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Rivers Sole Administrator appoints SSG

By The Insight Team March 25, 2025 889 0

 …as Head of Service resigns By Clement Adeyi, Abuja The newly appointed Sole Administrator of River State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd) has appointed Professor Ibibi Worika as the new Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG). The appointment which is with immediate effect was contained in a statement made available to the media […]Continue Reading

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Tinubu swears in Ibas as Rivers sole administrator

By The Insight Team March 19, 2025 873 0

By Clement Adeyi, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has sworn in the sole administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd) into office. The President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), and the Principal Secretary to the President, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola witnessed the brief Continue Reading

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Economic consequences of state of emergency in Rivers -Senator Ojudu

By The Insight Team March 19, 2025 1340 0

By Clement Adeyi, Abuja Former Senator representing Ekiti Central Constituency, Ekiti State, Babafemi Ojudu, has raised the alarm on the imminent economic consequences of the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday evening, following the current political imbroglio in the state. The lingering crisis Continue Reading

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Meet Rivers State new sole administrator appointed by Tinubu

By The Insight Team March 19, 2025 1365 0

By Clement Adeyi, Abuja Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR psc+ GSS AM ndc MSc is the new Sole Administrator of Rivers State following the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025. Ibas was born on 27 September 1960. He is a retired Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral and was the 22nd Chief […]Continue Reading

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Explainer: How State of Emergency in Rivers is Different from Previous Ones

By The Insight Team March 18, 2025 2216 0

By Theophilus Abbah The State of Emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 was meant to halt the flexing of muscles between Governor Simi Fubara and 27 members of the House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule The House members took on the governor to impeach him […]Continue Reading

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Explosion rocks Trans Niger pipeline in Rivers

By The Insight Team March 18, 2025 610 0

By Clement Adeyi, Abuja An explosion, on Monday, rocked a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Bodo Community in Gonna Local Government Area of Rivers State. TPN, a federal transport line that supplies oil to the Bonny Export Terminal in Rivers State, transports 150,000 barrels of crude oil per day to Bonny Export […]Continue Reading

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Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers

By The Insight Team March 18, 2025 1003 0

…suspends Gov Fubara, deputy, Assembly members for six months   By Clement Adeyi, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State with effect from Tuesday, March 18. He has also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu as well as all elected members of the state House of Assembly […]Continue Reading

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Why We Restored Pro-Wike Lawmakers: Supreme Court Explains 62-Page Landmark Ruling

By The Insight Team March 8, 2025 860 0

By Emmanuel Kwada In a decisive 62-page judgment delivered on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has provided a detailed rationale for restoring the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly under Hon. Martin Amaewhule, effectively ending months of legal and political wrangling that has gripped the oil-rich state. The Certified True Copy (CTC) […]Continue Reading

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Tonye Cole urges supporters to remain calm regarding the annulment of APC primaries in Rivers State

By The Insight Team October 27, 2022 739 0

By Daniel Adaji Tonye Patrick Cole mni, the Rivers State All Progressives Congress APC governorship candidate, appeals ruling nullifying the APC primaries conducted in Rivers State by the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. On October 25, 2022, the Federal High court in Port Harcourt in its decision, ruled in favor of the […]Continue Reading