, fiery carnage on the East-West Road in Rivers State has destroyed more than dozens of vehicles, scourged goods worth estimated billions, and claimed at least five lives. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who visited the scene of the devastating tragedy on Saturday, confirmed five deaths and 120 burnt vehicles. It is expected that…
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The 2023 governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement in Rivers State, Sobomabo Jackrich, has been arrested. Jackrich, an ex-Niger Delta agitator, was arrested by men dressed in military camouflage. He was arrested from his residence in Usokun in the Degema Local Government Area of the state. According to sources familiar with the situation, the…
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