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Rivers crisis: Pro-Wike lawmakers reject 2024 budget
The Martins Amaehwule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly has rejected the passage of the 2024 budget by the four members of the assembly led by Edison Ehie. It was reported that the four-man House of Assembly last week approved the N800 billion 2024 budget barely 24 hours after it was presented by […]
Wike Storms Port Harcourt Amid Rift with Governor Fubara
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday visited Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, amidst the feud with his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Both politicians conspicuously avoided each other. Recall that prior to the rift between the two, both were usually seen together at public functions. While the FCT […]
Breaking: Rivers crisis deepens as two more Commissioners resign
As the crisis in Rivers State deepens two more commissioners have resigned from the Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet, according to PM News Earlier in the day, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor resigned from his position for personal reasons. The two commissioners who resigned are staunch loyalist of the FCT Minister, […]
JUST IN: Rivers State Attorney-General, Adangor resigns
The Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacheaus Adangor, has resigned based on “personal principles”. Adangor informed the state Governor, Sim Fubara of his resignation in a letter addressed to him, which was dated November 14, 2023. The letter said: “I hereby give Your Excellency Notice of my resignation as the Honourable […]
BREAKING: Rivers begin demolition of assembly complex, pro-Fubara lawmakers meet
The political crisis in Rivers State deepened on Wednesday as about 10 bulldozers drove into the premises of the state House of Assembly and started the demolition of the complex. This came as the factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, led other lawmakers loyal to the governor to hold a sitting early on Wednesday before the demolition […]