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A coalition of Civil Society Groups in Rivers State, known as the Concerned Civil Society Organization, has joined the nationwide condemnation of the State of Emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. Rising from a meeting on Thursday, the group described the suspension of “the governor and deputy governor of Rivers State and appointment of an administrator,” as “disturbing,” adding that President Tinubu acted “ultra vires his powers” in the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu. This was contained in a release signed by Amb. Tombani Dumica-Icote: Rivers Indeginous NGOs and Civil Society…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas has assumed office, while Rivers citizens that he would not to be partisan but would ensure adherence to rule of law. His address to the state came Thursday, after a meeting with heads of security agencies in the state. He called for the cooperation of all segments of the state including politicians, elders, women and youth groups adding that he would seek engagements that would facilitate quick, peaceful and acceptable resolution of the political impasse. He said; “As a son of Niger Delta, I’m one of…

… Congratulates Tinubu on the Declaration By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Chief Tony Okocha has reacted to the Monday night declaration of state of emergency in the state by President Bola Tinubu. In the reaction conveyed via a letter to the President and made available to Nigerian Tribune in Port Harcourt on thursday, the Okocha led APC, which has been very critical of the Fubara administration described the action as “clearly the best of all possible decisions to checkmate the brewing circumstances of economic sabotage and general anomie…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt. As Nigerians, especially citizens and residents of Rivers State await the resumption in office of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, 12 civil society groups under the amalgam Concerned Civi Society Organizations in Rivers State have condemned the decision terming it an outrageous overreach of executive power. The group made its position known in Port Harcourt on Thursday during a press briefing saying that President Tinubu’s action is a direct attack on democratic principles and the will of the people. Addressing journalists, Dr. Christian Onyegbule of the Civil Liberties Organization…

By Ifeanyi Nwaoha The Eggheads International School has clinched the prestigious triumph in the SIGMA Quiz Competition, 2025. The competition was organized for science students in South-South Nigeria. The auspicious event was held recently in Port Harcourt. In a chat with media executives, Professor Ezekiel Williams, director of Eggheads International School, said the institution is known for producing quality students, especially in sciences. “It has produced students who have made us proud at various competitions. They have won many prizes to the admiration of the school management and their parents,” he said. He said the school had produced brilliant students…

Chairman, Central Zone of the Movement for the Survival of Ijaw Ethnic Nationalities in the Niger Delta, Comrade Patrick Zidougha, has described the Ijaw “anger against the unwarranted inflammatory attacks by Nyesom Wike as justifiable.” Comrade Patrick Zidougha made the justification while fielding questions from newsmen in his office in Yenagoa over President Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State. He said Nyesom Wike has never been loyal to a cause but only interested in what he will grab, adding that the former Rivers State governor now FCT Minister is the cause of the full brown crisis in the…

By Edith Chuku (Today’s News Now) Celebrated author and News Manager of CoolWazobiaInfo FM, Port Harcourt, Chioma Ezenwafor, has offered a blueprint for personal and collective reform in a book titled, ‘Done Over Perfect.’ Progress, not perfection, is the foundation of growth, Ezenwafor explains. This is particularly helpful for a country like Nigeria that is swatting economic, social and political challenges, as well as unfulfilled expectations. In a statement for the book launch in Port Harcourt, the author described the book as a source of inspiration and a catalyst for nation building. The book launch which will hold on Saturday,…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Federal Government Tuesday inaugurated two gas and power infrastructure in Otakikpo, Ikuru, in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The projects, a 12-million cubic feet gas extraction plant and 20 megawatts gas power plant, were built by Otakikpo Joint Venture comprising of Green Energy International Limited, the operator and Lekoil Oil and Gas Investment Ltd, the technical partner of the Otakikpo field PML 11 in the state. Inaugurating the project, the Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, who commended the joint venture on the initiative, said that the mandate of…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has blamed the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, for frustrating efforts at peacefully resolving intractable political crisis in the state. In a press statement signed on his behalf by the erstwhile Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, Gov. Fubara said that all steps taken to foster peace, unity and stability in the state was frustrated by Wike. He stated that his priorities in Rivers State were the protection of lives and property and ensured the continuous progress of our dear State. He said; “Since our dear governor assumed…

Security agencies in charge of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) have announced the arrest of a suspect (name withheld) in connection with an explosion on Sunday March 16, on the pipeline right of way at Aluu community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The suspect was arrested following credible intelligence from Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd, PINL’s covert team operation in Aluu. Speaking to journalists on the arrest of the suspect, an operations staff of PINL who gave his name simply as Ebikeme said; “On Sunday the 16th day of March, 2025, there was a blast on the TNP Pipeline…