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1 month ago | 
lucky-wap-ams.op-mobile.opera.com | Daniel Abia |Davies Iheamnachor |Henry Umoru |Dickson Omobola
…says he’s two wins ahead of Rivers gov, more will come •FCT Minister will make 2027 hard for Tinubu in Niger Delta – PANDEF Youth Wing By Daniel Abia, DaviesIheamnachor, Henry Umoru & Dickson Omobola Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said he would not stop the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly from performing its constitutional obligations. The former Rivers State governor, who accused Secretary to the Rivers State Government, SSG, Dr...
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1 month ago | 
newsheadlines.com.ng | Dapo Akinrefon |Daniel Abia |Davies Iheamnachor
By Dapo Akinrefon, Daniel Abia & Davies IheamnachorPORTHAR COURT—FOLLOWING the remarks by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike that if Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is impeached, heaven would not fall, the leadership of Supreme Egbesu Assembly, SEA, an ancestral traditional institution of the Ijaw people, yesterday, threatened to “shock” President Bola Tinubu at the appropriate time, if the governor is removed.
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1 month ago | 
newsheadlines.com.ng | Daniel Abia |Davies Iheamnachor |Emem Idio
By Daniel Abia, Davies Iheamnachor, Emem IdioThe political crisis rocking Rivers State appears to be unending. The state House of Assembly, led by Mr. Martin Amaewhule, has asked Governor Siminialayi Fubara to sack all commissioners within 48 hours and submit a new list of nominees for appointment within the same time.
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2 months ago | 
allafrica.com | Ikechukwu Nnochiri |Daniel Abia |Davies Iheamnachor |Gift Chapiodekina
Abuja — The Supreme Court, yesterday, reserved judgment in the appeal the All Progressives Congress, APC, filed to nullify the outcome of the Local Government elections that held in Rivers State on October 5, 2024. A five-member panel of the apex court, headed by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, okayed the matter for judgment, after parties adopted their final briefs of argument.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Evelyn Usman |Daniel Abia |Davies Iheamnachor |Dickson Omobola
NSIB investigates helicopter crashThe Eastwind Aviation helicopter that crashed into Bonny River, in Rivers State, yesterday, has claimed the lives of its eight occupants. The helicopter, carrying eight persons, six passengers and two crew members, crashed from Port Harcourt Military base to FPSO NUIM ANTAN (offshore Calabar). Rivers State Police Command said all eight persons aboard the helicopter that ditched into the Atlantic Ocean have been reportedly dead.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
newsheadlines.com.ng | Davies Iheamnachor
By Davies IheamnachorPORT HARCOURT—Suspected cultists, who stormed a kingdom in Ahoada communities, in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, have continued their rampage in the area, killing two more persons, yesterday. The cultists who resumed hostility in the Edeoha community and its neighbouring communities had on Sunday killed four people and caused panic in the area.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Davies Iheamnachor
At least five people are feared dead following shootings that erupted at various local government area secretariats in Rivers State on Monday. Meanwhile, the Police have not released any official statement regarding the violence that has plagued multiple LGAs across the state. However, sources indicate that many of the casualties are youths allegedly loyal to the state governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara. The ongoing gunfire at the council offices has instilled fear within the surrounding communities.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
newsheadlines.com.ng | Davies Iheamnachor
…Police mum as fear spreads at LGA headquartersBy Davies IheamnachorAt least five people are feared dead following shootings that erupted at various local government area (LGA) council secretariats in Rivers State on Monday. As of now, the police have not released any official statement regarding the violence that has plagued multiple LGAs across the state. However, sources indicate that many of the casualties are youths allegedly loyal to the state governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Davies Iheamnachor
Heavy gunfire has been reported across several local government areas (LGAs) in Rivers State as armed thugs attempt to prevent newly sworn-in LGA chairmen from accessing their respective council offices. Following the conclusion of the local government elections conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Sunday, the state governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, swore in the 23 elected LGA chairmen.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
lucky-wap-ams.op-mobile.opera.com | Daniel Abia |Davies Iheamnachor |Steve Oko |John Alechenu
By Daniel Abia, Davies Iheamnachor, Steve Oko, John Alechenu, Chioma Onuegbu & Dickson Omobola PORT HARCOURT — Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara, yesterday lamented the woeful outing of his party in Saturday’s local government election in Rivers State, says the party has lost the state.
