Politics

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday reconvened after being out of session for six months following the suspension that accompanied emergency rule in the state. Lawmakers, led by Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker resumed plenary at the Assembly Residential Complex on the Aba–Port Harcourt Expressway, marking the legislature’s first sitting since March 12, 2025. The suspension had been declared alongside Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi […]

Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), the sole administrator of Rivers state has handed over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday after serving as for six months. Ibas was appointed in March by President Bola Tinubu to stabilise the state during a political crisis that had crippled governance, declared that his mission has been accomplished. Speaking at the handover, he said peace and order had been restored, citing the conduct […]

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the emergency rule in Rivers State. In a statement released on Wednesday, the President asked Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Governor, to resume work on Thursday, September 18. He also asked Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, the Deputy Governor, and members of the Rivers State house of assembly led by Right Hon. Martins Amaewhule to resume their duties. The President announced that peace has been restored […]

Hon. Belemote Alfred Watson, Commissioner, Ministry of Community Development, has urged host communities of the Nembe-Brass Road in Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, to cooperate with A.I.L. Infrastructure Limited, the construction company handling the project, for speedy delivery. He also tasked the youths to take full ownership of the project and work in tandem with the company and government to bring the road project to fruition. Hon. Watson stated […]

Mr. Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and publisher has filed two fundamental rights actions at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against the Department of State Services, DSS, social media giants Meta, Facebook, and X Corp. In a statement released by his legal team on Tuesday and signed by Barr. Tope Temokun, the lawsuits were filed to challenge what the lawyers described as ‘unconstitutional censorship’ against Sowore’s accounts maintained with Meta […]

The Bayelsa State Ministry of Education has announced plans to admit students into some of the established free boarding Technical Colleges in the State. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday September 16, 2025 signed by Mr. Simon-Peter Okene, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, saying that the entrance examinations into the Technical Colleges for the 2025/2026 Academic Session for Tech-one will be conducted on September 18, 2025, at […]

The Department of State Services has taken Mr. Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate and tech companies X Corp and Meta Inc (Facebook) to court over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu.   The five-count charge was filed on September 16, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The case followed Sowore’s refusal to take down comments he made on X, where he described the President in unflattering terms.   […]

Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Bayelsa State Deputy Governor has called on Christian organisations to take a more active role in politics to help promote good governance and uphold societal values. Ewhrudjakpo made the appeal on Monday when the Council of Knights, Niger Delta West Diocese of the Anglican Communion, visited him at Government House, Yenagoa. In a statement issued by Mr. Doubara Atasi, his Senior Special Assistant on Media, the Deputy […]