In a significant milestone for judicial reform in Nigeria, Delta, Rivers, and Nasarawa states have emerged as leaders in the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJLs). This achievement was highlighted at a recent convocation of the administration of criminal justice monitoring committees (ACJMCs), which brought together key stakeholders to assess ...

  The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Blessing Daberechi Oleru, for alleged involvement in an ATM debit card swapping scheme in Port Harcourt. Oleru, a resident of Ompadec Road, Igwuruta Town, was apprehended following a complaint by a victim who reported the fraud at Olu-Obasanjo Police Station on November 26, 2024. ...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), in collaboration with other security agencies, has arrested 90 foreign nationals in Rivers State over alleged involvement in cybercrime activities. Rivers State Comptroller of NIS, Y.I. Abdulmajeed, disclosed the arrests in a statement on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. The operation, based on credible intelligence, targeted a hideout where suspects were ...

The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), a political pressure group, has called on Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member of the House of Representatives, to stop insulting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Nigerian Judiciary over the political crisis in Rivers State. The group also condemned Ugochinyere’s alleged attacks on Senate ...

In a significant move to tackle the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State, the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has established a special three-member panel to oversee all related appeals, including a pivotal case involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the state House of Assembly. The panel, set to be led by ...

  The Rivers State Government has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court decision barring the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from disbursing federal allocations to the state. This comes in the wake of ongoing political and judicial friction surrounding the authority of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who has faced challenges from the Martin ...

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order preventing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from releasing further financial allocations to the Rivers State Government until a lawful appropriation act is passed by a duly constituted House of Assembly. In the ruling delivered on Wednesday, October 30, Justice Abdulmalik ...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has summoned judges linked to contradictory rulings on political cases in Rivers State. A National Judicial Council (NJC) panel, led by a former Court of Appeal justice along with two heads of courts, will investigate these judges, with the report due this week. In addition, the CJN ...

The tensions surrounding the political crisis in Rivers State may have eased albeit temporarily, the questionable role of the judiciary in escalating the situation must be addressed to safeguard the future of democracy, Davidson Iriekpen writes The recent crisis that engulfed Rivers State following the clash between supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has officially sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas in the state. The swearing-in ceremony took place this afternoon, October 6, at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt. This followed the issuance of certificates of return to the chairmen earlier ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who are loyal to Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The suit sought to replace the lawmakers due to their alleged defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to ...

  Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, will swear in eight newly appointed judges on Friday, September 20, 2024. The judges were recently recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC). This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the Rivers State High Court, David Ihua-Maduenyi, on Wednesday. The swearing-in ceremony will ...

Uncertainty has once again gripped the political landscape in Rivers State, as the 7-day ultimatum by the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resubmit the 2024 budget reaches its deadline this week. The ultimatum, issued on July 8, will expire today if weekends are counted, or on Wednesday if they are ...

The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt has rejected two appeals filed by Local Government Chairmen aligned with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. These appeals, identified as CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were brought forward by Enyiada Cookey-Gam and six others. The appellants were contesting the High Court’s decisions related to the extension of ...

In a recent announcement, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, has declared that the State High Court will embark on an Easter vacation from Thursday, March 28th, 2024, to April 12th, 2024. Justice Chibuzor-Amadi made it clear that this decision adheres strictly to the guidelines outlined in Order 49, Rule 4b of ...