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The Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) has commenced a compulsory profiling exercise for scrap dealers, scavengers, waste recyclers, refurbishers and PET collectors operating across the state. The exercise is part of efforts by the agency to obtain accurate records of individuals and businesses involved in the collection, recovery, recycling and trading of waste materials…
George Nwaeke, former head of the Rivers state civil service, has accused Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of the state, of orchestrating the crisis in the state. The political crisis in Rivers reached a crescendo two weeks ago when President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in the state and suspended the governor, his deputy and…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. The president made the announcement on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast over the political crisis and instability in the state. Tinubu said Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and all members of the Rivers assembly are “hereby suspended…
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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has presented the 2025 budget proposal to a faction of the state House of Assembly. Fubara presented the N1.1 trillion budget to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly on Monday. The four-member Assembly faction led by Oko-Jumbo had earlier read Fubara’s letter requesting permission to present the appropriation bill…
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Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara has set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the arson, killing and destruction of property at some Local Government Council headquarters earlier this week. Some yet-to-be identified hoodlums had on Monday attacked some LGA secretariat burning and attacking staff found within the council premises. The violence ensued barely 24…
The Rivers State Chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has alerted security agencies, the state government, and the public to the potential repercussions of an alleged planned protest by former local government chairmen and former members of the state and National Assembly. In a statement signed by the 23 Local Government…
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara has directed all Heads of Local Government Administration, HLGAs, in the state’s 23 local government areas to take charge of councils starting today, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. This directive follows the expiration of the tenure of the 23 Local Government Areas, LGA, Chairmen on Monday, June 17, 2024. Governor Fubara…
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Federal lawmakers under the aegis of G-60, yesterday declared that the mass resignation of commissioners from the cabinet of Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, indicated that the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, initially hijacked the state government and its resources. Within the last 24hours, Rivers State commissioners for Education and Housing, Professor…
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The Rivers State Commissioner for Housing, Gift Worlu has resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Worlu’s resignation comes just as the state Commissioner for Education, Professor Prince Chinedu Mmom also tendered his resignation from the Fubara cabinet. In a letter addressed to Governor Fubara, through the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo,…
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The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, has clarified the presence of police officers at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt. Addressing speculations about the presence of police at the Assembly Quarters, Disu said that the police were solely there to prevent any breach of law and order. He was…
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