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1 week ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
A coalition of 35 civil society organizations in Rivers State has jointly petitioned the House of Representatives, decrying what they termed “severe and brazen acts of lawlessness and impunity” being perpetrated by the state’s administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.).
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1 week ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have intensified their crackdown on oil theft and economic sabotage in the Niger Delta, dismantling 18 illegal bunkering sites and arresting 28 suspected oil thieves across Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom states. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Danjuma Jonah Danjuma.
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1 week ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
A Chief Magistrate in the Rivers judiciary, Ejike King George, has voluntarily resigned from service, citing unease with the recent appointment of what he described as a “quasi-military administration” to oversee the state’s affairs.
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3 weeks ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 39 suspected oil thieves and dismantled 18 illegal refining sites in a sustained crackdown against crude oil theft and related crimes in the Niger Delta region. The operation was conducted between March 24 and 30, 2025, in collaboration with sister security agencies, according to the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma.
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1 month ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
A socio-political group, the Simplicity Movement, has raised concerns over the recent explosions at oil facilities in Rivers State, alleging that they are part of a larger plot to make the presidency extend the state of emergency in the state. The group is urging the Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Retd.), to launch a thorough investigation into the incidents and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
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1 month ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
The Simplicity Movement, a sociopolitical group in Rivers State, has condemned the suspension of Governor Siminialayi Fubara, describing it as unconstitutional. Speaking at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, the group’s National Leader, Sobomabo Jackrich, criticized the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State, calling it an abuse of power and a threat to democracy.
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1 month ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
A coalition of civil society organisations in Nigeria has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in the Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a threat to democracy and an unjustifiable overreach of executive power. Speaking at a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Christian Onyegbule, representative of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), read the coalition’s statement, rejecting the emergency rule and demanding its immediate reversal.
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1 month ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
The Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum has strongly opposed the Federal Government’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it “unfair, unjust, and unconstitutional”. The Chairman of the forum Rufus Ada-George stated this on Thursday while presenting the group’s stance on the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers as well as the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
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1 month ago | 
channelstv.com | Káyòdé Oyèró |Deborah Agbalama
Former Governor of Rivers State Rufus George has called for peace and restraint in the face of the ongoing political crisis in the oil-rich state following the Supreme Court’s verdict on the political situation in the state. Addressing journalists on Monday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the elder statesman warned against inflammatory statements, threats, and ultimatums that could escalate tensions.
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1 month ago | 
channelstv.com | Emmanuel Egobiambu |Deborah Agbalama
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the rescue of Akari Eloghonan Loveday, the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku. In a statement on Sunday, the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, said that Loveday was abducted on March 7 along the Ayakoro Community waterways in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
