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Litigation
Ex-Rivers Deputy Speaker Sues FG Over Funds To Sole Administrator, Cites Constitutional Violations
Former Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Marshall Stanley-Uwom, has dragged the Federal Government to…
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Metro News
JUST IN: Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibas Summons Suspended Governor Fubara
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has summoned Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Dr.…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBA Conference Funding Dispute: Senior Lawyers Ubani, Ogunye Clash Over Funding Source
Two prominent lawyers have expressed opposing views on the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) decision to seek financial support for…
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Litigation
Court Orders Rivers Administrator To Justify Sole Administrator Appointments In LGAs
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has summoned the Rivers State Administrator over proposed sole administrator appointments across…
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Metro News
Ibas Defies Court Battle, Appoints Rivers LG Administrators, Others
The Rivers State Government has announced the appointment of Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the…
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Metro News
Rivers Judges Prepare For Easter Break, Temporary Vacation Judges Appointed
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, announced that Rivers High Court judges will begin their Easter…
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NBA
Rivers State: NBA Emergency NEC Meeting Ratifies President’s Statement, EXCO To Conduct Further Consultations On 2025 AGC Venue
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at its virtual Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday, March 27, 2025 has…
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Metro News
Labour Unions Threaten Action If Rivers State Emergency Rule Is Not Reversed
The Organised Labour has condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, warning that it may…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Lawyer Sues To Remove Rivers Sole Administrator As Afenifere Condemns Akpabio Over Emergency Rule
Lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He seeks the removal of…
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Politics
Rivers Head Of Service Resigns As New SSG Appointed
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has confirmed the resignation of the state’s Head…
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Litigation
SERAP Sues Tinubu Over Suspension Of Rivers Governor, Deputy, And Lawmakers
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) files a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu, challenging what it describes as…
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Metro News
Fubara Makes First Public Appearance Following Suspension
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, makes his first public appearance since his suspension from office after the federal government…
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Metro News
Attorney General Defends Rivers State Emergency Declaration
Nigeria’s Attorney General, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, defends President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a…
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Metro News
Soyinka Criticizes Tinubu’s State Of Emergency In Rivers, Calls For Constitutional Reforms
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka condemns President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Soyinka argues…
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Politics
Fubara Denies Tinubu’s Allegations, Defends Record On Security And Assembly Reconstruction
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, rejected President Bola Tinubu’s claims during a national broadcast on March 18.…
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Metro News
Amaechi Condemns Tinubu’s Suspension of Rivers Governor, Calls It ‘Unconstitutional Power Grab’
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi has strongly condemned President Tinubu’s suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and…
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