Tag: #Riversstate

Jan

2026

DSS Whisks Away NAPO President, Two Others, As Lawyer demands whereabouts

NATIONAL NEWS#CourtContempt, #Dss, #HaroldBenstowe, #HumanRights, #LabourRights, #NAPO, #NigeriaNews, #Riversstate

DSS Whisks Away NAPO President, Two Others, As Lawyer demands whereabouts "More than 24 hours after DSS arrested NAPO President General Harold Benstowe and two others in Rivers, their whereabouts remain unknown as lawyers allege contempt of court." More than 24 hours after operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) whisked away the President General of the National Association of Plant Operators (NAPO), Harold Benstowe, alongside two members, Tuwonimi Benstowe and Michael Mbata, their whereabouts remain unknown. Counsel to NAPO, Marx Ikongbeh, said on Saturday, January 24, 2026, that the arrest and continued detention of the labour union leader…

Dec

2025

By Famous Reporters

Two Killed, One Injured, as Rival Cult Groups Clash in Rivers’ Andoni

CRIME, METRO#AndoniLGA, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #Cultclash, #IcelandCult, #MEND, #NigerDelta, #NigeriaSecurity, #PoliceInvestigation, #Riversstate, #RiversViolence

Two Killed, One Injured, as Rival Cult Groups Clash in Rivers’ Andoni "Two people have been killed and one injured following a deadly clash between rival cult groups in Ngo and Unyengala communities, Andoni LGA of Rivers State, as police launch an investigation and restore calm." No fewer than two persons were shot dead on Monday following a violent clash between rival gangs in Ngo and Unyengala communities, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Sources disclosed that the confrontation involved suspected members of the militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), and the Iceland…

Oct

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Why Rivers government secretariat razed by fire

NEWS#FireOutbreak, #GovernorSiminalayiFubara, #Riversstate, #Riversstatesecretariatgutsfire

JUST IN: Why Rivers government secretariat razed by fire A section of the Rivers State Government Secretariat Podium block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, has been razed by fire. The incident, attributed to an electrical fault, occurred just days after Governor Siminalayi Fubara dissolved the Rivers State Pension Board. The fire outbreak occurred at the dusk of Monday, October 5, destroying properties in a section of the Podium Block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, destroying properties. She said firefighters from the State Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, and the military jointly battled…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

Breaking: Wike reconciles with Fubara, says we’re political family

POLITICS#BolaAhmedTinubu, #GovernorSiminalayiFubara, #NyesomWike, #Riversstate

Breaking: Wike reconciles with Fubara, says we're political family By Charity Uwakwe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared an end to the protracted political rift that had existed between him and his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Addressing the media on Thursday night, June, 26, 2025, Wike said the crack in his relationship with his political son had been resolved following a peace meeting brokered by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. Shortly after a behind-the-scene meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Wike told journalists that both camps had reached a final agreement…

Mar

2025

By Famous Reporters

See why Fubara can’t go to supreme court over suspension

POLITICS#Riversstate, #SiminalayiFubara, #StateOfEmergency

See why Fubara can't go to supreme court over suspension There are speculations by some legal practioners that the embattled Governor might not scale through should he approach the apex Court of Nigeria. This is following the recent suspension of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and the subsequent appointment of a retired Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as the state’s administrator, It could be recalled that the supreme court ruling in 2006 effectively bars Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers state, from approaching the court to seek an enforcement of his rights. However, he can initiate an action at…

Jun

2024

By Famous Reporters

Fubara gives fresh directives to newly inaugurated CTC chairmen, as police seal secretariats

NEWS#Riversstate, #SiminalayiFubara

“Operate from new offices” – Fubara directs CTC chairmen as police seal secretariats In response to the recent sealing of the 23 local government councils by the police, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the councils to operate from alternative secretariats. The move comes after the police barred the newly inaugurated caretaker chairmen from accessing their offices, citing the need to prevent further bloodshed and maintain order. The tensions in Rivers State escalated following a clash on Tuesday between supporters of Governor Fubara and those of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is currently the Federal Capital Territory Minister. Gov.…