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Rivers Crisis: Shettima Hints at Rift in Aso Rock Over Fubara’s Suspension
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has taken a veiled but firm stance against the controversial removal of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, signaling a potential rift within Nigeria’s presidency. Speaking at a public event in Abuja on Thursday, Shettima questioned the legality of removing a sitting governor by presidential fiat—an apparent reference to the March 18, 2025, […]
Ijaw Youths Reject Single-Term Deal for Gov Fubara
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has firmly rejected any form of political agreement that would compel suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to serve only a single term in office. According to the Council, such a condition would be a clear violation of his constitutional rights and an unacceptable form of political oppression. Speaking […]
South-South Leader Urges Tinubu to Lift Rivers Emergency
As calm gradually returns to Rivers State following months of political turbulence, prominent Ijaw elder and South-South Reawakening Group (SSRG) Convener, Joseph Ambakaderimo, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to formally end the state of emergency in the state. His appeal comes in the wake of the recently brokered peace between the suspended Governor […]
Fubara Backs Peace, Says Wike’s Role Can’t Be Erased
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has publicly affirmed the reconciliation efforts between him and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, urging his supporters to embrace the new peace process as the only viable path to progress. This development follows a critical peace meeting convened at the Presidential Villa in […]
Wike, Fubara Reunite Publicly at Family Burial Amid Renewed Peace Efforts
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, made a notable appearance at the burial ceremony of his uncle in Rumuepirikom, located in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. His presence at the event was complemented by the attendance of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and […]
BREAKING: President Tinubu Meets Wike, Fubara, Rivers Lawmakers in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu, in a strategic move to end the protracted political crisis in Rivers State, on Thursday convened a high-level closed-door meeting with major political stakeholders from the state at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Present at the crucial meeting were the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara; the Minister of the Federal […]
Fubara Makes Peace Move in Rivers Political Standoff
Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has taken a bold step toward ending the protracted political crisis in the state by holding a peace meeting with the suspended Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, and other aggrieved lawmakers. The closed-door meeting, which took place on Thursday evening in Abuja, is being […]
No Backdoor Entry: Rivers APC Rejects Shortcut for Fubara
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has firmly stated that the embattled governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara—currently under suspension—cannot simply join the APC without adhering to the laid-down rules and procedures of the party. Chief Okocha made this assertion during a live radio programme aired in Port Harcourt, […]
Senator Dickson Criticizes Tinubu’s Silence on Rivers Crisis
Senator Dickson Criticizes Tinubu’s Silence on Rivers Crisis, Warns Against Authoritarian Drift Senator Seriake Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu for what he describes as a worrisome silence and indifference to the escalating political unrest in Rivers State. Speaking to the press shortly after a joint […]
Ex IYC President Eradiri Warns Fubara Against Political Drama
Udengs Eradiri, a former worldwide President of the Ijaw Youth Council, has urged the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, to avoid turning the reconciliation process—critical to restoring democratic order in the oil-producing state—into a political game. In a statement released on Wednesday from Port Harcourt, Eradiri, who also previously served as Commissioner for […]